Jazz Combo Camp Week 3

June 12-16 – 9am – 3pm – FULL
Traditional Swing/Big Band Era

June 26-30 – 9am – 3pm – FULL
Bebop/Cool Jazz

July 10-14 – 9am – 3pm – FULL
Contemporary/Groove Jazz

July 17-21 – 9am – 3pm – LIMITED SPACE
Latin/Afro-Cuban Jazz with Steel Drums

Jazz Combo Camp is a 5-day camp for students in grades 7-12  interested in learning improvisational skills by playing in a jazz combo with similarly skilled peers. The workshop consists of daily two-hour combo sessions, basic jazz theory classes, and one evening concert. Additionally, each student receives one additional 45-minute private or small-group (sectional) instructional session focused on her/his instrument.

Designed for students who can read music and want to advance their playing and improvisational skills. The standard jazz combo consists of piano, bass, guitar, drums and one or two “horns” (sax, trumpet, trombone, etc.) but there are no restrictions on what instruments may participate. Workshop participants can play saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, flute, vibes, guitar, bass, piano, voice, and drums.

The Jazz Girls Combo is a program within the camp to provide a supportive and fun musical environment for girls interested in learning more about jazz.

Guest Instructors:

Week 1:

Emilio Terranova – Director of Jazz Ensembles, Coastal Carolina University

Marissa Terranova – Adjunct instructor of trumpet, Coastal Carolina University

Week 2: 

Robert Lewis – Director of Jazz Studies, College of Charleston

Matthew White – Director of Jazz Studies, University of South Carolina

Emilio Terranova – Director of Jazz Ensembles, Coastal Carolina University

Marissa Terranova – Adjunct instructor of trumpet, Coastal Carolina University

Week 3:

Colleen Clark – Assistant professor of Jazz Studies, University of South Carolina

Demetrius Doctor – Pianist, leader of the contemporary jazz group “Momentum”

Week 4:

Alva Anderson – Vocalist, Board Chair, Charleston Jazz

Dan Moretti – Professor of Jazz Studies, Berklee College of Music

Gino Castillo – Afro-Cuban percussionist and bandleader

Cost:
$230 per week. 10% discount for current Charleston Jazz Academy students
$100 due upon registration. Balance due June 1. Extended Day and limited scholarships are available.  Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Location:

Charleston Jazz Academy

3005 West Montague Avenue, Suite 200

North Charleston, SC 29418

This project is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the S.C. Department of Education, which received funding from the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) funds.