Inouye meanwhile continued expanding his educational and outreach missions by inviting three local middle school bands — Pleasant Valley, Chief Umtuch and Alki — to participate in a Jan. 28 clinic. He hopes to offer brief, maybe 15-minute, clinics next year in which judges will give direct feedback and individual instruction to each of the high school bands, too, after they perform. Besides technical refinement, there also is a more ethereal element to analyze and adjust.
“Maybe it’s the chemistry among the kids they have in that certain year. Maybe it’s the collection of students that just really play well together,” Inouye said. “What makes this such an exciting competition every year is that so many of the ensembles are so close in abilities. It’s very tight.”
Clark College Jazz Festival 2010 schedule
Jan. 29
A schools
8 a.m. Ridgefield High School.
8:20 p.m. Heritage High School II.
8:40 a.m. Trout Lake High School.
9 a.m. Ridgefield High School.
9:20 a.m. Vancouver School of Arts & Academics.
9:40 a.m. Scappoose High School.
10 a.m. Break.
10:20 a.m. Douglas High School.
10:40 a.m. Columbia High School.
11 a.m. Overlake School.
11:20 a.m. University Prep.
11:40 a.m. Woodland High School
Noon Clark College Jazz Ensemble; announcement of A finalists.
AA schools
1 p.m. Battle Ground High School II.
1:20 p.m. Hockinson High School.
1:40 p.m. Columbia River High School.
2 p.m. Nathan Hale High School.
2:20 p.m. Northwinds Homeschool.
2:40 p.m. Break.
3 p.m. Mountain View High School.
3:20 p.m. Washougal High School.
3:40 p.m. Fife High School.
4 p.m. Mt. Spokane High School.
4:20 p.m. Mead High School.
4:40 p.m. Milwaukie High School.
5 p.m. Announcements of AA finalists.
7 p.m. Finals competition.
9 p.m. Clark College Jazz Ensemble; A and AA awards presentation; Outstanding Musician awards.
Jan. 30
AAA schools
8 a.m. Hudson’s Bay High School.
8:20 a.m. Prairie High School.
8:40 a.m. Aloha High School.
9 a.m. Sheldon High School.
9:20 a.m. Cleveland High School.
9:40 a.m. Mt. Spokane High School.
10 a.m. Break.
10:20 a.m. Hillsboro High School.
10:40 a.m. Mountlake Terrace High School.
11 a.m. Mountain View High School.
11:20 a.m. Roosevelt High School.
11:40 a.m. Mead High School.
Noon Meadowdale High School.
12:20 p.m. Clark College Jazz Ensemble — Richard Inouye; announcement of AAA finalists.
AAAA schools
1 p.m. Evergreen High School.
1:20 p.m. Union High School.
1:40 p.m. Rogers High School.
2 p.m. Clackamas High School.
2:20 p.m. Kelso High School.
2:40 p.m. Puyallup High School.
3 p.m. Break.
3:20 p.m. Skyview High School.
3:40 p.m. Bothell High School.
4 p.m. Lake Stevens High School.
4:20 p.m. Mountlake Terrace High School.
4:40 p.m. Battle Ground High School.
5 p.m. Garfield High School.
5:20 p.m. Pacific Crest Jazz Orchestra.
5:40 p.m. Announcement of AAAA finalists.
7 p.m. Finals competition.
9 p.m. Roosevelt High School Jazz Band, 2009 Sweepstakes Band.
9:30 p.m. AAA and AAAA awards presentation; 2010 Sweepstakes Award.