Dear Generations in Jazz friends,

We had another fabulous event this year with so much great music. Apart from the usual thrill of hearing all the stage bands, vocal finalists and instrumental finalists, it was also exciting to hear the GIJ Academy band for the first time. We've had a great number of enquiries about the Academy since the Generations weekend and the course is going from strength to strength. If you're interested in the chance of a lifetime to experience this 'year 13' course, then contact us through the GIJ website.

In November we also had the first Band Director's Workshop, which was a huge success.

Next year is going to see yet another new component to the weekend - we are launching the GIJ Vocal Ensemble Award. This will be open to any high school jazz vocal ensemble with four or more members, allowing groups from a quartet to a large choir to take part and  giving everyone a chance to sing some jazz. As always, it just gets bigger and better!

Looking forward to seeing (and hearing) you all at the Mount.

Keep Swinging

James Morrison