Dear Director, Purdue University’s Department of Bands welcomes you to the 32nd Purdue Jazz Festival. This on-line packet should include all of the information that you will need to make your visit to Purdue University both educational and enjoyable. You will find attached to this email: A schedule of band and combo performances and clinics in our nine performance/clinic sites: the Purdue Memorial Union’s North Ballroom, Room 240 (Faculty Lounge West), Room 250 (Faculty Lounge East, the South Tower and the Anniversary Drawing Room; Stewart Center’s Loeb Playhouse, Fowler Hall and Rooms 278 and 302; and the Hansen Theatre in Pao Hall. A general information summary sheet with pertinent details regarding the festival Information regarding the clinics, concerts and events that will be taking place from Thursday January 20 through Saturday January 22. A Repertoire and Soloists sheet for you to make 4 copies and fill out for each of your performing groups (these 4 sheets along with scores will be turned in when you arrive at Purdue Jazz Festival registration) New Bus unloading and Parking information A quick room guide A sample adjudication sheet for big bands and combos A floor plan of Stewart Center and the Purdue Memorial Union A campus map News release form for local newspapers Ticket order form for The Joshua Redman Trio Please discuss appropriate behavior with your students. NO PLAYING of instruments can take place except in warm-up and performance areas! We have outstanding judges and clinicians who are willing to share their talents and knowledge with young musicians for very little compensation. Please ask your students to be polite and attentive. Take a few minutes to carefully look over the information provided. Unloading and parking of buses change slightly each year, so check carefully and share information with your bus drivers. With security measures and shifting construction issues still in place along with constantly changing parking areas, Purdue police are stricter about procedures than ever, and they do not hesitate to tow! Concerning Purdue University COVID19 protocols, please understand that everyone indoors must be masked – including on stage. We want everyone to be safe and leave Purdue as healthy as they were when they arrived! We will keep you updated to any changes. Feel free to contact me directly at any time with your questions or concerns. My office number is (765) 494-9110 and my email is [email protected]. If I am not in, my voice mail will be on and I will check it daily throughout the holidays. I am pleased that you will be with us for the 2022 IN-PERSON Purdue Jazz Festival, and am looking forward to seeing and hearing your group on January 22. Have a wonderful holiday season! Sincerely, Mo Trout
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Dear Director,
Purdue University’s Department of Bands welcomes you to the 32nd Purdue Jazz Festival. This on-line
packet should include all of the information that you will need to make your visit to Purdue University both
educational and enjoyable. You will find attached to this email:
A schedule of band and combo performances and clinics in our nine performance/clinic sites: the
Purdue Memorial Union’s North Ballroom, Room 240 (Faculty Lounge West), Room 250
(Faculty Lounge East, the South Tower and the Anniversary Drawing Room; Stewart Center’s
Loeb Playhouse, Fowler Hall and Rooms 278 and 302; and the Hansen Theatre in Pao Hall.
A general information summary sheet with pertinent details regarding the festival
Information regarding the clinics, concerts and events that will be taking place from Thursday
January 20 through Saturday January 22.
A Repertoire and Soloists sheet for you to make 4 copies and fill out for each of your
performing groups (these 4 sheets along with scores will be turned in when you arrive at Purdue
Jazz Festival registration)
New Bus unloading and Parking information
A quick room guide
A sample adjudication sheet for big bands and combos
A floor plan of Stewart Center and the Purdue Memorial Union
A campus map
News release form for local newspapers
Ticket order form for The Joshua Redman Trio
Please discuss appropriate behavior with your students. NO PLAYING of instruments can take place
except in warm-up and performance areas! We have outstanding judges and clinicians who are willing to
share their talents and knowledge with young musicians for very little compensation. Please ask your
students to be polite and attentive.
Take a few minutes to carefully look over the information provided. Unloading and parking of buses
change slightly each year, so check carefully and share information with your bus drivers. With security
measures and shifting construction issues still in place along with constantly changing parking areas,
Purdue police are stricter about procedures than ever, and they do not hesitate to tow!
