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Texas All-Star Jazz Camp 2025
Sunday-Friday, June 8-13, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Evening concerts at 7 p.m. on select
days.)
Collin College Wylie Campus, 391 Country Club Road, Wylie, TX 75098.
The Texas All-Star Jazz Camp is open to musicians of all levels with a minimum age
of 13. The curriculum includes jazz theory, improvisation, jazz history/listening,
instrumental masterclasses on saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, bass, and
drums, and ensembles — big bands and combos. Jazz camp faculty include members of
the Collin College Music Department as well as jazz performers and educators from
across the country.
A special featured guest artist is invited to perform and teach at the camp each year.
This year’s guest is pianist and composer Annie Booth.
Public concerts include the jazz camp faculty on June 10, the featured guest artist on June 11, and student ensembles on June 13.
Fees
Register by April 20 for early bird tuition of $300.
Registration fee from April 21-June 8 is $325.
Optional lunch: $55 (Monday-Friday)
Optional Jazz Camp t-shirt: $9 (order deadline is Monday, May 26 at midnight)
Please contact Kevin McNerney at kmcnerney@collin.edu for more information.
Click this registration link.
Typical Daily Schedule
8:30 a.m. – Jazz Theory
9:30 a.m. – Ensembles, Sectionals, Jazz History/Listening
11 a.m. – Instrumental Masterclasses
Noon – Lunch
1 p.m. – Improvisation/Guest Artist Masterclass
2 p.m. – Ensembles, Sectionals, Jazz History/Listening
3:30 p.m. – Daily classes end
7 p.m. – Evening concerts