Northwoods Jazz Camp
An educational music experience for adults.
Northwoods Jazz Camp 2026
Directed by Kimberly Ford at
Holiday Acres Resort, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
The 2026 Northwoods Jazz Camp took place May 13-16, 2026. Thirty-one aspiring students of jazz participated in this year’s event.
We had the same great faculty as last year and they enjoyed working with many returning students as well as some great talent that were new to the camp.
The Photos page has some images from this year’s camp, especially the nightly jam sessions by the faculty and students. The Videos page has videos of all four combos and the big band from the final concert on Saturday night.
If you are interested in participating in next year’s camp, please check back in January, 2027. In the meantime, updates of interest will be posted on the Notes page.
In Memoriam
Kim Richmond, our founding Northwoods Jazz Camp Director, passed away September 20, 2024, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Kim and his wife Chris Zambon have carried on the Northwoods Jazz Camp tradition at Holiday Acres for the past 20 years. It was Kim’s wish that we continue the camp in his absence.
Kim Richmond had a profound impact on all of us who knew him — both musically and personally. It is our hope and desire that some of what made Kim so special will be carried on for many years through the Northwoods Jazz Camp.
Kim was a prince of a man, generous with his time and fervently committed to his art. He was a consummate saxophonist and flautist as well as a brilliant, multi-Grammy-nominated arranger and composer, still working on new compositions until the last few weeks of his life. Let’s honor Kim with a spirited Northwoods Jazz Camp and find comfort in being together, playing his music, and sharing our stories.
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