july, 2022
This is a repeating eventjuly 19, 2022 9:00 am
Event Details
Unlock your creative confidence in these exuberant 5-day Jazz Workshops under the guidance of Canada’s ‘A-list’ of jazz players and instructors. All participants join a combo, participate in masterclasses for
Event Details
Unlock your creative confidence in these exuberant 5-day Jazz Workshops under the guidance of Canada’s ‘A-list’ of jazz players and instructors. All participants join a combo, participate in masterclasses for your instrument or voice, delve into practical jazz theory and history and hear how the ‘pros’ do it in a daily faculty performance. Students may attend one or both sessions.
The focus of each week will have specialist workshops on a variety of topics that may include performance anxiety, creativity, rhythms from around the world, composition, arranging and many others. These themes and topics may also be included in combo repertoire and music history classes.
Special Masterclass Guests Week One; Hannah Burgé, Raphael Geronimo, and Mohamed Assani
Special Faculty and Masterclass Guests Week Two: Amanda Tosoff and Celeste Snowber
Daily Schedule:
9am | Daily creativity warm-up |
10am | Theory classes |
11am | Instrument masterclasses |
12:15pm | Lunch |
1:15pm | Faculty concert / workshops |
2pm | Combo sessions |
4pm | Big Band/Vocal Ensemble/Rhythm Section Jam |
5pm | End of day |
Fridays July 15th and 22nd will include an evening Student Concert in Pyatt Hall.
Time
12 (Tuesday) 9:00 am - 16 (Saturday) 8:00 pm
Location
VSO School of Music
843 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC V6B 3L4