This events calendar includes Earl’s upcoming performances, compositional debuts, recordings and educational activities. On mobile devices this calendar is best viewed horizontally.
2020
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Wed15Jan2020Mon20Jan2020
MMEA Central District Jazz Ensemble
Conducted by Earl MacDonald.Rehearsals @ North Middlesex Regional High School, 19 Main St, Townsend, MA:
- Wed., Jan. 15, 2020, 2pm – 9pm
- Fri., Jan. 17, 2020, 2pm – 9pm
Concert @ Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester, MA:
- Sat., Jan. 18, 2020, 10am – 6pm
- Mon., Jan. 20, 2020. Concert “snow date”
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Tue28Jan2020Wed29Jan2020
Myra Jazz Festival
Red River High School, Grand Forks, North Dakota
The Myra Jazz Festival has been running continuously for over 30 years. It is a two-day festival for middle school and high school jazz bands in the upper Red River Valley. In addition to adjudicating and presenting clinic sessions, Earl will perform as a featured guest artist with the Myra Big Band. The festival is free and open to the public on both days. -
Fri31Jan2020
University of Manitoba Master Class
Desautels Faculty of Music, 136 Dafoe Road W., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada, Phone: 204-474-9310
Earl has been invited to give a presentation regarding his latest compositional and arranging projects. In conjunction with this presentation, he will perform with Professors Karly Epp and Karl Kohut. -
Sun09Feb2020
St. Paul's Church
10:30AM156 River Road, Willington, CT 06279
On the second Sunday of each month, Earl plays a post-sermon reflection and joins in with the worship band at St. Paul’s Church.
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Wed12Feb2020
Manchester High School Jazz Festival
8AM - 8PMEarl will adjudicate approximately 15 high school bands, and administer post-performance clinics.
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Thu13Feb2020
SNOW DATE: Manchester High School Jazz Festival
8AM - 8PMEarl will adjudicate approximately 15 high school bands, and administer post-performance clinics.
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Sun16Feb2020
UConn Jazz Showcase
5:00 PMvon der Mehden Recital Hall, 875 Coventry Rd, Storrs, CT
[directions and parking]
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Wed19Feb2020Thu20Feb2020
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Sun01Mar2020
Messenger Pigeons @ StoneRidge
2PMStoneRidge Senior Living Community
186 Jerry Browne Road
Mystic, Connecticut
The Messenger Pigeons is a jazz combo comprised of middle school and high school-aged students. Most of the band members met while participating in the Eastern Region Middle School Jazz Ensemble in 2018. The group is co-led by two of the band members’ fathers, Earl MacDonald and Louis Hanzlik. The band rehearses together twice per month at UConn.
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Fri06Mar2020
Darien High School Jazz Festival
4:00 PMDarien High School, Darien, CT
Darien High School will host its seventh annual Jazz Jamboree on March 1 at 4 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Twelve area high school ensembles will be competing. Admission is five dollars. UConn jazz professors Earl MacDonald and John Mastroianni will adjudicate.
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Sun08Mar2020
St. Paul's Church
10:30AM156 River Road, Willington, CT 06279
On the second Sunday of each month, Earl plays a post-sermon reflection and joins in with the worship band at St. Paul’s Church.
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Fri13Mar2020
UConn High School Jazz Festival - CANCELED
9 AM - 5 PMvon der Mehden Recital Hall, 875 Coventry Rd, Storrs, CT
[directions and parking]
The annual UConn Jazz Festival is a non-competitive and educationally-rewarding experience that provides a forum for mutual support of each ensemble’s efforts while enhancing skills in the jazz idiom. Highlights of the festival include a twenty-minute performance time for each ensemble in von der Mehden Recital Hall, a twenty-minute personalized clinic by a UConn Jazz faculty member, instrument-specific master classes, and a mini-concert by the UConn Jazz Ensemble and UConn Jazz faculty.
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Thu19Mar2020Sat21Mar2020
Brandon Jazz Festival - CANCELED
Brandon University
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
The Brandon Jazz Festival is a showcase of young up-and-coming jazz musicians. Every year, talented musicians come to the Brandon Jazz Festival to perform and receive education from veteran jazz musicians from all over the world. -
Fri27Mar2020
Guardians Big Band @ Waterford HS Jazz Festival - CANCELED
12pmWaterford High School,
15 Rope Ferry Rd.,
Waterford, CT 06385
Earl performs with the US Coast Guard’s Guardians Big Band while they search for a full-time pianist.
