study rhythmic analysis, strengthen their understanding of basic jazz rhythms,
and explore polyrhythms. All students will be given an opportunity to play drums
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Vinnie Sperrazza, director
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For beginner to advanced students ages 12-18
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July 29 - August 9, 2013
JCC Jazz Camp 9th Season Study jazz in a friendly, encouraging environment with professional jazz musicians from New York City. Daily schedule includes workshops, ensemble rehearsals, a performance forum and master classes. The camp runs Monday thru Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In our LISTENING LAB, the faculty presents the classic jazz recordings that form the foundation of a jazz learning experience. Students are taught to listen actively and make informed observations on what they hear. Students will also learn the basics of and participate in discussions ofjazz history, and will learn how that history relates to their own musical experience. RHYTHM WORKSHOP is designed to heighten students' awareness of rhythm and tempo. Students study rhythmic analysis, strengthen their understanding of basic jazz rhythms, and explore polyrhythms. All students will be given an opportunity to play drums in the workshop.
Sample Daily Schedule 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
In our MUSIC THEORY class, students reinforce a basic understanding of music theory, and learn how it applies to jazz improvisation. The class is taught in beginner and advanced levels. PERFORMANCE FORUM is a daily performance opportunity and mini-concert with a casual atmosphere. Combos are encouraged to perform every day, and the class also provides an opportunity for faculty to demonstrate through performances, for students to form ad-hoc ensembles, and for ad-hoc student-faculty groups to perform.
VINNIE SPERRAZZA, camp director Drummer Vinnie Sperrazza earned a degree in jazz studies from William Paterson University. While at WPU, he began a long-term musical relationship with the legendary pianist James Williams, which continued until Mr. Williams' passing in July 2004. Through the auspices of Mr. Williams, Vinnie performed in many memorable concerts and recordings with such individuals as Steve Wilson, Bill Mobley, Richard Davis, Mulgrew Miler, and Clark Terry. Since moving to Brooklyn in 2002, he has been an in-demand sideman, and has made a name for himself as a leader. The Matt Blostein/Vinnie Sperrazza Band has performed extensively in support of their album Ursa Minor, on Envoi Recordings. In April 2009, Fresh Sound Records released the first album by the Vinnie Sperrazza Trio, Peak Inn. As active an educator as he is a performer, Vinnie is the jazz program coordinator at both Queens College Center for Preparatory Studies in Music and the JCC Thurnauer School of Music. Vinnie is also a Midori and Friends Teaching Artist and has his own private teaching practice at his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. MATT BLOSTEIN, saxophone
Saxophonist Matt Blostein has toured with Maynard Ferguson and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, Ravinia Jazz Festival, and at the Thailand Cultural Center. He attended the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Mark Turner, Bob Mintzer and Dick Oatts. Matt is also currently on faculty at the Larchmont Music Academy, and co-leads a band with Vinnie Sperrazza. He also works frequently as a freelance music composer/producer for the media.
Warm-up/Listening Jazz Combo Lunch Theory/Rhythm Jazz Combo Performance Forum
Our small JAZZ COMBOS are the foundation of our program. Each student will be placed in a combo of four to six students, plus one faculty member. Students will learn jazz compositions by ear and through reading, study basic and advanced improvisation skills, be encouraged to improvise solos, and have opportunities to perform in our daily Performance Forum.
Faculty
GEOFF KRALY, bass
How to Apply ADMISSION is by audition for students ages 12 to 18. Please contact Vinnie Sperrazza directly at
[email protected] to schedule an audition. TUITION for the two-week week program is $975 for JCC members and $1,080 for non-members. The oneweek program is $580 for members and $660 for nonmembers. Tuition must be paid in full at the time of registration. To register or pay in scheduled installments, call Mimoza Necaj at 201.408.1466. Limited need-based scholarships are available. AUDITION/INTERVIEW Students must bring their instruments (Electric guitarists and electric bassists do NOT need to bring amps.). Drummers should bring sticks only, and may prepare and present a jazz piece.
Geoff Kraly--electric bassist, composer, producer, and bandleader--is a resident of Brooklyn. He is active on the New York creative music scene and in demand as a rock and studio bassist. Kraly is involved with several diverse projects including a duo with drummer Josh Dion, the punk-rock-tinged efforts of Ghost Robot Ninja Bear, and with Matt Blostein and Vinnie Sperrazza’s jazz group. Before coming to New York, he studied at Northwestern University, where he earned a B.M. in music cognition, studying the cognitive processes involved in learning, performing, and listening to music. While in the Chicago area he studied with Steve Rodby. Kraly cites weekly performances with pianist Rick Montalbano and several appearances with Victor Wooten as important and favorite landmarks among his early experiences as a musician. He has taught ensembles as well as private guitar and bass students at Queens College CPSM preparatory school, Landmark & Coalition Public Schools, and Northwestern University’s NHSMI. He currently teaches at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades and the Larchmont Music Academy.
JACOB SACKS, piano
Jacob Sacks is one of the most creative pianists on the New York City jazz scene. He is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, and was a 1995 Presidential Scholar in the Arts and a 1999 finalist in the International Thelonious Monk Piano Competition. His strong individual voice has been heard in a variety of settings, ranging from the mainstream jazz traditions of the Mingus Big Band and Orchestra, to the compositional free jazz style of the Mat Maneri ensemble, to the vamp-based fusion of Dave Binney's Balance. Jacob tours, performs, and does clinics regularly in Europe, Canada, and the United States. He has released six recordings as a leader or co-leader and has appeared on 15 other recordings as a sideman. Jacob has performed with Clark Terry, Paul Motian, Joe Maneri, Charles Gayle, Eddie Henderson, Christian McBride, Brian Blade, Tony Malaby, Chris Potter, Mark Turner, Ben Monder, Adam Rogers, Kenny Wollesen, Gene Jackson, and Matt Wilson.
