Brubeck Fellowship Program
The Brubeck Fellowship Program is a one or two-year full-scholarship program in jazz performance for five musicians who have just graduated from high school. These are the Brubeck Fellows and they comprise the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet (BIJQ). The Brubeck Fellows are students pursuing careers in jazz performance, and are selected during auditions held annually at Yoshi's Jazz House in Oakland, CA.
The BIJQ has performed on the Monterey Jazz Festival, Playboy Jazz Festival, Brubeck Festival, Detroit International Jazz Festival, North Texas Jazz Festival, and many others, and have done concerts in California, New York, Washington, Florida, Chicago, Toronto, Minneapolis, Texas, Washington D.C., and on a State Department tour of Spain. They have performed in jazz clubs such as Yoshi's in Oakland, The Montreal Bistro in Toronto, Herb Alpert's club Vibrato in Los Angeles, and the Jamboree Jazz Club in Barcelona, Spain. They have also performed at the annual conference of the International Association for Jazz Education. The BIJQ also does clinics and performances in schools throughout the country. In 2007 and 2009, the BIJQ won the DownBeat award for best college jazz group in the country.
As part of their educational opportunities, the Brubeck Fellows annually attend the Monterey Jazz Festival and other jazz concerts and events in the Bay Area. They take classes in the Institute, in the Conservatory of Music, and have individual lessons, group rehearsals and coaching, and discussions with visitng artists and clinicians throughout the year. University credit is granted for all classes and lessons and may be applied to degree programs either at University of the Pacific or other institutions to which they may transfer after completion of their certificate program in the Institute. The University of the Pacific is a charter member of the National Association of Schools of Music, and all music programs are accredited.
Upon completion of the program, the Brubeck Fellows receive the Brubeck Institute Certificate of Jazz Performance and go on to collegiate programs in jazz studies or pursue careers in jazz performance. They are also expected to serve as ambassadors for jazz and to promote the values epitomized by the life and music of Dave Brubeck. For information about past Brubeck Fellows, see below.
The 2010 Brubeck Fellowship Program Application Process
The Brubeck Fellowship Program is a one- or two-year full-scholarship program in jazz performance for five musicians who have just graduated from high schoool. Ages of the Brubeck Fellows range from 17 to 19. Musicians who are already enrolled in another college or university program are not eligible to apply to the Fellowship Program.
- For further information about what the full scholarship entails, click here.
- For application guidelines, deadlines, and application forms, click here.
The Brubeck Fellows
To learn more about the current and past fellows, click on each of the following links.
• The 2009-2010 Brubeck Fellows
• The 2008-2009 Brubeck Fellows
• The 2007-2008 Brubeck Fellows
• The 2006-2007 Brubeck Fellows
• The 2005-2006 Brubeck Fellows
• The 2004-2005 Brubeck Fellows
• The 2003-2004 Brubeck Fellows
• The 2002-2003 Brubeck Fellows
BIJQ availability and booking information
The Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet (BIJQ) is available throughout the academic year and occasionally during the summer for performances in schools, community venues, performing arts series, and jazz festivals. They are also available to do clinics in the schools. For information about availability and booking, contact the Institute office at 209.946.3970.
Fellowship Artists & Clinicians for 2009-2010
A significant component of the educational program of the Brubeck Fellows is the visiting professional artists and clinicians. Each artist engages in a variety of activities with the Fellows and students from the Conservatory of Music, including private lessons, rehearsal and coaching with the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet, special topic discussions, and sessions on professional career development. Occasionally, the visiting artists share the stage in performance with the BIJQ and the Pacific Jazz Ensemble.
The Artists & Clinicians for 2009-2010 include Taylor Eigsti, Orrin Evans, Benny Green, Mike Rodriguez, Larry Grenadier, Stacy Dillard, Donny McCaslin, Robert Rodriquez, Karriem Riggins, and others.
Brubeck Fellowship Artists & Clinicians 2002-2010
The musicians in the Fellowship Program have an exceptional opportunity for study on their individual instruments, in ensemble settings, and in professional development during their time as a Brubeck Fellow. They have had the opportunity to work with the following artists during 2002-2010, either as regular instructors or as visiting artists and clinicians.
Piano
Dave Brubeck, Joe Gilman, Robert Glasper, Kenny Werner, Fred Hersch, Darius Brubeck, John Salmon, Geoff Keezer, Taylor Eigsti, Peter Hovath, Rebeca Mauleon, Donald Brown, Mark Levine, Gerald Clayton, Orrin Evans, Benny Green, Robert Rodriguez
Saxophone
Bobby Militello, Jimmy Heath, Joshua Redman, Bob Mintzer, Yosvany Terry, Bobby Watson, Bennie Maupin, Michael Zilber, Greg Tardy, Jim Snidero, Daniel Zinn, Charles McNeal, Anton Schwartz, Vincent Herring, Miguel Zenon, Eric Marienthal, John Dankworth, Josh Allen, Stacy Dillard, Donny McClasin
Trumpet
Wynton Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Ingrid Jensen, Freddie Hubbard, Ralph Alessi, Brian Lynch, Louis Fasman, Gabriel Alegria, Mic Gillette, Marvin Stamm, Mike Rodriguez
Bass
Christian McBride, Michael Moore, Robert Hurst, Jeff Chambers, Rufus Reid, Marcus Shelby, Glenn Richman, Matt Penman, Ray Drummond, Larry Grenadier
Drums & Percussion
Randy Jones, Ndugu Chancler, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Vince Lateano, Joe Chambers, Lewis Nash, Dan Brubeck, Eric Harland, Peter Magadini, Jeff Ballard, Karriem Riggins
And . . .
Trombone - Chris Brubeck, Conrad Herwig, John Fedchock; Guitar - Steven Erquiaga, John Stowell, Mark Boling; Vocals - Cleo Laine, Dean DeRose; Violin - Lesa Terry; Clarinet - Bill Smith; Composition - Michael Weiss
