With up to four live online sessions each day with some of the greatest jazz artists, SJW Jazz Camp Online will help you get to the next level on your instrument or voice, and improve your jazz performance and improvisation.
Scott Sorkin
guitar
SJW Jazz Camp Online
Jazz Camp Online is our popular interactive online program that will help you improve your technique, supercharge your improvisation skills, and give you a solid foundation for becoming a true jazz musician.
Who is SJW Jazz Camp Online for?
- Vocalists and instrumentalists age 12 and up who have never tried jazz
- Developing young musicians who play in their school jazz bands and want to learn to improvise and solo better
- Jazz vocal ensemble and choir members who want to get deeper into jazz styles and scat-singing
- Advanced classical students with a strong command of their voice or instrument, but lack jazz experience
- Advanced jazz players who get all the solos in their school jazz bands
You’ll get daily live sessions on technique, theory, ear training, and performance topics that bring you face-to-face with some of the greatest jazz educators in the world.
Masterclass
In your masterclass, you’ll be part of a small group of students who play your instrument or who sing, and you’ll all have a similar level of experience playing jazz. In a live Zoom session with a faculty member who is a master of your instrument, you’ll work on technique, tone, improvisation, jazz styles, transcriptions of famous jazz solos, and repertoire. These sessions will be archived so all participants can access them for a period of time after the program. You’ll definitely come away with things to practice, so plan to spend some time in the practice room each day!
Musicianship
In this exciting live Zoom session, you’ll work with a variety of faculty members to attune your ear to the sounds and language of jazz, and you’ll apply it to your instrument. You’ll be with a mix of instrumental or vocal students who will be at your level of experience. You’ll learn some great jazz vocabulary and boost your confidence playing music by ear, which will take your improvisation skills to the next level. These sessions will be archived so all participants can access them for a period of time after the program.
Jazz Theory
This live Zoom class will expand your knowledge of the theory, mechanics, and harmony of jazz, so you’ll be able to identify any sound you hear, understand how it functions in a composition or solo, and re-create it yourself in the context of a jazz performance or composition. You’ll be grouped with students at your level of experience with jazz theory. These sessions will be archived so full-time participants can access them for a period of time after the program.
Special Presentations
A wide range of topics will be offered each day, including composition, how to learn tunes and memorize jazz repertoire, grooves for the rhythm section, jazz history through listening, artist profiles, faculty panel discussions and much more. Some of these will be archived so full-time participants can access them anytime for a period of time after the program. You’ll get a complete schedule before SJW Jazz Camp Online begins.
FACULTY
Steven Lugerner
clarinet, flute, saxophone
Noah Garabedian
bass
Steve Blum
piano
Christopher Sullivan
saxophone
Warmup No. 1: Dorian mode. Get in shape for camp with the SJW faculty!
Warm up No. 2: Mixolydian mode. Get your tone and technique together by playing along!
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