Durham Jazz Workshop Online Courses
Chick Correa - Brandon Mitchell
Chick Corea is widely known as one of the greatest pianists in the history of music. His contributions not only influenced the genre of jazz, but also American Classical music with his imaginative improvisation and emotionally moving compositions. In this class, students will explore the musical life of Chick Corea from his inception as an artist all the way to his recent death in 2021 by examining 6 different musical phases of his career. Zoom capabilities are necessary for the course; computer or tablet recommended. The class meets for 6 sessions (60min ea) on Zoom beginning Monday, March 8 at 7pm. The class fee is $125
In the Zone: Define Your Voice - Scott Sawyer
Exploring the art of Improvisation via writing
Composition can be viewed as Improvising slowed down to a dead stop. Everything comes from an idea; we'll work with smaller ideas utilizing melodic variation, phrasing, targeting, and pentatonics. Students will compose one or two contrafacts (or substitute an original tune for the 2nd contrafact). Weeks 1, 3, 5: we'll meet as a group for 90-minutes. Weeks 2, 4, 6: I'll meet with students 1-on-1 to review and discuss their work (to be submitted in advance). Zoom capabilities are necessary for the course; computer or tablet recommended. Maximum 5 students, all ages welcome. The class runs 6 weeks beginning Monday, March 15, 7pm. The class fee is $250.
Group Jazz Guitar: Harmony - Scott Sawyer
Working with Voicings and Voice-Leading
Working with Triads, Drop Voicings, Guide-tones with/without other notes, Quartal Harmony, and Oblique-Motion we'll explore various approaches to comping and working with the harmony. Templates will include rhythm changes, a blues form, and 3rd tune (tbd). Weeks 1, 3, 5: we'll meet as a group for 90-minutes. Weeks 2, 4, 6: I'll meet with students 1-on-1 to review and discuss their work (to be submitted in advance). Zoom capabilities are necessary for the course; computer or tablet recommended. Maximum 5 students, all ages welcome. The class will meet 6 weeks beginning Wednesday, March 17, 7pm. The class fee is $250.
Talk, Music, & Questions Answered With Local Musicians - Peter Burke
Peter Burke brings you up to date with your favorite musicians. Catch up with Angela Bingham, Alison Weiner, Stephen Anderson & Jason Foureman, Branford Marsalis, Baron Tymas, Ernest Turner. The hour long Zoom call will run 6 weeks on Tuesdays, 7pm beginning March 8. The fee is $60.
*** We understand how some students may be affected financially due to the virus. The DJW can offer financial support for anyone needing it, so let us know. We don’t want to turn anyone away from classes because of money.
Dave Finucane
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Scott Sawyer
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Dan Davis
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Brandon Mitchell
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Billie Feather
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