Concerning Purdue University COVID19 protocols, please understand that everyone indoors must be
masked – including on stage. We want everyone to be safe and leave Purdue as healthy as they were when
they arrived! We will keep you updated to any changes.
Feel free to contact me directly at any time with your questions or concerns. My office number is (765)
494-9110 and my email is [email protected]. If I am not in, my voice mail will be on and I will check it
daily throughout the holidays.
I am pleased that you will be with us for the 2022 IN-PERSON Purdue Jazz Festival, and am looking
forward to seeing and hearing your group on January 22. Have a wonderful holiday season!
From Chicago, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis and South Bend:
Exit I-65 at Exit 172 and proceed west (toward Lafayette) on South Street. Proceed four miles to West Lafayette. (Be sure to follow the state Route 26 signs carefully. At the intersection with Main Street, state Route 26 will jog one block north and become Columbia Street.) When you cross the Wabash River you are in West Lafayette and are now on State Street. Proceed to the fifth traffic light and turn right on Memorial Drive. Stewart Center will be 1/2 block on your right.
From Champaign, Crawfordsville, St. Louis and Terre Haute:
Exit I-70 (Exit 41) or I-74 (Exit 34) on U.S. 231 North. When you cross the Wabash River, you are in West Lafayette. At the third light, turn left on State Street. At the Third traffic light, turn right on Memorial Drive. Stewart Center will be 1/2 block on your right.
Bus drivers should consult the Bus Parking instructions supplied by Purdue Police (in the e-packet) for detailed instructions on how to maneuver around the construction and the many new two-way streets around campus.
DIRECTIONS TO THE PURDUE CAMPUS—Pao Hall
FROM INTERSTATE 65: Exit Interstate 65 at Highway 43. Follow Highway 43 into West Lafayette. Turn right onto State Street at the light (there is a McDonald’s on the corner). Up the hill, you will pass through two stoplights. Right passed the second light, you will follow the curve to the left and proceed in the right-hand lane. Keep going straight passed the parking garage. Passed the curve to the left, you will proceed straight and immediately turn into the parking lot on your right. If traveling north on US 231: You will turn right onto Highway 43 and proceed with the directions above.
UNLOADING AND PARKING NEW! See attached and please make sure your bus driver has this information! Also, please note that we do not furnish a bus driver’s lounge, but there is plenty of lounge space in the basement of the Purdue Memorial Union with a Starbuck’s and other restaurants. FYI the parking garage behind Pao Hall between Marsteller and Sheetz has been demolished and that area is now a gravel parking lot. The most convenient parking garage is now the Grant Street garage (PGG) just across from the Union, be aware that it is a paid lot. Other Saturday only free parking lots close to PMU and Stewart Center include the Grant and Wood streets (PGGW) garage (south of State Street on Grant) and the Northwestern Street (PGNW) garage, which contains the Visitor Information Center.
CHECK-IN Directors must check in at the tables located in the lobby of Stewart Center or the Elliott Hall of Music Bands entrance (for those bands just performing there) upon arrival and turn in three copies of scores (scores are not required for non-competitive groups or combos) and four copies of the “Repertoire and Soloists” sheet. From registration, a Purdue student will escort you to your homeroom/storage area. A host will be assigned to guide you through your warm-up and performance. Your host will meet you in your homeroom area 30 minutes prior
to your warm-up time. . Pao Hall performers please refer to Pao Hall information concerning their check-in and bus parking.
CONTEST HEADQUARTERS The contest headquarters will be located in Stewart Center 109 C (East) Lounge. This area will be off-limits except to band directors and contest officials. Questions or problems that cannot be resolved at check-in will be handled here.
