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SUMMER JAZZ WORKSHOP
June 29 - July 2
An intensive four-day experience culminating in public performance with international guest artists, our process-oriented curriculum is designed to balance combo, one-on-one coaching, master class and public performance environments in a supportive atmosphere, guided by the finest regional and national musician-educators.
In a nurturing and user-friendly manner, our students are led through highly educational and inspirational activities in a convenient day-school environment, culminating in a grand concert.
We will again present our “Big Band Lab” in which students develop skills in large ensemble sight-reading and phrasing.
All students 18 and under are eligible for the program. Our policy is to accept promising, motivated students at all levels of expertise. Those accepted will be placed in a combo with others of comparable experience at improvising. Additional performance opportunities are offered at the NYS Fair and at "Jazz in the Square."
Our program is located in the Art and Home Center at the NYS Fairgrounds. The school day is 9AM — 5PM, with a Grand Finale on Thursday evening. No transportation is provided by the program.
Enrollment is not rigidly based on big band instrumentation. Students who play any instrument, not only those associated with the jazz ensemble, may attend.
No auditions are necessary for admission to the program. Simply fill out the REGISTRATION FORM and mail to the CNYJAF with your deposit. On the first day of the program, short placement auditions will be held in order to place students in the ensemble most appropriate to their skill level.
Students should bring a self-prepared piece with CD accompaniment, and/or be prepared to sight-read and improvise to CD accompaniment provided.
Tuition for the entire workshop and evening performance with our national guest artist-clinician is $325. A $75 minimum deposit is due with each registration with the balance ($250) due by May 30, 2008.
ADDITIONAL SIBLINGS MAY ATTEND!!!!!!
SAVE $100 on each additional family member (18 and under) registered by May 30, 2008
For more information call 315-479-5299
Sponsored by:
SummerJazz Workshop 2008 Artist in Residence
Michael Philip Mossman
Trumpeter, arranger and composer Michael Philip Mossman is currently lead trumpeter with Jazz at Lincoln Center's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. He is arguably the world's most in-demand "triple threat" in the jazz music industry. We are delighted that he is able to be a part of our program this year.
He has been active in music education throughout his career, holding positions on the faculties of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Rutgers University, The New School for Social Research and the New Jersey Summer Arts Institute, among others. Michael is currently Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the Aaron Copeland School of Music at Queens College in New York City.
Michael has toured and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Mintzer, Steve Turre, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, the Charles Mingus Orchestra, Benny Carter, the Gil Evans Orchestra and the Count Basie Orchestra, to name just a few. An active Yamaha clinician, he devotes significant time to nurturing the talent of young improvisers.
SummerJazz Workshop is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, the office of State Senator John DeFrancisco, and Onondaga County as administered by the Cultural Resources Council.
