Count Basie Theatre’s Performing Arts Academy Jazz Arts...
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Calling all musicians ages 13 - 19!
In Association with Count Basie Theatre’s Performing Arts Academy, Jazz Arts Project Presents...
One day – Three Sessions
jazz
improv
workshop
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Beginning this September! A comprehensive jazz studies program including
performing ensembles, improvisation, general musicianship, coaching, special workshops, and jam sessions.
The Jazz Arts Academy provides students with a “centralized Jazz scene,” a place where they can supplement their school music program, meet new players from the entire region, and gain valuable skills and experience in a fun, safe and professional atmosphere. The curriculum is designed to enrich the study and performance of Jazz. Students will be assigned to an ensemble with musicians of similar ability. Each ensemble will receive a weekly coaching session that will focus on improvisation, ensemble playing, the history of Jazz, learning the standards of the Jazz repertory, and general musicianship. From time to time students may attend special free additional sessions, workshops and jams.
PLEASE POST
JAZZ ARTS ACADEMY!
This program is a full school year commitment. Weekly classes are scheduled from September 2016 through June 2017. Tuition for the full school-‐year program (30 weeks) is only $840 per student. Signing up for a single semester is offered only by audition and only if space is available. Tuition assistance grants and a limited number of full scholarships are available. Please apply early, as these opportunities are limited.
For More Information and to
schedule an audition
appointment please contact the
Offices of Count Basie Theatre
Performing Arts Academy at:
(732) 224-8778 ext. 125
Or by EMAIL: [email protected]
The faculty for this term of The Jazz Arts Academy includes a roster of world-class musicians such as Bruce Williams (Count Basie Orchestra, Roy Hargrove Big Band)
SIGN UP TODAY!
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FACULTY:
Chris Schwartz (Administrative coordinator and student liaison) An accomplished guitarist and educator, Chris Schwartz has been performing throughout the greater New York/New Jersey area for the past decade. He is a graduate of Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts with a major in jazz studies.
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Chris has performed at such famous venues as the Blue Note and Symphony Space and has shared the stage with jazz luminaries including Paquito D’Rivera, Jon Faddis, Ralph Peterson, Conrad Herwig, and Ralph Bowen. Also an in demand educator, Chris has extensive teaching experience including positions at the Westerhoff School of The Arts, The Rutgers Extension Division, and The Rutgers Summer Jazz Camp. Chris is adjunct instructor and administrative coordinator for the Jazz Arts Academy.
adjunct instructor at the JAZZ ARTS ACADEMY