MUSIC SCORES and REPERTOIRE & SOLOISTS SHEETS If your band is competing for Honor Band status, you must provide three copies of your musical scores for the judges’ reference. Please have your measures numbered. Scores will be collected at the check-in point. Scores are optional for combos and non-competitive bands. Each performing group must have four copies of the REPERTOIRE & SOLOISTS sheet turned in at the registration table in order for students to be considered for any individual awards. Please make every effort to fill out these forms in a clear and legible manner as these will be used by our staff to get your awards to you in a timely fashion and will be used by our announcers at each venue.
PROVIDED EQUIPMENT & STORAGE Because of limited storage space, and to ensure that the festival runs efficiently, we are furnishing the following. (You are welcome to provide your own equipment instead, but the 30 minute total performance time including setup and tear-down will be strictly enforced.) DRUM SETS: Fully equipped 5-piece Blue System drum sets AND hardware --- BUT NO Cymbals this year! VIBES AND PIANO: Performance rooms will also be equipped with a set of vibes and a piano (in some cases an electronic keyboard instead of acoustic piano). Warm-up rooms will be equipped with a piano or keyboard w/amp and a bass amp. MUSIC STANDS: All Big Band performance rooms will be provided with 25 music stands for your use, the combo room will have 9. Warmup rooms will be provided with 20 music stands. We will provide chairs as needed, but if you need more music stands for your group than the numbers provided, you will be expected to bring those with you.
Not Provided: BECAUSE OF SUPPLY CHAIN ISSSUES Zildjian WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FURNISH CYMBALS AT
EACH VENUE SO WE ARE ASKING EACH GROUP TO BRING YOUR OWN CYMBALS – ALL HARDWARE WILL BE PROVIDED. Each Band will need to bring its own performance bass and guitar amps as well as cables/patch cords, and any other items not listed as “provided” above. Storage: Because of the large number of bands participating and our limited ‘homeroom’ space due to Purdue space management issues, we encourage you to move your equipment to your buses as soon as possible after your performance(s). However, if you have a late performance time and you desire supervised, secure storage of equipment after your performance until after the Final Concert, all equipment must be moved to the Stewart 214 before 5:00 or as soon after your performance as possible. All homeroom areas will be monitored by Purdue Jazz Festival workers, and your assigned area will be clearly marked. Students will not be allowed to “hang out” in the instrumental storage areas. Students are encouraged to use the coin lockers to store individual instruments. These lockers are free, however a quarter deposit is required for the key. (See Stewart and Union maps for locker locations)
WARM-UP The warm-up room for each performance hall is listed on the “Quick Room Guide” and on your building map. Each band will have approximately 22 minutes of warm-up time. A drum set and hardware (NO CYMBALS), bass amp, piano (or a quality electronic keyboard) will be available in each warm-up room – you must provide cymbals and all ¼” patch cords for guitar and bass. Your band’s performance amps may be placed at the doors of the performance hall prior to reporting to the warm-up room. Your host will assist you.
PERFORMANCE TIME
Each band will be allowed 30 minutes total time to set up, perform, and exit the stage. To ensure that we remain on a smooth schedule throughout the day, please bring 4 copies of the repertoire and soloist sheet to turn in at registration! A full 5 piece System Blue drum set (NO CYMBALS) with hardware, and a set of VIBES will be provided at each performance site. Stage workers will assist you in your microphone set-up. If you feel that you must use your own drum set and/or cymbals, then please realize that the 30 minute requirement for total onstage time will still apply- that will include moving the provided drum set and resetting it for the next band. Time permitting; one of the judges will conduct a short clinic on stage at the conclusion of your performance.
CLINICS Clinics will be presented throughout the day by many of the outstanding jazz musicians and educators appearing at the festival. We strongly encourage you to insist that your students take advantage of the opportunities available to them by attending and participating in these clinics. For your planning purposes, a clinic schedule is enclosed, but realize that it may change. All of the clinics will take place in the Sagamore Room area (PMU 231) on the third floor of the Purdue Memorial Union and on the Loeb Playhouse Stage. A clinic list is included in this e-packet. The definitive schedule for the day will be available at the registration table and will be in your entrance packet when you check in.
SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT Due to the number of bands participating in the festival, the Final Concert will begin at 7:00 pm and to help with audience spacing, it will be held in the Elliott Hall of Music. With the large number of seats in that auditorium everyone will be admitted --- no limits on tickets! The show will feature the Purdue Jazz Band with guest artists Mark Gross and Rex Richardson. Everyone will be admitted free of charge. The concert will last less than one and one half hours. Equipment may be left in the designated storage area (Stewart Center 214 or Elliott Room 15) during the evening concert. However, you may find it more convenient to store equipment on your bus.
TICKETS All events during the day Saturday are free and open to the public. The Friday evening Joshua Redman Trio concert requires a ticket purchased from Convocations (765) 496-2913 (email: [email protected]). The Saturday Noon concert featuring the Purdue Jazz Band with Sharel Cassity and appearances by Mark Fuller and Rex Richardson does not require a ticket. The Final Concert featuring the Purdue Jazz Band with Mark Fuller and Rex Richardson at 7 pm is free and open to the public in the Elliott Hall of Music.
AWARDS Trophies will be presented to the top three groups determined by total judges scoring from each performance venue, with the top group named as the Honor Band. The second highest point total will be awarded Outstanding Performance. A Judge’s Award will be awarded to the band with the third highest score, and outstanding individuals will be recognized from each site. Awards will be in the form of certificates, jazz camp scholarships, Aebersold play-a-longs, and small trophies. All individuals in any of the participating ensembles will be eligible for these awards. All awards will be announced and presented at the conclusion of the day at the Final Concert in Loeb and texted and emailed to all participating bands immediately following the concert.
ADJUDICATION and RATINGS All bands, competitive or not, will be fully adjudicated. We encourage the judges to give both written and recorded comments, but there are always some who give more of one than the other. Also, unless you requested a “non-competitive” category, each band will be given a rating by each judge. It is our hope that this will give you a clearer idea of how your band compared to the rest of the bands during the day. Total scores of 85-100 will be scored as I, 70-84 will be II, and below 70 as III. Attached is a sample adjudication form to let you know what the judges will be listening for. Audio recordings of the judge’s comments and video recording of your performance will be included on a USB ‘flash’ drive. That flash drive, along with adjudicators’ comment
sheets will be in the exit packets. Each director will be texted when their packets are ready to be picked up from the festival headquarters.
INSTRUMENT REPAIR The outstanding instrument repairman, Brent Laidler, of “Brent’s Bench” in Lafayette will have a table located in the foyer at the entrance to Fowler Hall in Stewart Center for emergency instrument repair and minor emergency equipment needs.
FOOD SERVICE It is a rule in the Purdue Memorial Union and Stewart Center that there is NO outside catering – if you bring in outside food, Purdue Bands will be assessed a large fine, which we will pass on to your band. Extensive food services are available on the bottom floor of the Purdue Memorial Union adjacent to Stewart Center as indicated on your building map. This area has been remodeled recently with new restaurants and facilities. There are also many other food establishments within walking distance to the performance areas.
