The Jazz Composition Festival opens with a master class featuring two of the most influential voices in jazz trombone: Jennifer Wharton and John Fedchock. Wharton, the powerhouse bass trombonist behind the Grammy-nominated Bonegasm, joins acclaimed trombonist and arranger Fedchock, leader of the celebrated New York Big Band, to share their unique perspectives on performance, improvisation, and composition.
Discover how physical conditioning and mental wellness can elevate your musical prowess to new heights, setting you on the path to mastery. Dive deep into personalized techniques for pre-instrument preparation, instrumental mastery, and artistic expression.
Allison Miller will deliver a drum set master class with emphasis on compositional applications as part of the Harmony and Jazz Composition Department's Jazz Composition Festival. This event is presented in in conjunction with the Percussion Department.
The Hidden Sounds of the Americas Seminar presents the sonic geography of our continent, from Alaska to Patagonia, with replicas of pre-Columbian instruments from the Maya, Aztec, Mochica, and Inca cultures (recovered and reconstructed by the members of the orchestra).
American pianist Terrence Wilson enjoys an active international concert career. A Grammy nominee and recipient of the Avery Fisher Grant, he has performed with the National Symphony as well as the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, San Francisco, and St. Louis, and the orchestras of Cleveland, Minnesota, and Philadelphia, as well as at the Verbier Festival and Lincoln Center.
Florence Price—the first female composer of color to achieve international recognition—stands as a true cultural hero. Join us for an unforgettable experience that blends history, discovery, and music, and deepens our understanding of Price and celebrates her enduring impact on the world.
This one-hour master class explores chord melody and reharmonization through live performance on the Venezuelan cuatro. The session demonstrates how a single melodic line can be reharmonized and developed in real time while maintaining groove, form, and cultural character.
Fast and Out XIII explores how to achieve a sophisticated "outside" guitar sound by integrating whole tone, diminished, augmented, and double augmented scales with the circle of fifths/fourths, the Mother Chord, and full chromaticism.
Joe Dart, bassist with Vulfpeck, gives us insight into his unconventional path to success with Vulfpeck, and as an in-demand bassist, writer, and producer. Dart will be joined by Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey who will ask the good questions, and maybe even get to the bottom of what is the best fingering for "Dean Town."
Philipp Gerschlauer and David Fiuczynski present a MikroJazz clinic with Planet MicroJam Institute alumni and students. They will present music from the MikroJazz record, and explain microtonal notation and soloing and comping methods. Q&A is welcome. This event is dedicated to the memory of Jack DeJohnette.
Lee Sklar (top) and Bass Bash No. 1 members (left to right): Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, and Joe Dart.
Legendary bassist Lee Sklar discusses the techniques behind his 25,000+ recordings and global arena tours. Joining him are Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten.
