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Jazz Combo: Small Ensemble (Adults)

Jazz Combo: Small Ensemble (Adults)
Jazz Combo
  • Price:  $585
  • Available:  September 25, 2023 - May 27, 2024
  • Days:  Monday;Tuesday;Wednesday
  • Time:  5:00-10:30 pm
  • Instructor:  Michael Occhipinti
  • Discipline:  Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Drum Set, Brass, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Double Bass, Clarinet, Saxophone
  • Course Type:  Small Ensembles
  • Student Type:  Adults
  • Difficulty:  Intermediate, Advanced

Course Description

Calling all intermediate and advanced jazz enthusiasts!

Save $100 on Tuition!
Register for both Jazz Combo and Jazz Improv & Theory class and receive a rebate of $100 on total tuition!
Whether you're a guitarist, bass player, pianist, saxophonist, clarinetist, brass player, or percussionist, Juno Award-nominee Michael Occhipinti wants you for his ensemble! Develop your musicianship by performing an eclectic repertoire drawn from the rich history of jazz.

Time signatures, rhythm, and chord and scale theory are discussed in relation to each piece the group studies, but the bulk of class time is spent performing and learning how to solo.

Prerequisites: The ability to play scales in multiple keys (e.g. C Major, E flat Major, A Major, and B flat Major) and to read through lead sheets (e.g. a jazz tune like Blue Monk out of a Fake Book). Piano players should be able to voice chords with notation (e.g. knowing that a C Major 7 chord contains the notes C,E,G, B without those four notes notated), and guitarists should be able to play movable chord shapes for common jazz chords such as Dmin7, G7, CMaj7, Amin7b5. Students need not be experienced improvisers. This course aims to develop the instinct within the performer. Ensembles are put together depending on experience, age, and interests.

Students will have an interview with the instructor either by phone, email, or in person to determine placement. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evening groups scheduled by instructor in consultation with registered students.

If you are interested in joining, please contact instructor Michael Occhipinti at [email protected].

NOTE: Exact start times, dates, and class placements will be decided by the instructor one week before the class start date. If you are interested in joining classes already in progress, please contact instructor Michael Occhipinti at [email protected].
 
Course Name Term Class Duration Times Dates Instructor Tuition  
Jazz Combo (MONDAY) Fall 75 minutes 75-minute classes scheduled
by instructor between 6:00 - 10:30 pm
Sep 25, 2023 -
Jan 29, 2024
Michael Occhipinti $585 CONTACT US
Jazz Combo (TUESDAY) Fall 75 minutes 75-minute classes scheduled
by instructor between 6:00 - 10:30 pm
Sep 26, 2023 - 
Jan 23, 2024
Michael Occhipinti $585 CONTACT US
Jazz Combo (WEDNESDAY) Fall 75 minutes 75-minute classes scheduled
by instructor between 8:30 - 10:30 pm
Sep 27, 2023 -
Jan 24, 2024
Michael Occhipinti $585 CONTACT US
Jazz Combo (MONDAY) Spring 75 minutes 75-minute classes scheduled
by instructor between 6:00 - 10:30 pm
Feb 5, 2024 - 
May 27, 2024
Michael Occhipinti $585 Register
Jazz Combo (TUESDAY) Spring 75 m`inutes 75-minute classes scheduled
by instructor between 6:00 - 10:30 pm
Jan 30, 2024 -
May 7, 2024
Michael Occhipinti $585 Register
Jazz Combo (WEDNESDAY) Spring 75 minutes 75-minute classes scheduled
by instructor between 8:30 - 10:30 pm
Jan 31, 2024 -
May 8, 2024
Michael Occhipinti $585 Contact Us