MODERN JAZZ IMPROVISATION SESSION
Contact:
Nottinghamjazzworkshop@yahoo.co.uk
£5.00 per person per 2 hour session
Wednesday 14th April 2010 from 7 - 10pm
In the upstairs room at The Lion Inn, Basford.
Next to the Shipstone St Tram stop.
All instrumentalists and singers are welcome although musicians should have basic technical ability on their instruments. Sessions so far have attracted instrumentalists who have been trained classically and wish to gain improvisation skills and people who can improvise a little and wish to play with others. Of course the ability to play or sing jazz relies on listening a great deal and regular practice, but there are additional skills required to actually perform jazz and these workshop sessions have proved invaluable in this respect allowing musicians to learn how to work with others and gain confidence. Small groupings have already emerged from the workshops and performed publicly as duos, threesomes and larger groups.
The session will focus for two hours (plus) on creative improvisation over two chord sequences from two songs. Participants will be encouraged to improvise in sequence (including any vocalists present). The session will be supervised by Charles and Kevin will accompany everyone on guitar. The basic philosophy underpinning these sessions is to encourage individuals to improvise creatively by providing practice which will allow for individual creative improvisation in the future.
These sessions will be of most benefit if participants carry out some preparation beforehandThe two songs we are working on during the April session are:
I Love You - F maj (concert instr.)
Old Devil Moon - F maj (concert instr.)
