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The National Jazz Workshop
Virginia Location(s)
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Shenandoah University
1460 University Drive
Winchester, Virginia 22601
OTHER CAMP LOCATIONS:
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
WINTER (OFF-SEASON) OFFICE ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1049
Fort Myer, VA 22211
CAMPER AGES: 15-adult
TYPE OF CAMP: Overnight/Sleepaway.
CAMPER GENDER(S): Coed Campers.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: The National Jazz Workshop has set a standard of excellence for students, educators and performers who are serious about learning and mastering the language of the definitive American art form, Jazz. Held on the campus of Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA, the National Jazz Workshop offers an intensive, fully comprehensive curriculum for jazz studies to include improvisation, big band and small-group performance, composition, arranging, music recording and production, and instrumental master classes. This workshop is inspired by the legendary Stan Kenton Jazz Camp model, first held in 1959 at Indiana University, where, as Kenton would say, students would "take a bath in jazz."
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Music/Band, and more.
CAMP LOCATION: Shenandoah Conservatory is located 80 miles west of Washington DC. The George Mason is located 15 miles west of Washington DC. Duquesne University is in Pittsburgh PA
CAMP FACILITIES: Students are house in college dormitories at Shenandoah and Duquesne Universities. The Workshop at George Mason University is a day camp.
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: The National Jazz Workshop faculty represents the best jazz educators and performers from Washington, DC, an area known worldwide as one of the nation’s most prestigious and innovative centers for jazz performance. Throughout the week students will receive instruction and coaching from National Jazz Workshop staff that is focused on raising the level of performance of each participant. The main goal of the workshop is to provide participants with the resources and direction to further develop and expand their individual skills throughout the year.
YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: The National Jazz Workshop also sponsors a year-round all-star high school big band. Auditions are held in the fall and rehearsals take place at George Mason University.
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
visit Our Camp Website Link: www.nationaljazzworkshop.org for dates and locations
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