CPS/KHAC Summer Jazz Academy

Registration Details

  • Dates: June 8-12, 2026
  • Directors: Ralph DiSylvestro, Artistic Director, Kennedy Heights Arts Center; Eric Lechliter, Jazz Division Director, CCM Prep
  • Previous Faculty: Angie Coyle, Isaiah Cook, Mason Daugherty, Jack Early, Marc Fields, Katie Frisco, Annie Gordon, Brad Klein, Miles Twitty, Terry Twitty, Brad Myers, Christian Paradiso, Jordan Pollard  
  • Tuition: $190
  • Experience: Participants need at least one year of experience performing on an instrument. Eligible registrants should be entering grades 6 through 12 in Fall 2026.

The CPS/KHAC Summer Jazz Academy offers an outstanding experience to study jazz performance with professional musicians and other students in a friendly and encouraging environment. Daily classes will include jazz ensembles, jazz history, jazz theory, jazz improvisation, as well as jazz arranging and college audition preparation for high school students. The faculty includes leading jazz performers and jazz educators from CCM, CPS, KHAC, and the Greater Cincinnati region. The week concludes with a performance by all student groups.

All students will register for the waitlist. Cincinnati Public School (CPS) students will be enrolled in Jazz Academy at no cost as part of their enrollment in CPS schools. Students outside of the CPS district will be enrolled at $190 tuition. Princeton students will receive an emailed invoice discounted at 50% to be paid upon invoicing. 

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Faculty

Directors: Ralph DiSylvestro, Artistic Director, Kennedy Heights Arts Center; Eric Lechliter, Jazz Division Director, CCM Prep  

Daily Schedule

Daily Schedule
Time Activity
8-8:45 a.m. Daily Check-In
9-9:50 a.m. Combo Rehearsal #1
10-10:50 a.m. Instrument Master Class
11-11:50 a.m. Combo Rehearsal #2
12-12:20 p.m. Faculty Jam Session
12:20-1 p.m. Lunch
1-1:40 p.m. Jazz History / Arranging / Improv / Theory
1:50-2:30 p.m. Jazz History / Arranging / Improv / Theory
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
2:55-3:50 p.m. Combo Rehearsal #3
4-4:50 p.m. Advanced Big Band or Student Jam Session