Jazz and Latin Jazz Rating 5

Department - ENS
Offered - Fall, Spring, Summer
Course number - ENJZ-307

The Jazz and Latin Jazz ensemble will study Latin-influenced jazz and perform the music of contemporary artists that mix jazz harmony and improvisation while performing over Latin grooves. In this course, students will participate in weekly supervised rehearsals. Students will gain experience in performing styles and rhythms as they apply to rhythm section playing and instrumental solo performance techniques in the Afro-Cuban style. Emphasis will be given to stylistic integrity, as well as, melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic accuracy and improvisational techniques.

Credits: 1
Course Chair: Ron Savage
Prerequisites: Overall ensemble rating 5
Required of: None
Electable by: All