Study songwriting at SJW
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Rebecca Martin returns to SJW this summer to lead an expanded program for aspiring songwriters. Taking place during Jazz Residency (July 31 – August 5), the SJW Songwriting Program offers students an opportunity to become immersed in the craft of creating and performing original songs with Rebecca and two additional rising stars of the New York jazz and songwriting scene: Gretchen Parlato and Becca Stevens. Collectively, these three talented musicians have collaborated with the greatest talents in the songwriting and jazz worlds today, including Norah Jones, Jesse Harris, Brad Mehldau, Esperanza Spalding, Wayne Shorter, Paul Motian, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Taylor Eigsti, Larry Grenadier, and many more.
Open to all instrumentalists and vocalists, expanded Songwriting Program offers a full schedule of classes and activities, including a daily theory class focused on turning original songs into charts that any musician can read, a daily masterclass that addresses many topics related to the art of songwriting, rehearsals, and workshops where participants can share ideas and get feedback from fellow students and Songwriting faculty. Students will perform their songs-in-progress for each other each day, under the direction of Rebecca, Gretchen, and Becca, and with support from other Jazz Residency faculty such as Larry Grenadier, Reid Anderson, and Jenny Scheinman.
Please note that students enrolled in the Songwriting Program have activities during both the early and late combo periods, so they will not also be able to play in a student combo or participate in the Vocal Performance program.
The Songwriting Program will conclude at the end of the week-long workshop with public performances at a popular venue on the Stanford University campus on Friday, August 5; please note that Songwriting Program participants will not perform at the Thursday night Participant Recital.
Rebecca says the goals of the Songwriting Program are “to inspire, instruct, facilitate, and empower songwriters to craft meaningful songs through self exploration, collaborations, and band performances.”
For more information about the Songwriting Program, please write toIvor Holloway.
Click on a name to learn more about Rebecca Martin, Gretchen Parlato, and Becca Stevens.
To register, click on the Register button above and be sure to check the Songwriting option.
2011 official Festival lineup released
Alright, jazz fans, here’s the part you’ve been waiting for: The official lineup for the 2011 Stanford Jazz Festival, June 24 – August 6. Tickets go on sale on May 2! All events on the Stanford campus at Dinkelspiel Auditorium or Campbell Recital Hall.
Opening Night
- 6/24 | Allen Toussaint | 8 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 6/25 | Early Bird Jazz for Kids: Jim Nadel and Friends | 10 a.m. Dinkelspiel
- 6/25 | The New Gary Burton Quartet with Julian Lage, Scott Colley, and Antonio Sanchez | 8 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 6/26 | Unforgettable: A Tribute to Nat “King” Cole featuring Allan Harris | 2:30 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 6/26 | Brazilian Bossa Nova with the Oscar Castro-Neves Duo | 7:30 p.m. Campbell
Two nights! Rare Bay Area appearance!
- 6/30 and 7/1 | Milton Nascimento | 8 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 7/2 | Anat Cohen Quartet | 8 p.m. Campbell
- 7/3 | For Singing and Swinging: The Great American Songsmiths featuring Clairdee, Bobbe Norris, and Larry Dunlap | 2:30 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 7/8 | Claudia Acuña | 8 p.m. Campbell
- 7/9 | Early Bird Jazz for Kids: Keith Terry and the Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble | 10 a.m. Dinkelspiel
- 7/9 | Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes | 8 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 7/10 | Everything You Wanted to Know About Jazz | 2:30 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 7/10 | Marcus Shelby Orchestra Featuring Faye Carol, Kenny Washington, Jeannine Anderson, and Howard Wiley | 7:30 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 7/15 | Ken Peplowski Quartet | 8 p.m. Campbell
- 7/16 | Bird with Strings featuring Andrew Speight | 8 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 7/17 | The Heath Brothers | 7:30 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 7/18 | Scott Amendola/Charlie Hunter Duo | 7:30 p.m. Campbell
- 7/19 | Jeb Patton Trio featuring Albert “Tootie” Heath | 7:30 p.m. Campbell
- 7/20 | Pamela Rose Presents Wild Women of Song | 7:30 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 7/21 | Stanford Jazz Mentors | 7:30 p.m. Campbell
- 7/22 | Jazz Camp Student Recital | 6 p.m. multiple venues
- 7/23 | John Calloway and the Latin Collective | 8 p.m. Campbell
- 7/24 | Ruth Davies’ Blues Night with Special Guest Robben Ford | 7:30 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 7/25 | Judi Silvano with Special Guest Joe Lovano | 7:30 p.m. Campbell
- 7/26 | Edmar Castaneda Trio | 7:30 p.m. Campbell
