Summer course Training session

New York Jazz Workshop

City: ニ ュ ー ヨ ー ク

Jam with popular professional musicians in New York, the mecca of jazz!

Jazz improvisation and Brazilian music courses for beginners to advanced players, regardless of guitar, vocals, drums, piano and musical instruments.Learn master classes and jam sessions intensively.
2024 year 7 month 16 day to 8 month 23 day
An intensive 3-4 day jazz summer seminar will be held in Manhattan, New York, a place that every jazz fan dreams of.In the workshop, you will learn jazz through various themes such as bebop jazz, jazz improvisation, guitar, piano/keyboard, vocals, and Brazilian music.The instructors are all current and popular musicians in the New York jazz scene and special guests.For example, Improv is a leading saxophone player and New School University assistant professor, Mark Mommers, a native New Yorker who not only performs, but also teaches at New York University, Columbia University School of Music, etc. Tony Moreno also wrote the textbook "Rhythmic Studies for All Instruments" and has taught many students.Guitar players include Kenny Wessel, who teaches at the City College of New York School of Music and the Western Connecticut State University School of Music.The person in charge of jazz vocals is Michelle Walker, a multitalented singer with a beautiful and unique voice who is based in New York and has established an original sound that ranges from standard to contemporary pop.The Brazilian music will be performed by up-and-coming musicians currently active in New York, including Brazilian-born pianist and 2020 Grammy Award nominee Vitor Goncalves.At individual workshops, we plan to not only cover a variety of topics, but also reveal the secrets of their unique sound creation that breaks through the current situation.There are no auditions to participate.Depending on the course, there may be a concert at the end of the workshop in which all students participate.During the event, you can try your hand at jam sessions with sensei and many other live houses in New York's night scene.We are recruiting a limited number of people for each class, so if you would like to participate, please apply as soon as possible.
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■ Workshop period ■

2024 year 7 month 16 day to 8 month 23 day
* Please refer to the following as it depends on the course.

■ Courses held ■

Bebop Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Vocal, Brazilian Music, Jazz Piano/Keyboard
* Improvisation is applicable to all musical instruments.

■ Number of lessons ■

Master class, combo, jam session, etc.
* Contents vary depending on the course, professor, student level, and major.

■ Audition ■

None
* Depending on the course, you may be required to submit a recording in advance.

■ Workshop venue ■

Rehearsal studio in Manhattan

■ Workshop schedule ■

The course schedule will be announced locally.Please check on-site for details.
* Depending on the course and day, the course will be held from morning till evening every day.

<General schedule example>
Day 1: Depart from Japan and arrive at your accommodation
Day 2: Start of training
~
Last day of the course: End of the course
The day after the last day of the course: Departure from the airport by car
Two days after the last day of the course: Arrival in Japan

■ Songs / Number of songs ■

Nothing in particular

■ Practice room ■

None
* Practice rooms can be arranged at an additional charge.

■ Concert Opportunity ■

Depending on the course, there are performance opportunities such as jam sessions.

■ Accommodation ■

Homestay (single room).With meal (morning)
* Scheduled for Brooklyn and Queens in New York City.It is possible to change to the Manhattan area for an additional fee, but practice is not possible.
* If you cannot arrange a homestay where you can practice due to the application time, you can arrange a practice room for an additional fee.
* Hotel arrangements can be made at an additional charge.

■ Accommodation period ■

Check-in: The day before the start date of the course
Check-out: The day after the end of the course
* Extended nights and previous nights are possible
* If you wish, you can stay at the same rate for up to 7 nights, so please use it.
* Private lessons can be arranged separately outside the workshop period.Please contact your And Vision Counselor for more information.

■ Japanese interpreter / local support ■

▽ Local support
And Vision Local staff with telephone support (telephone only)

▽ Japanese interpreter during lessons
Japanese interpreters cannot be arranged.
* If you wish to have a private lesson separately, we can arrange a Japanese interpreter for the private lesson.

