MLMF Musician Info - Wayne Fisher Jazz - 2023

Please plan on arriving Sunday evening if at all possible. I will update this page in the coming weeks with added details. This is your one stop shopping for all MLMF info.
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Please fill out the MLMF survey ASAP so we have your contact info, medical info, dietary considerations, and travel schedules. 

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Personnel:
Saxes
+Cole Allex                              Harlingen, TX  
Brady Parker                           Waco, TX
*Chris Ghaffar                        Plano, TX
*Anders Johnson                    Loveland, CO
Paige Nielsen                          Fulshear, TX
                                                                                   
Trumpets
!Chris Clark                              Frisco, TX
!Sigurjon Stefansson               Syracuse, NY
Eloy Trevino                             Carrolton, TX
!Tom Madjea                              
     
Trombones                                                                  
Grant Hayes                            Sachse, TX
Matthew Davis                        McKinney, TX
Austin Smallwood                  South Lake, TX
Grace Lipscomb                     Mansfield, TX 
Conor Wilson                          El Paso, TX

Piano
Jack Klitgaard                          Harlan, IA

Bass
Isaiah Herrera                         El Paso, TX
Monet Markle                         Arlington, TX              
 
Drums
#Ed Taylor                               Waco, TX
 
+  Baylor Jazz Teaching Associate
*  Wayne Fisher Scholar         
#  Baylor Porfessor
!  Baylor graduate


Faculty:
Brent Phillips - Professor of Trombone ~ Baylor University, Director ~ Director, Mountain Light Music Festival / 254-644-7605
Alex Parker - Director of Wayne Fisher Jazz Program ~ Baylor University
Ed Taylor - Professor of Theory, drum set and composition -  Baylor University, 
Staff:
Zachary Bell - Festival Intern/Admin ~ Mountain Light Music Festival / 210-563-3478
Chet Russell - Explorer/VOW founder

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What to bring:

• Towel for use during the week
• Hiking shoes or sturdy tennis shoes
• Flashlight or headlamp. 
• Music, mutes and instruments - bring you iPad if you like​ but have a backup
• Any other personal items, games, books, no TV or internet. We will make frequent trips into town. There is a landline. If you need to get email Monday or Tuesday, we can drive down the mountain to a special spot that gets a great signal.. Let me know. 
• Hat
• Swimsuit for the Hot Springs
• Water bottle - drink as much as you possibly can all day
• Bug spray - flies and mosquitos are troublesome at times. 
• Journal with pen and paper​
• You may download a printable checklist here but this is for extended backcountry trips. 

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Climate and what to wear:

• We will be at 9,400 feet so it will be pleasant and cool in the evenings
• Bring a rain jacket or poncho for a possible day hike
• We provide day packs for day hikes
• Shorts and t-shirts during the day and jeans at night​, you will need a fleece every night by 5PM

Concert Dress:

• Tuesday - MLMF Polo - (provided fill out the survey so I can order shirts)
• Keyah Grande Concerts: Concert Black - no jackets, no tie. 

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Voice of Wilderness Trip Registration and Medical

VOW is the non profit parent organization that hosts the Mountain Light Music Festival. The MLMF is part of the "Partnership Series" hosted by VOW. There are two more steps in addition to the above application:
Complete VOW registration process​

• ​Registration form - trip price is free.
• Please complete the medical release form - this is absolutely necessary for us to run day trips and operate in the San Juan National Forest and Weminuche Wilderness areas. Required by the US Forest Service and for us to maintain official guide service status through Voice of Wilderness 
• Trip Preparation and VOW checklist

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Musician Survey - please complete by July 1

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Daily schedule:

Tentative
Sunday: arrive, check in, explore, hike, acclimate, dinner at 7PM, Orientation at 8PM at the firepit
Monday: rehearse, day hike to the falls, relax
Tuesday: rehearse, practice, concert at the lodge at 6PM, reception following
Wednesday: maybe rehearse, practice, trip to the Pagosa Springs Hot Springs, dinner in town, Trio/combo concert at Keyah Grande
Thursday: dinner in town, Swing Concert at Keyah Grande, malt shoppe!
Friday: disc golf, maybe tubing on the river, shop, hang, relax in town, Jazz Ensemble Concert at Keyah Grande
Saturday: breakfast - depart

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Concert Tickets

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Repertoire:

Deedle Deedle 
Cherry 
FM
Got a Match?  
Mornin’Reverend
Blues Backstage                 
The First Circle
​Surge
A That’s Freedom    
High and Dry
Groovin’ High
My Lament
Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
To You
E Ticket
Raincheck
A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square
A Mis Abuelos
Swangalang
Blue Yonder
Walkin’ About
American Patrol
Song of India
Moon Glow
More Than Once
Chicago
Round Midnight
I Can’t Stop Loving You
Opus One
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
I’ve Got You Under My Skin                
Jeep’s Blues
Minnie the Moocher               
Moonlight Serenade
Magic Flea
Blue book (swing tunes)

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Directions to the Lodge

​Mountain Light Lodge:  970-264-2961 
Brent Phillips: 254-644-7605
Zachary Bell: 210-563-3478

When to arrive:
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• Directions to the lodge are interesting - Zachary Bell and I will plan on escorting folks up to the lodge in three waves.
  
• We will meet you at the Subway sandwich shop in Pagosa on Sunday at 3 and 5 PM.
  
• The lodge is a 20 minute drive from the Subway deli downtown at the corner of Main Street and North 5th. The gate combination code is 3030

From Subway Sandwich to the Lodge