Missouri Association for Jazz Education

Announcing the 2024 Missouri All-State Jazz Director - Sherrie Maricle!

Congratulations to our newly elected MOAJE Vice-President, Connor Callahan, jazz director from the Platte County School District! We look forward to you officially joining the team on July 1st. Thank you to each extremely qualified candidate for your continued support of MOAJE.

The 2023-2024 (Set 4) MOAJE All-State/All-District Jazz etudes and recordings are now posted on MOAJE.org and linked below! Happy practicing! moaje.org/set-4-2023-202…

Congratulations to the 2023 Leon Bradley Memorial Grant recipient, Natalie Palomo, Director of Bands in the Fair Grove School District!

The 2023 MOAJE Outstanding Jazz Educator Award was presented to the Director of Jazz Studies at Truman State University, Mr. Tim AuBuchon! Thank you for all you’ve done to elevate jazz education in Missouri, Tim!

MOAJE Vice-President nominations are now open until March 1st. This successive position assists the All-State Jazz Coordinator/President-Elect in all aspects for two years before moving up. Email your bio and headshot to MOAJE.President@gmail.com. Voting to follow mid-March.

MOAJE would like to announce the winner of the 2022-2023 MOAJE Composition Contest is "Bittersweet Tangerine'" by Quincy Meyer, a senior from East Buchanan HS! His big band chart is available for FREE at moaje.org/composition-co… Congratulations to Quincy on his great composition!

MOAJE Current and Past Presidents. L-R: Mike Parkinson, Dave Dickey, John Evans, Tim AuBuchon, Joel Vanderheyden, John Hahn, Bob Long.

Meet The All State Jazz Ensemble Conductor session with the one and only Sean Jones!

MOAJE Jazz Reading Session under the direction of Chris Becker from Washington University.

Sean Jones and the Missouri All-State Jazz Ensemble are off and running!

MOAJE would like to thank Joel Vanderheyden, Dave Dickey, and Clarence Smith for filling in and rehearsing the All-State Jazz Ensemble while the Sean Jones’ travel was weather delayed. We thank these fantastic Missouri educators for stepping up and not missing a beat!

MOAJE Jam Session!

Stop by the MOAJE booth this week at MMEA and grab your sticker!

Don't forget to bring your axe to MMEA for the MOAJE Jazz Reading Session on Thursday, January 26th at 10:30 PM in the Paradise C ballroom! Chris Becker from Washington University will be leading us through a great set of "latin" jazz charts that you could use for your band!

Join us for our MOAJE Business Meeting at 9:30 AM on Friday, January 27th at the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference.

In case you haven't heard the 2023 Missouri All-State Jazz Director is educator/trumpet phenom Sean Jones! Catch his ASJ rehearsals at the Landshark, at his 10:15 AM Friday Meet the All-State Jazz Conductor" session, or the All-State Jazz concert at 2:30 PM on Saturday!

It's not too late to submit your jazz composition for the MOAJE Composition Contest! Get yours in TODAY! moaje.org/composition-co…

Congratulations to the 2023 Missouri All-State Jazz Ensemble members, alternates, and honorable mentions! Mr. Smith will be emailing you this week regarding your music, all-state packets, and fees!

Thank you to this stellar MOAJE All-State Jazz audition crew for making this mammoth undertaking so smooth! Thank you to the directors for preparing your students, our jazz judges, Hickman staff & band boosters, and MBA board & auditions crew.