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SF Symphony, West Side Story Symphonic Dances
Composing and conducting are big jobs: composers imagine the music and write it down, and conductors work with orchestras to bring the music to life. But how do they come up with and communicate their ideas, and what inspires their musical talents? Get a glimpse of the diverse backgrounds and creative lives of these musical magicians as the SF Symphony and Resident Conductor Christian Reif explore the music of Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, and other great American musical heroes. Come…
Find out more »Aaron Germain’s Chance Ensemble at Bird and Beckett
Aaron Germain Chance Ensemble - jazz club! when lights are low... When Sat, May 26, 7:30pm – 10:00pm Description The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents... Aaron Germain, bass, leads the Chance Ensemble, Featuring Mary Fettig, saxophone and flute Murray Low, piano Jon Krosnik, drums A Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund date supported by Jazz in the Neighborhood!
Find out more »UNO Jazz Camp featuring the Jim Widner Big Band
Camp Faculty Saxophone Section Kim Richmond Mary Fettig Chip McNeill Gary Anderson Darren Pettit Trumpet Section John Harner Jason Johnson Mike "Gooch" Gurciullo Dave Scott Trombone Section Scott Whitfield Brett Stamps Pete Madsen Steve Wilson Rhythm Section Ken Kehner Rod Fleeman Gary Hobbs Jim Widner
Find out more »Monterey Jazz Festival Summer Jazz Camp
Join us on the beautiful Pebble Beach campus of Stevenson School for our fun and immersive summer jazz camp. We offer both day and residency camp options for all students. Play with talented and motivated students just like you, and study with world-class artists and educators. Open to all instrumentalists and vocalists in grade six through college freshman. Middle School Jazz Camp is available for students entering grade 6-9 in the fall of 2018. High School Jazz Camp is available…
Find out more »Lafayette Summer Jazz Workshop
Registration for the 2018 Workshop is open! 2018 fees, which covers a full week’s worth of master classes, music theory, jam sessions, combos, lunch and snacks each day: Tuition is $650 until March 1. After March 1, if registered by May 1, tuition is $670. After May 1, tuition is $690. Notice: $200 NON-REFUNDABLE registration fee included with tuition. No refunds available after May 1st.
Find out more »Andrea Motis Quintet with Wycliffe Gordon and the SJW 50/50 Jazz Orchestra, directed by Joan Chamorro
Andrea Motis Quintet with Wycliffe Gordon and the SJW 50/50 Jazz Orchestra, directed by Joan Chamorro Hot trumpet and sweet vocals, blazing trombone, combo and big band — don’t miss this show! Music fans who love jazz standards in small band and big band settings, interpreted with improvisation at the highest level in an exquisite hall: This is your show. Barcelona-bred prodigy Andrea Motis returns to SJW to share her astonishing trumpet and vocal talent, accompanied by her own band,…
Find out more »Dave Eshelman’s Jazz Garden Big Band at Yoshi’s
The Jazz Garden Big Band 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the 1978 Jazz Garden Big Band premier to a standing room only audience at the Eulipia Café in downtown San Jose. Over the four decades since, it has performed in dozens of bay area jazz clubs, concert halls and festivals. The band has backed guest artists such as Mel Torme, Joe Henderson and Bruce Forman in concert and on it's critically acclaimed cds: The Jazz Garden (1982) Deep Voices…
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