Scroll down this page to see the list of schools and groups that have participated, guest artist/adjudicators, outstanding director award honorees and video clips from past festivals.


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Inside the folders below are video clips from past jazz festivals.


 

 

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 The Oneida Jazz Festival was started in March of 1988 with 12 bands and has grown to nearly 40 performing groups each year. In 2005 we created a seperate vocal jazz festival in April. Email Jeff Welcher for more information.

 

Past participants include:
Bainbridge-Guilford Vocal Jazz
Baker HS Jazz Ensemble (Baldwinsville)
Bloomfield CS Jazz Ensemble
Brockport HS Vocal Jazz
C. Fred Johnson MS Jazz Ensemble (Johnson City)
Camden HS Jazz Ensemble
Camden MS Jazz Ensemble
Canton HS Improv Lab
Canton HS Jazz Ensemble
Canton HS Jazz Combo
Cazenovia HS Jazz Ensemble
Cazenovia Jazz Combo
Chestnut Hill MS Jazz Ensemble (Liverpool)
Chittenango HS Jazz Ensemble
Chittenango MS Jazz Ensemble
Cicero-North Syracuse HS Jazz Ensemble
Cicero-North Syracuse HS Vocal Jazz
DeRuyter MS Jazz Ensemble
East Syracuse-Minoa HS Jazz Ensemble
Fairport HS Afternoon Jazz Ensemble
Fairport HS Day Jazz Ensemble
Fonda-Fultonville MS Jazz Ensemble
Fonda-Fultonville HS Jazz Ensemble I
Fonda-Fultonville HS Jazz Ensemble II
Greece Arcadia Jazz Ensemble
Hamilton Jazz Ensemble
Henninger Combo
Henninger HS Jazz Ensemble
Henninger HS Jazz Ensemble II
Herkimer HS Jazz Ensemble
Heuvelton CS Jazz Ensemble
Holland Patent HS Jazz Ensemble
Holland Patent MS Jazz Ensemble
Ilion HS Jazz Ensemble
Ilion Combo
John C. Birdlebough HS Jazz Ensemble (Phoenix)
Johnstown HS Jazz Ensemble
LaSalle Institute Jazz Ensemble (Troy)
Laurens CS Jazz Ensemble
LeMoyne College Jazz Ensemble
LeMoyne College Vocal Jazz
Lincoln Middle School (Syracuse)
Liverpool Combo
Liverpool HS Jazz Ensemble I
Liverpool HS Jazz Ensemble II
Liverpool Jazz Quintet
Liverpool Jazz Review
Liverpool Saxology
Madison CS Jazz Ensemble
Madison CS Combo
Manlius-Pebble Hill MS Jazz Ensemble
Manlius-Pebble Hill MS Combo
Mayfield HS Jazz Ensemble
Mayfield Jazz Combo
Morrisville MS Jazz Ensemble
Morrisville-Eaton Combo
Mount Markham HS Jazz Ensemble
Mynderse Academy Vocal Jazz (Seneca Falls)
Naples CS Jazz Ensemble
New Berlin CS Jazz Ensemble
New Hartford HS Jazz Ensemble
New Hartford HS Jazz Ensemble II
North Syracuse Jr. High Jazz Ensemble
Norwich HS Jazz Ensemble
Nottingham HS Jazz Ensemble (Syracuse)
Oswego HS Jazz Ensemble I
Oswego HS Jazz Ensemble II
Oneida HS Jazz Ensemble
Oneida HS Jazz Ensemble II
Oneida HS Combo
Oneida HS Vocal Jazz
Oneida Vocal Jazz Lab
Onteora Vocal Jazz
Otto Shortell MS Jazz Ensemble
Otto Shortell MS Vocal Ensemble
Owego Free Academy Jazz Ensemble
P.V. Moore Vocal Jazz (Central Square)
Perry Jr. High Jazz Ensemble (New Hartford)
Perry Jr. High Combo
Rome Free Academy Jazz Ensemble
Saranac Lake HS Jazz Ensemble
Saratoga Springs HS Jazz Ensemble
Sauquoit Valley MS Combo
Sauquoit Valley MS Jazz Ensemble
Sauquoit Valley HS Jazz Ensemble
Schenectady HS Jazz Ensemble
Schenectady HS Jazz Ensemble II
Schenectady Jazz Combo
Seneca Street Elementary Jazz Ensemble
Sherburne-Earlville HS Jazz Ensemble
Sherburne-Earlville MS Jazz Ensemble
Sidney HS Jazz Ensemble
Sidney HS Combo
Silk and Satin Vocal Jazz (Baldwinsville)
Solvay Combo
Solvay HS Vocal Jazz
St. Peter's Elementary Jazz Ensemble
Waterville HS Jazz Ensemble
West Canada Valley
Westmoreland HS Jazz Ensemble
Whitesboro HS Jazz Ensemble
Whitesboro MS Jazz Ensemble
Tri-Valley YMCA Jazz Band (Rome)

