Ravinia Steans Music Institute

Program for Jazz | June 9 – 19, 2024
Program Overview

RSMI’s Program for Jazz is focused on composition and small-group collaboration. From the moment they arrive, the 15 fellows are rehearsing in different instrumental combos and workshopping new music with the guidance of standard-bearers in the vitality of jazz, together learning to adapt to gigging with ever-changing personnel. Within a week, the musicians form three quintets, each coached by a member of the jazz faculty, and prepare to premiere their original works at the end of their residency.
The Program for Jazz directors also adjudicate and workshop the winning works from the Bridges Composition Competition, which culminates as the Program for Jazz begins.

Notable Alumni
Program Directors
Billy Childs, piano & composer
Rufus Reid, bass & composer
Steve Wilson, saxophone
Fellows
David Berry, piano
Akili Bradley, trumpet
Conway Campbell Jr., bass
Cameron Campbell, piano
Liam Connor, trumpet
Jack Courtright, trombone
Alex Laurenzi, saxophone
Ben Lindenburg, saxophone
Zach Malian, drums
Jake Nalangan, piano
Rudi Neubrander, drums
Gabe Schmid-Doyle, bass
José Antonio Serrano, bass
Kyle Tennyson, trombone
Janae Yates, drums
Applications and Auditions
Participation in the Program for Jazz is by invitation only.