PURDUE JAZZ FESTIVAL - Performance ScheduleJanuary 22, 2022
Elliott Stage Loeb Playhouse Fowler Hall North Ballroom Stewart 302 Hansen Theatre West Faculty
Lounge (250)Sagamore Room
Elliott Hall of Music (Stewart Center) (Stewart Center) (Memorial Union) (Stewart Center) (Pao Hall) (Memorial Union) (Memorial Union)
Elliott Room 15 Stewart 206 Stewart 313 PMU 118 Stewart 278 Pao Hall: Mallet Theatre PMU 260
9:30 a.m.West Lafayette
Jazz Band
Lafayette Jefferson
Jazz Ensemble
McCutcheon
Big Red Jazz Band
Greensburg
Jazz Ensemble
Riverside Jr. High
Jazz BandJohn Hersey Combo 2 - NC
10:00 a.m.Wm. H. Harrison
Harrison Jazz Band
Perry Meridian Meridian
Street Blues
Zionsville Green
Jazz Band
Tipton Blue Devils
Jazz EnsembleNiles West Jazz Band Lincoln MS Jazz Band Oswego Combo I
Joshua Redman
10:30 a.m. Lebanon Jazz Band Badger Jazz EnsembleJohn Hersey
Jazz Ensemble IValparaiso Lab Jazz Band Shawano Jazz II
Wea Ridge MS
Jazz EnsembleMorgan Twn. Jazz Ens. - NC
Sax Clinic
11:00 a.m.Franklin Central
Jazz Ensemble
Joshua Redman
Quartet
Anderson Preparatory
Academy Jazz Band
Champaign Central
Lab Band
Beloit Mememorial
Jazz Ensesmble
New Augusta North
Jazz Band
Penn Kaleidoscope
Jazz Combo
11:30 a.m. Noblesville Jazz I BAND CLINIC Oswego Jazz Ensemble I Pike Jazz Ensemble IIZionsville Silver
Jazz Band - NC
Woodrow Wilson MS
Jazz Ensemble - NCCarroll Combo
1:00 p.m. Bob Lark Clinic Old Quarry MS Jazz Band Bloomington No. Combo CJamie Aebersold
1:30 p.m.Goshen Red Wire
Jazz Stringsw/Purdue Lab Band I
Oak Park & River Forest
Jazz EnsembleShawano Jazz I
Champaign Central
Stage Band
Honey Creek MS
Jazz BandMundelein Jazz Combo
"Improvisation"
2:00 p.m.Crown Point
Royal RegimentPike Jazz Ensemble I
West Aurora
Jazz Ensemble
John Hersey
Jazz Ensemble II
Valparaiso Studio
Jazz BandEdison MS Jazz Ensemble Bloomington No. Combo B
Mark Gross
2:30 p.m. Elk Grove Jazz EnsembleRolling Meadows
Jazz Ensemble I
Greenfield Central
Jazz Ensemble I
Owen Valley
Jazz Ensemble
Penn Intermediate
Jazz Ensemble
Sourthport H.S.
Jazz Band 2 - NC
Champaign Central
New Street Combo
Sax / WW Clinic
3:00 p.m.Buffalo Grove
Jazz EnsembleConcord Jazz Ensemble I DeKalb Jazz I Mundelein Jazz Orchestra
Goshen Crimson
Jazz Ensemble
Washington Township
Senator Jazz - NCBloomington No. Combo A
Rex Richardson
3:30 p.m. Floyd Central Big BandDecatur Central
Jazz Ensemble I
Beloit Mememorial
Jazz OrchestraWest Aurora Jazz Band Park Tudor Jazz Band
Terre Haute South
Jazz Band - NC
Champaign Central
University Ave. Combo
Trumpet Clinic
4:00 p.m.Naperville North
Jazz Ensemble
Penn Advanced
Jazz EnsembleValparaiso Jazz Ensemble
Bloomington North
Studio Jazz Ensemble
Greenfield Central
Jazz Ensemble II
Southport Cardianl
Jazz Band 1 - NCJohn Hersey Combo 1
Sharel Cassity
4:30 p.m. Homestead Jazz Band I Mundelein Jazz EnsembleGoshen Advanced Crimson
Jazz EnsembleConcord Jazz Ensemble II DeKalb Jazz II Taylor Jazz Band - NC
"Developing a
Jazz Language"
5:00 p.m.Castle 12 O'Clock
Jazz Ensemble
Champaign Central
Jazz Ensemble
Bloomington North
Advanced Jazz Ensemble
Decatur Central
Jazz Ensemble II
Rolling Meadows
Jazz Ensemble IIMiddle School / Jr. High
5:30 p.m. Stage Set-up/Rehearsal Carroll Jazz Ensemble I Fishers Jazz EnsembleHindsdale South
Jazz Ensemble
Kokomo H.S.
Jazz EnsembleAwards Presentation
7:00 p.m.
