19th Annual Instrumental Jazz Festival: May 3, 2025
Hosted by MOJO - MiraCosta Orchestra Jazz Orchestra (Steve Torok, director)
music@miracosta.edu
Festival Info: 760.757.2121 x6446
Due to high demand, the festival is full and registration is now closed.
Guest Artist - Tom "Bones" Malone
Tom “Bones” Malone, trombonist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger & producer is best
known for his work with The Blues
Brothers, David Letterman Show and Saturday Night Live. Tom has played on 4,400+ television
shows, 3,500+ radio &
television commercials, over 1,500 recordings and thousands of live performances throughout
the world. Tom has done
2,700 arrangements for television. Tom plays trombone, tuba, bass trombone, contrabass
trombone, euphonium, bass trumpet, trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, alto sax,
tenor sax, baritone sax, flute,
piccolo, alto flute and bass flute.
Tom has performed, recorded and/or arranged for Ray Charles, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Gil Evans, Yes, Miles Davis, Beck, Aretha Franklin, Spyro Gyra, Jimmy Cliff, Frank Zappa, Stuff, The Temptations, The Supremes, Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, J Giels Band, Blood Sweat & Tears, The Band, Levon Helm, Phil Collins, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Ben E. King, The BeeGees, Meco, The Coasters, Bon Jovie, Carly Simon, Dr. John, Olivia Newton-John, Joe Cocker, The Meters, The Neville Brothers, Leo Sayer, Boz Skaggs, Chuck Berry, Robert Plant, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Gypsy Kings, Willie Nelson, Clint Black, Dolly Parton, George Benson, B B King, Vince Gill, John Mayer, Steve Winwood, The Killers, Blues Traveler, The Stylistics, Busta Rhymes, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Al Green, Gloria Estefan, Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, Eddie Harris, Cyndi Lauper, David Bowie, ‘N Sync, Coolio, Snoop Dog, 50 Cent, Solomon Burke, Steely Dan, Aerosmith, Tony Bennett, Mary J. Blige, Peter Frampton, Lyle Lovett, Etta James, Jon Secada, Joe Cocker, Sinead O’Conner, Toni Braxton, Harry Connick, Jr., Randy Newman, Little Richard, Pointer Sisters, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston, Chaka Kahn, Four Tops, Elephant’s Memory, Eddie Floyd, Count Basie, The Spinners, The Stylistics, Barry Manilow, Jose Feliciano, Woody Herman, Tom Petty, Macy Grey, Van Morrison, Frankie Valli, Hanson, Peggy Lee, Brenda Lee, Liza Minelli, Cab Calloway, The O’Jay’s, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Bassey, Billy Joel, Bonnie Tyler, Lou Reed, Baja Men, Dr. Buzzard’s Savannah Band, Joss Stone, Dionne Warwick, Meatloaf, Ashford & Simpson, Pat Metheny, David Sanborn, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass, Glen Campbell, Malo, Vicki Sue Robinson, Mandrill, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Diana Ross, Average White Band, Dreamgirls, Van McCoy, Mongo Santamaria, Instant Funk, Stephanie Mills, Herbie Mann, Paul Simon, Gloria Gayner, Plácido Domingo, Village People, Bobby Blue Bland, Pink Floyd, Hubert Laws, Tina Turner, Joe Jackson, Chuck Mangione, Lou Rawls, David Byrne, Phil Woods, James Ingram, Hank Crawford, Carmen McRae, Bette Midler, Phoebe Snow, Rupert Holmes, BJ Thomas, Samantha Sang, Al Jarreau, Sheena Easton, Johnny Taylor, Little Milton, Stanley Clark, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Joe Pesche, Ron Carter, Buddy Rich, Les Elgart, Larry Elgart, Billy Cobham, Louis Bellson, Stanley Turrentine, Gato Barbieri, Ringo Starr, Lady Gaga, Bob Geldoff, Debbie Harry, Run DMC, Ricky Martin, John Mellencamp, Eurythmics, Rufus Thomas, Debby Harry, Run DMC, Ricky Martin, Shaggy, Chris Montez, Joey Dee, Dusty Springfield, The Blues Brothers, Hanson and many others.
Festival Schedule
- The instrumental portion for the Oceanside Jazz Festival will take place on May 3, 2025.
The educational festival is an all day event on the beautiful MiraCosta College campus overlooking the coast in Oceanside, CA. Each band will receive:
- 45-minute performance/clinic with three world-class clinicians. The structure is very flexible. Three performance tunes are suggested, but each director may divide their performance/clinic time allotment however they feel works best for their students.
- 30-minute warm-up
- A video of your performance and clinic in our state of the art facilities
- Written comment sheets
- Masterclass / Q & A Session with Tom "Bones" Malone
- Additional afternoon masterclasses and performances
- Invitation to attend Open Rehearsal with Tom "Bones" Malone on Friday, May 2 @ 6:00 PM
- Discounted tickets for Festival Evening Concert featuring Tom "Bones" Malone with our multiple Downbeat Award-winning big band MOJO (Saturday, May 3 @ 7:30PM)
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