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Texas All-Star Jazz Camp 2026
Sunday-Friday, June 14-19, Sunday 2-5: p.m.; Monday-Friday 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 at least one
year of experience on their instruments) 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 will be announced shortly.
Public concerts include the featured guest artist with the jazz camp faculty on June
16 or 17 and student ensembles on June 19
Fees
Register by April 22 for early bird tuition of $305.
Registration fee from April 23-June 13 is $330.
Optional lunch: $60 (Monday-Friday)
Optional Jazz Camp t-shirt: $15 (order deadline is Monday, May 25 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 (on select days)
Kevin McNerney, M.M.E.
Associate Professor of Music
Director, Jazz Lab Band/Combo PM/Pep Band
Collin College Plano Campus
2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy., Plano, TX 75074