| Schedule of Events | |
| Date and Time | Description |
| Thursday, October 26, 7:30 pm | Concert Band Clinic |
| Friday, October 27, 11 am | Jazz History Lecture |
| Friday, October 27, 12 noon | Saxophone Master Class |
| Friday, October 27, 1 pm | Jazz Improvisation Class |
| Individual instruction in Saxophone, Improvisation, and Composition is also available. Email me for details and to schedule a lesson. | |
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As usual,
Andy keeps everything happening... at once! and I didn't have time to get
a lot of pictures of these events. However, I hope to be able to
get some frames captured from video and post in the near future.
Working with his community band on a calypso tune was a bunch of fun. This is a great group of student and community members who exude love of music and the love of playing it. Big kudos to Andy for being able to manifest this spirit in all of his ensembles. In the Jazz History lecture I presented some ideas about the characteristics of Bebop and discussed how Cool Jazz and Hard Bop were each reactionary outgrowths of Bebop traditions. My comments and examples elicited a lively exchange with the small class, which I was very happy to engage. The Saxophone Master Class dealt with concepts of tone production. The Jazz Improvisation Class dealt with techniques to allow musicians to play what they were hearing and then used sections of Miles Davis' (?) Lady Bird to apply some of these techniques. Be sure to keep your ear to the ground for an exciting new jazz camp that Andy's planning for June of 2001. It's specifically dedicated to serve the youth of south Chicago and will certainly be an important program for years to come! |