Join Grammy-nominated saxophonist & Berklee College of Music Professor Tia Fuller  and the 2020 JEN Sisters in Jazz Collegiate Combo for a virtual roundtable on discussion exploring topics important to women and non-binary artists in today’s jazz scene & gig economy. (1pm EST 3pm MST) Topics will include: Effective band leader / Egoless interaction Performance / Stage Performance / Presentation Business / Management / Agent mindset Marketing & Branding Plus a live Q & A with the Facebook Live audience.…

Join renowned jazz composers and Young Composer Showcase mentors Greg Yasinitsky, Roxy Coss, Socrates Garcia, Ryan Middagh, and past Young Composer Showcase Selectees Phillip Ryan Goss, Annie Booth, and Gabriel Severn for a round table conversation about all things jazz composition. Ryan Middagh, Director of the JEN's Young Composer Showcase Program will moderate the panel as they discuss: · How they got started as jazz composers · Their personal compositional process · The mentor - mentee relationship · Virtual composition…

Gift of Jazz Summer Online Classes—Saturdays, July 11 – August 15 Peter Stoltzman will lead classes this semester Offered Online through Zoom’s Web Conferencing Application! Click here for more info Applied Theory in Jazz Improvisation: Finding Your Own Voice Saturdays 10:00 am – 11:30 am This class addresses strategic thinking in improvisation. Students will analyze specific phrases, generalize the theory, and organize their thinking and practice strategically. Students will improvise and then self-transcribe, as well as compose their “ideal improvisation”…

Gift of Jazz Summer Online Classes—Saturdays Peter Stoltzman will lead classes this semester Offered Online through Zoom’s Web Conferencing Application! Click here for more info Jazz Composition: Fusion and Modern Gospel Styles Saturdays 11:45 am – 1:15 pm This class delves into the modern branches off of jazz, beginning in the 1970s, specifically Fusion and contemporary Gospel styles. From Miles and Herbie and Chick Corea in the 1970s through the Brecker Brothers, Yellowjackets, Weather Report, and more, jazz fusion styles…

Gift of Jazz Summer Online Classes—Saturdays, July 11 – August 15 Peter Stoltzman will lead classes this semester Offered Online through Zoom’s Web Conferencing Application! Click here for more info Jazz Piano: Hard Bop – From Horace to Herbie Saturdays 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Jazz in the 1950’s was transitioning away from being America’s favorite popular music. Beboppers and free jazzers turned jazz towards an artistic pursuit that wasn’t for dancing or for consumption by the masses. However, the…

Gift of Jazz Autumn online classes - Saturdays, September 26-November 14 Daryl Gott will lead classes this semester Offered Online through Zoom’s Web Conferencing Application! Click here for more info A comprehensive approach to understanding and applying jazz theory to improvisation Saturdays 10:00 am – 11:30 am This eight week class, taught by saxophonist Daryl Gott, will develop your understanding of the connection between jazz theory and its application in improvisation. Students will learn fluidity on basic triads, seventh chords…