The Bob Washington
2018
Jazz Scholarship Program
c/o Dave Flanigan
262 Ellenton Run
The Villages, FL 32162
The Jazz Lovers’ and More Jazz Clubs of the
Villages, Florida, announce the 8th annual Bob Washington Jazz
Scholarship Award Program competition for jazz instrumentalists and
vocalists who are high school seniors, college freshmen, or sophomores.
We are keenly interested in those potential applicants who are determined to
advance their contribution to the preservation and evolution of what is
generally accepted, and defined, as “straight ahead” jazz music.
This year’s program will consist of six awards,
totaling $15,000 as follows:
First
place:
$ 3,500
Second
place:
$ 3,000
Third
place:
$ 2,500
Fourth
place:
$ 2,000
Fifth
place:
$ 1,500
Sixth
place:
$ 1,000
Seventh place:
$ 750
Eighth place:
$ 750
The funds will be disbursed directly to the school
or equipment provider as warranted after proper documentation has been
completed. (Please see attachment.)
The finals will be held on Sunday, April 29, 2018,
at the Laurel Manor Recreation Center in The Villages. A rhythm section of
professional musicians will be provided. Finalists will only be selected
from CD’s to be submitted by the applicants. (Please see the
attached application form.) While there are no specifications as to
the diversity of the recorded material to be submitted, applicants should be
aware that at least two selections of different tempos are desired. In
addition, applications must be supplemented by at least one “Letter of
Reference” from a credible individual attesting to the applicant’s
musicianship, character, and seriousness of the intention to the continuation
of jazz studies. The references may be forwarded separately.
The Bob Washington Jazz Scholarship Committee,
representing nearly 1000 members of The Jazz Lovers’ and More Jazz Clubs of The
Villages, will appreciate sincerely your efforts to support this program
by giving it wide dissemination among your students, or former students, who
might qualify in accordance with the guidelines stated above, and on the
attached pages.
Please respond with any questions
or requests for more information to Walter Griffith at bwgriffith2@gmail.com.
Thank you.
Walter T. Griffith, President
Jazz
Lovers' Club of The Villages
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