2023 Jazz Combo Camp
Week 1: June 12 – 16
Week 2: June 26-30
Week 3: July 10-14
Week 4: July 17-21
9am – 3pmÂ
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:Â
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 . Limited scholarships are available.
Please contact jan@charlestonjazz.com for more information.
Where:
Charleston Jazz Academy: 3005 West Montague Avenue, Suite 200, North Charleston, SC 29418
