Jazz Music Workshops Summer 2020 in New York City

NEW YORK, February 20, 2020 (Newswire.com) - July 22-August 30 at the New York Jazz Workshop

Located in the heart of Manhattan, NYJW is one of New York's premier educational institutions, providing courses in improvisation, harmony, rhythm, individual instruments, and composition. Under the direction of some truly world-class faculty, the 12th Summer Jazz Music Workshop series will help all types of musicians refine their craft!

The jazz music workshop series kicks off on July 22 with the Saxophone Masterclass led by NEA Jazz Master Dave Liebman (sideman to Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, and many more jazz luminaries!). With over 500 recordings to his name and five decades of experience, Dave Liebman is a true wealth of knowledge. Pick up your horn and learn from the master!

Marc Mommaas, the co-founder of the school will be conducting the second summer intensive, Jazz Improvisation on July 23-26, where musicians will sharpen their toolboxes and broaden their musical vocabulary along with drummer Tony Moreno and pianist Frank Kimbrough. Topics in this intensive include ear training, rhythm, composition, and more.

For Brazilian music lovers and practitioners, July 27-29 brings the Brazilian Music Intensive with pianist Vitor Goncalves and percussionist Vanderlei Pereira. During this intensive students will perform the music of Jobim, Pascoal, Pixinguinha, and more in addition to learning about rhythms like choro, bossa nova, baiao, samba, maracatu, and the xote.

July 30-August 2 is the 4-day Jazz Guitar Intensive with guitarists Kenny Wessel and Dave Stryker covering topics such as chord voicing, improvisation, and modal chord positions.

Round out this week of guitar August 3-4 in the Country/Jazz/Blues Guitar Intensive! Led by Nate Radley, this program focuses on the three styles that emerged in the early part of the 20th century together, and have been influencing each other ever since.

The Bebop to Hardbop Intensive on August 6-9 with Mark Sherman and daily special guests will expand students' jazz vocabulary and open up new possibilities for improvisation. Topics include rhythm, form, improvisation, ear-training, and more.

August 10-12 is the Piano and Keyboard Intensive led by the world-class combo of pianists Amina Figarova, Frank Kimbrough and Jacob Sacks. Such topics will include reading, ear training, technique, solo piano, duo, and sound.

August boasts some incredible programs for singers of all levels. Olivia Foschi leads the Beginner's Vocal Intensive from August 13-16 along with guest artist Loire Cotler. Topics include anatomy overview, breathing exercises, singing the major scale and melodies. August 17-19 features an Intermediate/Advanced Vocal intensive with Jocelyn Medina and guest Vitor Goncalves. Participants will learn about technique for basic repertoire, and are given vocal exercises and techniques based on their needs. August 20-23 brings forth another Vocal Intensive for Intermediate/Advanced students with vocalist Michelle Walker. Students will learn about such topics as improvisation, swing/time feel, breath and functional harmony.

Saxophonist Darius Jones and drummer Vito Lesczak lead the second Jazz Improvisation Intensive from August 24-27. The intensive covers many compositional styles plus ideas on melody, harmony and rhythm.

To close, the Jazz Composition for Beginners Intensive will be led by Marc Mommaas and special guest trombonist Doug Beavers on August 29-30. The intensive will also answer questions on how to avoid compositional ruts, and cover topics such as form, melodic considerations and melodic rhythm.

Source: New York Jazz Workshop, LLC