EQUIPMENT & SET-UP
There is a variety of band equipment that will be available for use by festival participants during clinics and concerts. This includes:
It is requested that singers bring a microphone and lead, guitarists and bassists an instrument and lead and drummers their own sticks/brushes and mallets (if required). All groups are required to use the rhythm section equipment, as preset on stage for the adjudicated performance. This set-up is standard for large jazz bands.
- PA systems
- guitar amplifiers
- bass amplifiers
- congas
- bongos
- timbales
- drum kits
- keyboard
- keyboard amplifiers
- vibraphone / auxiliary percussion (supplied by individual schools)
It is requested that singers bring a microphone and lead, guitarists and bassists an instrument and lead and drummers their own sticks/brushes and mallets (if required). All groups are required to use the rhythm section equipment, as preset on stage for the adjudicated performance. This set-up is standard for large jazz bands.