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Todd Sickafoose's Tiny Resistors: New Music & Improvisations
Friday January 27, 8pm
($15/12)
Bassist/composer/producer Todd Sickafoose’s band is a marvel of musical cross-breeding, pairing indie rock muscle and whimsy with the extended forms, timbres, and sophistication of a jazz orchestra. Their recording "Tiny Resistors" (Cryptogramophone) has been called "thoroughly original, endlessly creative...one of the year's most compelling listens" (JazzTimes), "stunningly brilliant...a modern jazz masterpiece" (Bassplayer). Featuring Myra Melford, piano; Ara Anderson, trumpet; Josh Smith, tenor sax; John Gove, trombone; Todd Sickafoose, bass; and Jordan Glenn, drums.
Pusaka Sunda CD Release Concert
Saturday January 28, 8 pm
($15/12)
The 10-piece gamelan degung group Pusaka Sunda celebrates the release of Pusaka Sunda - Live at the Jazzschool, featuring gamelan compositions and suling improvisations by internationally-acclaimed flutist Burhan Sukarma. The Jazzschool’s intimate performance space provides the relaxed and inviting atmosphere for the communal music-making that is the soul of gamelan degung.
www.pusakasunda.org
Daria
Sunday January 29, 4:30 pm
($15/$12)
The powerful, soulful and sultry jazz vocalist Daria presents an afternoon of music from the 60s, 70s and more! Expect a fusion of Latin and Brazilian rhythms, fresh interpretations of standards and a sprinkling of originals. Featuring Jonathan Alford, piano; Jean Michel Huré, guitar; Sam Bevan, bass; and Michaelle Goerlitz, percussion..
First Rate. - Don Heckman, L.A. Times
Daria is an outstanding vocal talent, equally facile in straight ahead swinging, ballads, and Latin tunes.....In sum, Daria is the real deal.
- William Grim, AllAboutJazz
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Sunday, January 29
Altered Dominant and Dominant 13(b9) Chords —The How, When and Why of Using Them
These two chords provide rich colors that are essential to the palette of intermediate and advanced jazz players. This workshop takes a deep look at the chords and their accompanying scales, examining how each is constructed, why they are constructed that way, and how to they may be used to maximal effect. Their sounds are contrasted within the context of jazz (e.g. when should one be used rather than the other?), listening to examples of their use. Additional topics include: different types of “outness” and lydian dominant, the “sister” of the altered sound. This workshop is appropriate for students without prior exposure to the subject, as well as students familiar with melodic minor and diminished harmony who wish to deepen their understanding.
10:30 am – 1:30 pm
anton schwartz
$45 advance purchase/$60 day of the workshop
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Sunday, January 29
Sus Chords: The How, When and Why of Using Them
This workshop takes a deep look at suspended dominant chords. We discuss how they operate and listen to examples of their use. Topics include: traditional versus modern use, sus-flat-9, sus-add-3, relation to II-V-I progressions, techniques for improvisation.
Prerequisites: basic music theory.
2 – 4 pm
anton schwartz
$30 advance purchase/$45 day of the workshop
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Sunday, January 29
Michele Rosewoman Composition Workshop
Many musicians feel they don’t know how to compose. Where to begin? Experienced composers often feel ”stuck” — out of ideas or perspective on how to develop an idea they have. Visiting instructor Michele Rosewoman demonstrates that all you need is a starting point and just about any will do. Students begin new compositions and
receive guidance on realizing their unique personal preferences and how to apply them to the process of composing. Students learn practical approaches to developing their ideas and how to further the conception of their individual pieces. Instructor utilizes recorded music to discuss and convey compositional goals and effects, and demonstrates methods for adjusting, elaborating upon and extending musical thought through melodic, harmonic and rhythmic possibilities and thematic development. Students are also invited to bring in compositions for feedback. Students should bring their instruments, music paper and a recording device. For all levels.
1 – 4 pm
michele rosewoman
$45 advance purchase/$60 day of the workshop
New York-based pianist/composer Michele Rosewoman has performed with great musicians from both the jazz and Latin music worlds, including Jimmy Heath, Julian Priester, Gary Bartz, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, Reggie Workman, Greg Osby, Gary Thomas, Steve Coleman, Miguel Zenon, James Spaulding, Billy Hart, Terri Lyne Carrington, Celia Cruz, Paquito D’Rivera, Cuban master Orlando ‘Puntilla’ Rios, Andy Gonzalez, Pedro Martinez and many others.
A fearless bandleader and mentor, Rosewoman expands horizons and boundaries while remaining firmly rooted in tradition. Her ‘Quintessence’ ensemble brings together some of the most inventive voices in jazz while ‘New Yor-Uba’, with its uncompromising synthesis of contemporary jazz and traditional religious Cuban folkloric music, unites master musicians from both musical worlds. Ms. Rosewoman has received great critical acclaim and prestigious awards; highlights include major support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America and an ASCAP/Meet the Composer Commission. She has performed at festivals, colleges, concert halls and clubs and conducted educational workshops throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe.
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Sunday, January 29
Michele Rosewoman Jazz Piano Master Class
Topics covered include: integrating the hands to develop a fuller sound and maximizing their potential by moving beyond traditional right and left hand roles; voicing melodies with full two-handed chords and developing greater fluency in playing altered and unaltered chords across the entire range of the instrument; and developing a deeper understanding of rhythmic possibility and its application, utilizing various right hand/left hand independence exercises. For intermediate to advanced players.
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
michele rosewoman
$30 advance purchase/$45 day of the workshop
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