Join us this fall for SJW Saturdays! These new online weekend workshops offer a full-day mix of the most compelling live content about jazz, presented by SJW faculty members. Each SJW Saturdays event features three exciting live online presentations, plus all-weekend access to pre-recorded video lectures, lessons, panel discussions, and more.
The contributions black women have made to jazz throughout its history are manifold, influential, and powerful. In this 90-minute live presentation, SJW faculty artist and vocalist Valerie Troutt will discuss the lives and work of several of the mist influential black women artists, as well as play music that will leave a lasting impression on you.
New Orleans is where it all started. One of Nola’s favorite sons (Louis Armstrong himself) was once described as “the source and the river” of jazz. It’s no surprise that among the great practitioners of the art are dozens of amazing trumpet players from New Orleans. Trumpet master and SJW faculty member JJ Kirkpatrick will give you a fascinating tour of this royal lineage, and he’ll play some music that will blow the roof off.
In this live online presentation for aspiring young jazz players, Steven Lugerner will show you how the pros learn jazz compositions and standards quickly by:
Steven will use this approach when he teaches SJW’s new online class for young musicians aged 18 and younger: the Miles Ahead Institute.
Very few musicians have delved as deep into the genius that is Jackie McLean more than SJW’s faculty and camp director, Steven Lugerner. Steven will present recordings of some of Jackie’s unique compositions, and talk about the impact Jackie’s music has had on Steven’s own band, JACKNIFE. In this 90-minute live presentation, Steven will discuss aspects of the music that made Jackie such a visionary, as well as Jackie’s life and history.
Carmen is not only one of SJW’s most beloved faculty members and festival artists, she’s also in the international spotlight as the pianist and musical director for NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater. She’s performed with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and many other jazz legends. In this 90-minute live presentation, Carmen will dazzle and entertain you as she takes you through the history of the great jazz pianists, and how their pianistic mastery pushed jazz forward.
SJW founder and artistic director Jim Nadel has presented many of the world’s legendary jazz artists, and he’s engaged them to teach at SJW’s jazz camps, too. The time Jim’s spent with these great players has yielded a deep understanding and love of the music — and some pretty entertaining stories, too. Jim will roll back the hands of time to share moments from SJW’s history including some never-heard-before recordings and interviews of some of your favorite jazz musicians.
From Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25, you’ll have access to pre-recorded video content by SJW faculty members, including:
1959 was a watershed year for great jazz. An astonishing number of the best and most popular recordings ever were recorded or released in that year, including Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and Cannonball Adderley’s Something’ Else. Bassist and educator Noah Garabedian will spin cuts from these and several lesser-known gems, as he discusses the artists and the work that went into their creation.
Alto saxophonist Caroline Davis is one of SJW’s essential workers, bringing her master of jazz and her teaching chops to Jazz Camp and to Jazz Camp Online. Caroline will spotlight the great alto sax master Lee Konitz, who was one of her big influences and a mentor as well. She’ll talk about his recordings, his approach to improvisation, and everything else that went in to making his voice one of the most recognizable in jazz. You know the music is going to be hot, too.
SJW founder and artistic director Jim Nadel has presented many of the world’s legendary jazz artists, and he’s engaged them to teach at SJW’s jazz camps, too. The time Jim’s spent with these great players has yielded a deep understanding and love of the music — and some pretty entertaining stories, too. Jim will roll back the hands of time to share moments from SJW’s history including some never-heard-before recordings and interviews of some of your favorite jazz musicians.
From Friday, November 20 through Sunday, November 22, you’ll have access to pre-recorded video content by SJW faculty members, including::