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Sat28Mar2020
Guardians Big Band @ Old Saybrook High School - CANCELED
6pm - 8pmOld Saybrook High School
1111 Boston Post Road
Old Saybrook, CT 06475Earl performs with the US Coast Guard’s Guardians Big Band while they search for a full-time pianist.
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Sun29Mar2020
Guardians Big Band @ Manchester High School - CANCELED
2 - 4 PMManchester High School
134 East Middle Turnpike
Manchester, CT 06040Earl performs with the US Coast Guard’s Guardians Big Band while they search for a full-time pianist.
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Thu02Apr2020
CMEA In-Service Conference - CANCELED
1 pm - 2pmConnecticut Convention Center
100 Columbus Blvd.
Hartford, CT 06103Connecticut Music Educator’s Association In-Service Conference
Presentation Topic: Small Group jazz Improvisation for Middle School StudentsThursday, April 2nd 1:00-2:00
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Sat04Apr2020
UMass High School Jazz Fest - CANCELED
9AM - 5PMUMass Amherst, Fine Arts Center
Earl will adjudicate high school big bands and give a jazz piano master class in RM 151. -
Sun05Apr2020
UConn Jazz Lab Band - CANCELED
5 PMvon der Mehden Recital Hall, 875 Coventry Rd, Storrs, CT
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Thu09Apr2020
UConn Jazz Combos - CANCELED
8:00 PMvon der Mehden Recital Hall, 875 Coventry Rd, Storrs, CT
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Sun19Apr2020
UConn Jazz Ensemble - CANCELED
5:00 PMvon der Mehden Recital Hall, 875 Coventry Rd, Storrs, CT
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Sat25Apr2020
Durham Jazz Adjudication @ Boston Latin School - CANCELED
9AM - 1:30PMBoston Latin School
Boston, MAEarl will provide adjudications to 5 jazz groups visiting from Durham, Ontario (outside Toronto) – from middle school thru high school age levels. The event will take place at Boston Latin School, in Massachusetts.
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Sat02May2020
UConn Music: Spectrum Concert - CANCELED
8:00 PMJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
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Mon20Jul2020Fri24Jul2020
Jazz In July - OFFERED ONLINE
Online!
Go to the Jazz-in-July website…jazzinjuly.com!
For the program schedule, fee structure and online application, faculty bios, and other announcements.
For more info, email jazzjuly@acad.umass.edu or call 413.545.4158 -
Mon20Jul2020Fri24Jul2020
UConn Pre-College Summer Jazz Camp - CANCELED
University of Connecticut, Storrs Campus
Improvisation on the Fly!
Would you like to take your jazz improvisation skills to the next level and return to your band program with more swagger and attitude? Learn the nuts and bolts of how to play a jazz solo. Be the star soloist that you always dreamed of being. Gain experience and confidence playing with others.
- Take command of your improvised solos!
- Fully equip yourself for a successful college jazz audition.
- Further expand your instrumental technical facility.
- Expand your knowledge of theory, harmony, and history all while building monster “chops.”
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Sun20Sep2020
UConn Jazz Showcase - CANCELED
3:00 PMvon der Mehden Recital Hall, 875 Coventry Rd, Storrs, CT
[directions and parking]Earl MacDonald, Doug Maher and John Mastroianni, directors
Try a little of this and a little of that at our jazz buffet. Experience a true cross-sampling of jazz styles and eras at a concert incorporating both big bands and combos. This premier performance of the 2020-21 season will feature all of the student jazz groups performing one or two selections. Bon appétit!
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Sun25Oct2020
UConn Jazz Combos --- CANCELED
3:00 PMvon der Mehden Recital Hall, 875 Coventry Rd, Storrs, CT
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Fri30Oct2020
UConn Piano Day (Virtual)
9 - 7 pm
UConn Piano Day includes performances and workshops designed to benefit local piano teachers & students. Earl will share and discuss samples from his forthcoming album. -
Sun06Dec2020
UConn Jazz Ensemble
5:00 PMvon der Mehden Recital Hall, 875 Coventry Rd, Storrs, CT
[directions and parking]The 17-piece UConn Jazz Ensemble, directed by John Mastroianni.
