Registration full, but waitlist is available below.
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
Festival History: Since the Fall of 1999, the Mill Creek Jazz Festival has served as a hugely beneficial education Jazz Festival. It has served dozens of band programs and thousands of students, providing performance opportunities and in-depth clinics with top level jazz musicians and educators. The Mill Creek Jazz Festival hasdbeen paused for the last 3 years, but returned last December as the Possession Sound Jazz Festival. We relocated to the Everett Civic Auditorium and renamed the festival in order to reflect our change of venue and starting a new chapter.
Please join us for the 2023 Possession Sound Jazz Festival, Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 at the Everett Civic Auditorium.
Dear Fellow Music Teachers:
We hope your school year is off to a great start! We’re excited to let you know the Possession Sound Jazz Festival presented by Jackson High School music students and boosters is back for another year!
On Saturday, December 2nd, we’ll provide an opportunity for you and your jazz ensemble to receive a performance and extended clinic opportunity. Clinicians involved with this year’s festival include: Cassio Vianna (PLU), Rob Tapper (Univ. Montana), Deb Schaaf (Seattle JazzEd), Marina Albero and Meghan Wagner..
Festival Schedule:
| School Name | Band Name | Director | Grp # | Meet Guide | Warm-up | Perform | Clinic Begins | Clinic Ends |
| Edmonds-Woodway HS | Jazz Ensemble 2 | Jake Bergevin | 1 | 7:30 | 7:40 | 8:00 | 8:20 | 9:00 |
| Eisenhower MS | Impressions Jazz Ensemble | Nicole Finkle | 2 | 7:50 | 8:00 | 8:20 | 8:40 | 9:20 |
| Cavalero Mid High | Cavalero Jazz Band | Brian Koreski | 3 | 8:10 | 8:20 | 8:40 | 9:00 | 9:40 |
| Everett HS | EHS Jazz Ensemble | Megan Vinther | 4 | 8:30 | 8:40 | 9:00 | 9:20 | 10:00 |
| Gateway MS | Gateway Jazz Ensemble | Thomas Morgan | 5 | 8:50 | 9:00 | 9:20 | 9:40 | 10:20 |
| Kamiak HS | Jazz Band 2 | Patrick Hunninghake | 6 | 9:10 | 9:20 | 9:40 | 10:00 | 10:40 |
| Park Place MS | Park Place Puma Jazz Band | Ansgar Duemchen | 7 | 9:30 | 9:40 | 10:00 | 10:20 | 11:00 |
| Edmonds-Woodway HS | Jazz Ensemble 1 | Jake Bergevin | 8 | 9:50 | 10:00 | 10:20 | 10:40 | 11:20 |
| Jackson HS | Jazz Band 2 | Drew Baddeley | 9 | 10:10 | 10:20 | 10:40 | 11:00 | 11:40 |
| Roosevelt HS | Jazz Band 4 | Deb Schaaf | 10 | 10:30 | 10:40 | 11:00 | 11:20 | 12:00 |
| Jackson HS | Jazz Band 1 | Mike Lundquist | 11 | 10:50 | 11:00 | 11:20 | 11:40 | 12:20 |
| Kamiak HS | Jazz Band 1 | Toby Bathurst | 12 | 11:10 | 11:20 | 11:40 | 12:00 | 12:40 |
| Break | 12:00 | |||||||
| Heatherwood MS | Heatherwood Jazz Ensemble | Drew Baddeley | 13 | 11:50 | 12:00 | 12:20 | 12:40 | 1:20 |
| Nathan Hale HS | Jazz Band | Katrina Sibicky | 14 | 12:10 | 12:20 | 12:40 | 1:00 | 1:40 |
| Lake Stevens HS | Jazz Ensemble 2 | Neil Proff | 15 | 12:30 | 12:40 | 1:00 | 1:20 | 2:00 |
| Peninsula HS | Jazz Ensemble | Megan Hilborn | 16 | 12:50 | 1:00 | 1:20 | 1:40 | 2:20 |
| Lake Stevens HS | Viking Jazz Ensemble 1 | Neil Proff | 17 | 1:10 | 1:20 | 1:40 | 2:00 | 2:40 |
| Kamiak HS | Jazz Band 3 | Patrick West | 18 | 1:30 | 1:40 | 2:00 | 2:20 | 3:00 |
| University Prep | Intermediate Jazz Ensemble | Jason Parker | 19 | 1:50 | 2:00 | 2:20 | 2:40 | 3:20 |
| Meadowdale HS | Jazz 1 | Christine Eisenmenger | 20 | 2:10 | 2:20 | 2:40 | 3:00 | 3:40 |
| Inglewood MS | Silver Jazz Band | Michael Tran | 21 | 2:30 | 2:40 | 3:00 | 3:20 | 4:00 |
| Garfield HS | Jazz Ensemble 2 | Mike Sundt | 22 | 2:50 | 3:00 | 3:20 | 3:40 | 4:20 |
| University Prep | Varsity Jazz Ensemble | Jason Parker | 23 | 3:10 | 3:20 | 3:40 | 4:00 | 4:40 |
| Garfield HS | Jazz Ensemble 1 | Jared Sessink | 24 | 3:30 | 3:40 | 4:00 | 4:20 | 5:00 |
Festival information is:
- Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
- Non-competitive for middle & high schools, college, community jazz bands, and combos
- Performance by your jazz ensemble (3 songs max (15 min); total stage time, including entrance/exit, 20 minutes)
- 40-minute clinic with a leading jazz educator and musician
- Basic rhythm section equipment provided in all rooms (piano, amps, drum set, vibes on stage only)
- Located at the Everett Civic Auditorium in Everett, Washington
- Written comments and performance recording for your jazz ensemble
- Fees for participation are $275 per jazz ensemble
- Schools with more than one jazz ensemble may enter each ensemble
- Music vendor participation and food available on-site
Participation for this event will be based upon the order in which registrations are received and upon receipt of payment. (It’s filled up fast in the past, so don’t delay!)
Registration for the Jazz Festival is Full. If you would like to add yourself to the Wait List, click on the link below:
Click here to be added to the waitlist for the Possession Sound Jazz Festival
We look forward to providing you and your students with a meaningful experience, giving you a solid start to the new school year. The ensemble clinics, recording, and written comments will reinforce concepts you teach and give students the chance to incorporate them for the rest of the school year and beyond.
See you on Saturday, December 2nd.
Sincerely,
Michael Lundquist
Jackson High School
Jazz Director/Festival Director
w) 425.385.7103