Jazz Intensive (Summer)

Course Description

Join jazz artist Michael Occhipinti for this one-week, half-day summer intensive. Daily sessions will focus on ensemble playing, improvisation, skills development, and jazz theory. This program can accommodate a maximum of 16 players (8 per group) with one group rehearsaing in the morning and one in the afternoon, and a mid-day shared Jazz Theory session.

Daily Schedule:

9:30-11:00 am – Performance Group 1 (90 min)
11:00-11:15 am – Break (15 min)
11:15-12:15 pm – Jazz Theory, History, and Composition (60 min)
12:15-12:30 pm – Break (15 min)
12:30-2:00 pm – Performance Group 2 (90 min)