Director's Check-in will be the Stewart Center Lobby (near Loeb Playhouse) for bands perfoming in Loeb Playhouse, Fowler Hall, Stewart 302, North Ballroom, West Faculty Lounge
Director's Check-in will be at Pau Hall for bands only performing in the Hansen Theatre
Director's Check-in will be at the Elliott Hall of Music Lower Lobby for bands only performing in the Elliott Hall of Music (entrance across from Hovde Hall)
Contest Headquarters and "Lost and Found" will be in Stewart Center 109c
Supervised storage of equipment AFTER your performance until after the Finale Concert is available in Stewart 214
Elliott Hall of Music: AWARDS & FINALE CONCERT - Purdue Jazz Band with Mark Gross and Rex Richardson
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12:00 p.m.
Jazz Bands: Large HS & #1 Bands Jazz Bands: Small HS & #2, #3 Bands
all clinics are 50 min.
Loeb Playhouse: NOON CONCERT - Purdue Jazz Band with Sharel Cassity and special guests
REPERTOIRE AND SOLOIST SHEET School Name:_____________________________
TURN IN FOUR COPIES AT CHECK-IN Band Name:______________________________
FOR EACH PERFORMING GROUP Director Name:____________________________
Performance time & location:_______________________ Please list the following band members as viewed
from audience, please indicate “lead” players(type or print clearly)
from audience: left . . . . . . . .. > to . . . . . . . . > right
Purdue Jazz Band featuring Mark Gross and Rex Richardson
School
Contact
Address
City State Zip
Phone Email
Friday, January 21, 2022 / 8PM / Loeb PlayhouseJoshua Redman has forged a signature saxophone sound as provocative and forward-looking as it is hard-swinging and soulful. Propelled by bassist Matt Penman and drummer Marcus Gilmore, the trio generates a tight, joyous onstage alchemy that
serves as an amazing kick-off to the 2022 Purdue Jazz Festival.
I will need parking for buses. (Parking information will be sent by mail.)
SAVE WITH GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE Students ________ x $21 = ________
Hurry, limited tickets available! Adults ________ x $26 = ________
TOTAL = ________
Pay by credit card or by check (make payable to Purdue University). Visa Mastercard Discover
Name on card
Number Expires
Signature Date
Mail along with payment to:Purdue Convocations, 128 Memorial Mall, STEW 194, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Orders can also be placed by phone at (765) 494-3933. For more information call (765) 494-9712 or visit convocations.org.
GROUP ORDER FORMGROUP ORDER FORM
Joshua Redman with Matt Penman and Marcus Gilmore
Performance Warm-up
Loeb Playhouse (Stewart Center) Stewart 206
Fowler Hall (Stewart Center) Stewart 313
Elliott Hall of Music Stage Ellt. Rm. 15
Stewart 302 (Stewart Center) Stewart 278
North Ballroom (Memorial Union) PMU 118
West Faculty Lounge (Memorial Union 250) PMU 260
Hansen Theater (Pao Hall) Mallet Theater
Memorial Union: Sagamore Room and Loeb Playhouse
Homeroom: assignments made sent by email before you arrive
Quick Room Guide
Supervised storage of equipment after your performance until after the Finale Concert: Stewart 214
Finale Concert
Elliott Hall of Music
Elliott Hall of Music Lower Lobby & Pao Hall Lobby
__________________________________________________________________________________ Terry House 205 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-1971 (765) 494-8221 Fax: (765) 494-0470 www.purdue.edu/police
Enclosed you will find a map outlining the bus parking/route for the Purdue Jazz Festival on January 22nd We are expecting approximately 70 plus buses/vans for that day. Because of construction and parking limitations we have changed the way we park buses. Please be patient with us as we make periodic changes as construction progresses in different areas. Please read the following carefully. Arriving for the show: Please be aware that the bike lanes west of Stewart Center are no longer available for use for vehicular traffic, parking, and/or staging. Therefore, you will be directed to unload in the bus pull-off in front of Stewart Center. Because of this change, you can now access Memorial Drive from either direction on State Street or Marsteller Street as turning radius is no longer an issue. Unloading: Unload your passengers in front of Stewart and quickly move to the designated bus