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Since the 2000 Festival, we recognize one director each year with the
              "Outstanding Director Award" 
With thanks and recognition for the dedication and personal committment to his/her students;
the time, talent and energy given to participate annually in the Oneida Jazz Festival
and for promoting jazz and jazz education in his/her school.   

 

2009   Nate Kaercher Chittenango CS
2008 John Spillett   Solvay HS
2007   Tim Savage     Canton CS
2006   Marty Hollister     New Hartford HS
2005   Gregg Norris     Sidney HS
2004   Jim Spadafore   Liverpool HS
2003   Noel Wing         Mayfield CS
2002   Michael DiMeo   New Hartford HS
2001   Marv Arnold   Chittenango CS
2000   Fred Straub   Henninger HS

 

 
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  We have had many outstanding guest artists, clinicians, adjudicators,
jazz educators and concerts over the years, including:

 

2009
Chris Vadala
Steve Allee
Dr. John Coggiola
Dave Gibson
2009 Director's Big Band

2008
Tom "Bones" Malone
Derrick Gardner
Bill Moring
Steve Kessler
Dave Pietro
Jazz Knights from USMA Band at West Point
2008 Director's Big Band


2007
Mike Carbone
Rich Thompson
Walter White
Andrew Williams
Bob Washbon
2007 Director's Big Band

2006
Pete Malinverni
Mike Dubanowicz
Tom Garling
Joe Magnarelli
Mitchell Player
Gregg Norris
2006 Director's Big Band

2005 (moved vocal groups to create seperate vocal jazz festival)
Clay Jenkins
Dave Samuels
Steve Slagle
Bret Zvacek
Noel Wing
2005 Director's Big Band

2004
Byron Stripling
Jim Snidero
Steve Wiest
Bob Sneider
Susan Moninger
2004 Director's Big Band


2003 
Concert by CNY Jazz Orchestra w/Allen Vizzutti
Todd Coolman
Bob McChesney
Allen Vizzutti
Glenn Cashman
Mike Plunkett
2003 Director's Big Band

2002
Chris Vadala
Bobby Shew
Mike Holober
Steve Kessler
Bob Stoloff
2002 Director's Big Band

2001
Darmen Meader
Lew Soloff
James Warrick
Joe Carello
Paul McKee
2001 Director's Big Band

2000
Byron Stripling
Frank Mantooth
2000 Director's Big Band

1999
(added vocal jazz groups)
Denis DiBlasio
Bret Zvacek
Bob Stoloff
1999 Director's Big Band

1998
(expanded festival to 2 days)
Chris Vadala
Ed Shaughnessy
Steve Kessler
1998 Director's Big Band

1997
first Director's Big Band!
John Fedchock
Vinny Valentino
Steve Carney

1996
Steve Kessler
Steve Carney
Mark Kellogg

1995
Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Neuveau Concert
Frank Greene
Sal Giorgianni
Steve Kessler
Bill Harris
Paul Evoskevich
Tony Maio

1994
Chris Vadala
Bill Harris
Tom Brown
John LeRoy

1993  
Jeff Holmes
Tom Ellison
Larry Luttinger

1992
Bret Zvacek
Ken Turner
Dick Robilotto
Jim Spadafore

1991
Tom Brown
Michael Holober

1990
Steve Brown
Steve Carney
Lou Turro
Carol Dumka

1989
John LaBarbara
Tom Brown
Gibs Flock

1988
John LaBarbara
Larry Luttinger
Jim A'Hearn

Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Ain't Nothin' But A Party