What is Jazz Girls Day?

Dr. Colleen Clark's JAZZ GIRLS DAY began in January 2021 at the University of South Carolina. Since then, and due to help of a few University of South Carolina internal grants, the program expanded to three Jazz Girls Days in South Carolina, covering not only the Midlands, but also Upstate and the Lowcountry. Due to the success of Jazz Girls Day in South Carolina and Clark’s JGD: Vision 2030, JAZZ GIRLS DAY is now expanding nationwide, with the goal of hosting at least one University of South Carolina Jazz Girls Day in all 50 states by 2030.

JAZZ GIRLS DAY invites and inspires girls for a day filled with learning, playing, and performing. One of the goals of the day is to help girls prepare for their All-State jazz auditions, although this is not a requirement to attend. The idea behind JAZZ GIRLS DAY is not only to welcome girls to start or continue playing jazz but also encourage music educators to encourage girls to play jazz.

This program is for all instrumentalists and vocalists (traditional AND non-traditional) at all levels. The only prerequisites are middle and high school students who identify as female. Accompanying adults are welcome as well! 

Music Educators are welcome to register for the JGD: Jazz Education session.

Upcoming:

Jazz Girls Day – Upstate

September 30, 2023

The Fine Arts Center
102 Pine Knoll Dr.
Greenville, SC 29609

Jazz Girls Day – Connecticut

October 14, 2023

The Woodstock Academy
176 CT-169
Woodstock, CT 06281

Jazz Girls Day – Columbia
January 13, 2024

USC School of Music
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Jazz Girls Day – Phoenix
January 27, 2024

The Nash
110 E Roosevelt St.
Phoenix, AZ

Jazz Girls Day – Oklahoma

April 27, 2024

Northeastern State University 
600 N Grand Ave.
Tahlequah, OK 74464

Jazz Girls Day – Lowcountry
April 20, 2024

in partnership with
Charleston Jazz/Charleston Jazz Academy
3005 W Montague Ave.
North Charleston, SC 29418

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Past sessions:

January 15, 2022: University of South Carolina, First Edition

November 19, 2022: Jazz Girls Day – Upstate (Greenville, SC)

January 14, 2023: Jazz Girls Day – Columbia

January 28, 2023: Webster Groves High School, St. Louis

April 1, 2023: Jazz Arts Group, Columbus Ohio

April 22, 2023: Jazz Girls Day – Lowcountry (Charleston, SC)

Registration

JAZZ GIRLS DAY is a free event. Registration is required for students and educators.

Expand allStudent Registration

*Required fields

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Location *

Please Select Greenville, SC 9/30/23 Woodstock, CT 10/14/23 Columbia 1/13/24 Phoenix, AZ 1/27/24 Charleston, SC 4/20/24 Oklahoma 4/27/24

First Name *

Last Name *

Optional...Would you prefer to display your preferred pronouns on the JGD name tags?

Please Select no preference...please don't display pronouns she her hers they them theirs ze zir zirs I would prefer a different pronoun set...I'll provide it in the next field

Optional other pronoun choice

Please provide your preferred pronoun set if not listed on the previous field

Grade *

Please Select 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Instrument *

School *

Email *

Street Address *

City *

State *

Zip *

What experiences have you had (or not) with jazz? Answers could include experience playing in an ensemble, listening to the music, etc. *

Are you planning on auditioning for all-state? *

Please Select yes no

All participants will receive a free tee shirt thanks to the generous donation provided by Musical Innovations. *

Please Select S M L XL XXL

Educator Registration

*Required fields

If you see this don't fill out this input box.

Location *

Please Select Greenville, SC 9/30/23 Woodstock, CT 10/14/23 Columbia 1/13/24 Phoenix, AZ 1/27/24 Charleston, SC 4/20/24 Oklahoma 4/27/24

First Name *

Last Name *

Optional...Would you prefer to display your preferred pronouns on the JGD name tags?

Please Select no preference...please don't display pronouns she her hers they them theirs ze zir zirs I would prefer a different pronoun set...I'll provide it in the next field

Optional...Other pronoun choice

Please provide your preferred pronoun set if not listed on the previous field

Position *

School District *

Instrument *

include voice

School *

Email *

Street Address *

work address

City *

State *

Zip *

Jazz Experience *

Please Select Little to none Played in school Professional level

All participants will receive a free tee shirt thanks to the generous donation provided by Musical Innovations. *

Please Select S M L XL XXL

Live-streamed Concert

Jazz Girls Day January 14  Final Performance is available on YouTube! Click to live-stream the event The video will be available on School of Music's channel for reliving Jazz Girls Day!

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Takeaways

RESOURCES made specifically for JAZZ GIRLS DAY!

• Free tee shirt - thanks to the generous donation provided by Musical Innovations
• Free Jazz Girls Day sticker + pencil
• JGD Songbook
• Option to join the JGD Discord Channel

CONNECTION AND MENTORSHIP with the USC Jazz community

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Jazz Girls Day Team

• Colleen Clark, Founder/Artistic Director + Teaching Artist 
• Matt White, Executive Director + Teaching Artist  
• Lauren Meccia, Project Manager + Teaching Artist 
• Dottie Allen, Administrative Coordinator 
• Craig Butterfield, Curriculum Advisor + Teaching Artist
• Kyle Bryant, Student Curriculum Committee Chair, Administrative Assistant + Teaching Artist
• Bert Ligon, Consultant + Teaching Artist

Jazz Girls Day Student Curriculum Committee

(Sponsored by Center for Integrative + Experiential Learning)

• Kyle Bryant, chair 
• Patrick Reindl 
• Olivia Ward 
• Katheryn Ailes 
• Claire Martin 
• Amy Lamparter 
• Katie Bono 

Jazz Girls Day Sponsors 

• Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning 
• SPARK 
• University of South Carolina School of Music 
• Fine Arts Center (Greenville) 
• Charleston Jazz 
• Musical Innovations 

JAZZ GIRLS DAY is partially funded by the  Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning’s “Beyond the Classroom Grant,"  SPARK and USC Jazz Studies. 

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JGD: Vision 2030

JAZZ GIRLS DAY is now expanding nationwide, with the goal of hosting at least one University of South Carolina Jazz Girls Day in all 50 states by 2030. Interested in hosting the first University of South Carolina Jazz Girls Day in your state? Please contact Dr. Colleen Clark, colleenbclark@sc.edu.