parking instructed below. Please do not block the sidewalks cutting through the lane. Parking: Once you have unloaded please follow the route on the enclosed map. Follow Oval Drive around to State Street (SR26). Turn right and go WB on State Street. Travel approximately .3 miles and make a left turn on Martin Jischke Drive. Continue south on Martin Jischke Drive until you reach the roundabout, make the first right on Nimitz Drive. Continue on Nimitz Drive until you come to the stop sign. This is the intersection of Gates Drive. Make a left onto Gates drive and the gravel lot will be on your left. Please park in the gravel areas in the south half of the lot so as not to interfere with normal university operations that may be going on during the weekend. Loading: The process used to unload students will be the same procedure to pick them up. Buses will be loaded in front of Stewart Center. Our staff will be there to assist. When coming from the gravel lot for pick-up, use the following route. Leave the South Gravel Lot the same way you entered. When you exit the gravel lot, turn right onto Nimitz Drive. Continue into the roundabout and proceed to Harrison Street. Continue on Harrison St., you will cross over South Russell, South University, and Hort Drive. Make a left onto Marstellar St. Proceed across State St. onto Memorial Drive. Please follow same guidelines previously mentioned above for picking up students. Once again I ask you to stress to your drivers that they must be patient and follow the traffic pattern as stated above. If you have any questions, please contact PUPD at 765-494-8221. Thank you, Nick Crosby Sergeant of Administrative Services Purdue University Police Department
Pao Hall performance venue – Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts – 552 W. Wood Street
We are pleased to once again be able to use the beautiful Hansen Theater venue in the Yue-Kong Pao
Hall of Visual and Performing Arts on the Purdue campus this year! This is a beautiful, smaller hall that
will provide the performing Middle School/Jr. High bands and some of the Non-Competitive High School
bands with a full setup space with excellent acoustics in an outstanding jazz atmosphere! For more
information about this building and the facilities, here is a link
http://cla.purdue.edu/vpa/theatre/facilities/
Pao Hall is less than two blocks away from the Stewart Center registration area and the Memorial Union,
however we have made arrangements for bands performing there to check in at Pao rather than at
Stewart Center! As an added bonus, your bus parking will be in a lot located very close to that facility
(the lot is directly south of Dauch Alumni Center between Wood and Harrison on Grant). Because of
limited ‘homeroom’ space, we are encouraging bands to bring their equipment into the building as close
to their warm up time as possible and to try to get it back to the bus as soon as they can. It is important
that all equipment is out of Pao by 6:00 pm as the building will be locked by 6:30. As usual, there will
be helpful Purdue Band Students along with a Purdue Bands and Orchestras faculty member there to
greet you, provide you with more information, help alleviate your concerns and answer questions.
Directions: From I-65 South: Take Exit 178 (State Road 43). Turn right and follow to State Road 26 West
(State Street). Follow State Street past Grant Street intersection and then exit left onto Sheetz
Street/State Road 26 East. Proceed one block and turn right into the Pao Hall parking lot.
From I-65 North: Take Exit 172. Turn left onto State Road 26 West (State Street in West Lafayette) and
follow through Lafayette and across the Wabash River to West Lafayette. After Grant Street
intersection, exit left onto Sheetz Street/State Road 26 East. Proceed one block and turn right into the
Pao Hall parking lot.
Car Parking: We ask that you only park your bus in the bus lot, but there should plenty of car parking
space in the gravel lot that used to be the Marsteller Parking Garage right behind the building (on your
right as you approach Pao on Sheetz street). The reserved bus parking lot is just south of the Dauch
Alumni Center, across Sheetz from Pao but closer to Grant Street.
We are looking forward to your visit to the 2022 Purdue Jazz Festival and if you have any questions,