■ Airport transfer ■

Round-trip airport transfer included (New York)

■ Professors ■

▼ 4-day course
▽ Bebop Jazz
Period: July 2024th to July 7th, 16
Instructor: Sean Conley
(American bassist)
*Guest lecturers are also planned.

▽ Jazz guitar
Period: July 2024th to July 7th, 23
Kenny Wessel
(Lecturer, Faculty of Music, City College of New York, USA, Lecturer, Faculty of Music, Western Connecticut State University, USA, Former Professor, Faculty of Music, Long Island University, Brooklyn, USA)
&
Bruce Arnold
(Former lecturer in the jazz department at New School in the US, former lecturer in the music department at Princeton University in the US)
*Guest lecturers are also planned.

▽ Jazz improvisation
Period: July 2024th to July 7th, 30
Lecturer: Mark Momers
(Assistant Professor, Jazz Department, New School University, USA)
&
Tony Moreno
(Professor of Music and Performing Arts, Steinhardt, New York University, Lecturer, Department of Music, Columbia University, USA, Lecturer, Department of Music, City College, City University of New York, USA)

▽Jazz vocals
Period: July 2024th to July 8th, 6
Lecturer: Michelle Walker
(American jazz singer)
*Guest lecturers are also planned.

▽ Brazilian music
Period: July 2024th to July 8th, 20
Lecturer: Vitol Gonzalves
(American Jazz Pianist / Accordionist / Composer / Brazilian Music, Grammy Award Nomination)
*Guest lecturers are also planned.


▼ 3-day course
▽ Jazz piano / keyboard
Period: July 2024th to July 8th, 14
Lecturer: Amina Figarova
(American pianist)
&
Jacob Sachs
(American New School Jazz Department Lecturer)
&
Jim Riddle
(Lecturer, Department of Music, City College, City University of New York, USA)

■ Qualifications ■

Those over 18 years old with jazz experience

■ Price ■

4-day course: 486,790 yen (493,590 yen including tax)
3-day course: 459,230 yen (466,030 yen including tax)

■ What is included in the price ■

Course fee (tuition fee, attendance fee, facility usage fee, appearance participation fee when there is a concert, etc.), local accommodation arrangement fee, homestay accommodation fee (single room: practice possible), food fee (morning), airport transfer fee, local During your stay Support service fee (telephone only), overseas international remittance fee, overseas international remittance bank receipt fee, pre-departure support service fee, set discount

■ Clarify some of the items not included in the price ■

Airfare, Japanese translation fee, overseas travel accident insurance fee, city travel fee, telephone fee, all personal expenses during free time, etc.

■ Price / Schedule Supplement ■

● Please contact an And Vision Counselor as you may be able to take classes even during the period you have set.
● Depending on the local situation of the new corona infection, online lessons may be offered.Please note that if the course is offered, the fee will be charged excluding accommodation fees.The cancellation policy is based on the terms and conditions.

■ Application deadline ■

2024st deadline: April 4, 1 2024nd deadline: May 5, 1 XNUMXrd deadline: up to capacity
● Even before the application deadline, the deadline will be closed as soon as the capacity is reached.
● Even after the application deadline, you may be able to apply if there is a vacancy in the course, so please contact the And Vision Counselor.

■Notes■

* If you have an attendant, you will be charged a separate fee such as accommodation.Attendance fees may vary depending on the age of the student.
* If you are a minor, you will generally need to be accompanied, but please contact us.
* Please contact us if you are a group led by sensei.
* Separately, we can arrange a local language school (affiliated school) free of charge.
* Private lessons or group lessons can be arranged separately.
* Please contact an And Vision Counselor for paid rental of musical instruments.
* In addition to the above, please feel free to contact the And Vision Counselor for anything.
* This information is as of December 2023, 12.Information may change depending on the year and local circumstances, so please contact the And Vision Counselor for the latest information.
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