2010
Jazz Residency
(Adult instrumentalists,
beginning–advanced* / Under 18 by audition / Vocalists
by audition only)
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August 1 – 6, 2010
Jazz Residency offers a week-long intensive interaction with jazz legends, top
professionals, gifted educators, and motivated students from around the world.
SJW's Jazz Residency curriculum includes master classes, small ensemble playing,
and performance opportunities, as well as theory, musicianship, arranging,
Afro-Latin
jazz and jazz history instruction.
SJW's Jazz Residency provides a high-quality
and hands-on introduction to jazz improvisation for beginning
students, as well as an intensive experience for intermediate
and advanced musicians. Jazz Residency is ideal for jazz students
at all levels; musicians from other musical genres looking to
gain insight and experience in jazz; music educators seeking
to hone their jazz skills in teaching and performance; and adults
looking to reconnect with music or get started in jazz.
In addition to daily class sessions and rehearsals,
students are encouraged to complement their instruction by attending
Stanford Jazz Festival concerts (Sunday through Friday) and participating in jam sessions.
Students may also enjoy sports and recreational activities available
at Stanford University's world-class facilities. Please see Jazz Residency FAQ's for a sample daily schedule.
Jazz Residency participants may choose to stay on campus, or may attend the workshop as a commuter. See our FAQ's for more information.
Recent Residency faculty has included Branford
Marsalis, Lee Konitz, Jimmy Cobb, Ray Drummond, Wycliffe Gordon, Joshua Redman, Geri Allen, Mundell Lowe,
Marcus Belgrave, Slide Hampton, John Scofield, Mulgrew Miller, Jim Rotondi,
Dave Liebman, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Ronnie Mathews, Peter
Bernstein, Steve Davis, Dena DeRose, and many others.
* Beginning students are defined as having little or no experience improvising or playing jazz in a small combo but should have studied their instrument for at least 18 months.
New
This Year: Songwriting Program
This summer, Stanford Jazz Residency will offer a new class on songwriting for
all instrumentalists and vocalists. Rather than a traditional approach to jazz
theory and composition, this class will focus on lyrics, melody, popular song
forms, and ways to arrange and present your originals. Jazz has a long history
of sharing repertoire with popular music, and as more and more jazz musicians
turn to songwriting traditions for inspiration and material, this link has been
an increasingly vital way to keep the music fresh and current. |
 Jazz
Residency FAQ
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