- 7/27 | Victor Lin presents the Music of The Beatles | 7:30 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 7/28 | Yosvany Terry Quartet plus Guests | 7:30 p.m. Campbell
- 7/29 | Jazz Camp Student Recital | 6 p.m. multiple venues
- 7/30 | A Tribute to Electric Miles Featuring Wallace Roney and Ndugu Chancler | 8 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 7/31 | The Bill Frisell 858 Quartet | 8 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 8/1 | Joe Lovano and Friends | 8 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 8/2 | The Bad Plus | 8 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 8/3 | Taylor Eigsti Quartet with Tillery: featuring Rebecca Martin, Gretchen Parlato, and Becca Stevens | 8 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 8/4 | Jazz Residency Participant Recital | 6 p.m. multiple venues
- 8/5 | SJW All-Star Jam Session | 8 p.m. Dinkelspiel
- 8/6 | George Cables Trio and Madeline Eastman | 8 p.m. Campbell
SJW announces 2011 Jazz Festival
Providing an intimate interaction of jazz and community found nowhere else, the Stanford Jazz Festival is pleased to announce the lineup of its 40th season. Beginning on June 24 with Grammy®-winning, New Orleans-based living legend Allen Toussaint (at right), presenting rare appearances by the great Brazilian songwriter and singer Milton Nascimento, and winding up in August with an all-star week that includes Joe Lovano and the Bad Plus, the Festival will present upwards of 100 of the world’s greatest jazz artists in the comfortable and convenient setting of the Stanford University campus.
Unique among jazz festivals in the way it brings great jazz artists together to collaborate and to work closely with students, the Stanford Jazz Festival is the result of the vision of founder and Artistic and Executive Director Jim Nadel (pictured, left). “Our community-based approach to teaching and nurturing jazz has resonated with a great many musicians over the years,” says Nadel. “The musicians’ love for the music and the open exchange of ideas have been the key ingredients in the success of our Jazz Camp and Jazz Residency programs as well as the world-class performances that characterize the Stanford Jazz Festival.”
As he’s done for each of the Festival seasons since 1972, Nadel has put together a compelling mix of styles and talent that includes living legends of jazz (Allen Toussaint, Oscar Castro-Neves, George Cables, Milton Nascimento – pictured right, Ndugu Chancler, and Jimmy and Tootie Heath), international marquee artists (Gary Burton, Bill Frisell, Irvin Mayfield, Wallace Roney, Robben Ford, Bill Charlap, and Renee Rosnes), and buzz-generating younger musicians (Gretchen Parlato, Anat Cohen, Claudia Acuña, Charlie Hunter, Scott Amendola, Marcus Shelby, Taylor Eigsti, Julian Lage, and Yosvany Terry).
Underscoring the status of the Stanford Jazz Workshop’s programs as among the elite in all of jazz education, well over half of this year’s Stanford Jazz Festival events feature performers who are alumni or faculty of the Jazz Camp or Jazz Residency programs, which run concurrently with the Festival between July 17 and August 5 this year. Among the superstar faculty and former students who will appear are Madeline Eastman (pictured left), Larry Grenadier, Jenny Scheinman, Ruth Davies, Ethan Iverson, Taylor Eigsti, Julian Lage, Victor Lin, Patrick Wolff, Bennett Paster, and Joe Gilman.
While Nadel often features his passion for bebop in his programming, his vision encompasses all styles. In 2011, Festival fans will be treated to a rainbow of world jazz, including Brazilian (two special shows with Milton Nascimento, Oscar Castro-Neves), Chilean (Claudia Acuña, pictured right), Colombian (Edmar Castaneda), and Afro-Cuban (Yosvany Terry). For classic standards and swing, the Festival has several special shows, including clarinetist Ken Peplowski; Unforgettable: A Tribute to Nat “King” Cole featuring vocalist Allan Harris; and For Singing and Swinging: The Great American Songsmiths featuring Clairdee and Bobbe Norris. Bassist Ruth Davies hosts the perennial favorite Blues Night, which this year features the world-renowned guitarist Robben Ford as the special guest artist.
Complete details on the 2011 Stanford Jazz Festival lineup will be available here by the end of April. Festival artist information will include song samples and video clips, so ticket buyers can sample each performance.
Tickets for the Stanford Jazz Festival go on sale May 2. Buy tickets by phone: 650-725-ARTS (2787). Buy tickets online by clicking the buttons on this page once they’re active on May 2. For more information, call 650-736-0324.
The Stanford Jazz Festival is presented by the jazz education nonprofit Stanford Jazz Workshop, in conjunction with presenting sponsor See’s Candies. Stanford Jazz Workshop has been bringing the best in jazz to local audiences and jazz musicians through both the festival and its summer education programs for youth and adults for nearly 40 years, and is funded in part by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
