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The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) offers a stellar line-up of music making opportunities to engage all ages and interests with workshops and clinics at the Jazz Academy community instructional space in the Lincoln Theatre complex. With nearly 5,000 square feet, the Jazz Academy is a premier facility for multi-generational and recreational music making, ensemble playing, after-school programs, technology instruction and lectures with world-class musicians.
Join jazz and Latin-jazz artist Bobby Sanabria Thursday, April 28 at 7:00 PM as he uses the five-beat rhythm of the clave as the “key†to unlock the roots of Afro-Cuban music and reveals the voices of the ancestors. Playing a wide variety of percussion instruments and a full drum set, Sanabria takes audiences on a poly-rhythmic musical journey through history. Influenced by history, politics and religion, the rhythms of Africa create the rich array of musical styles we now call Latin music with an emphasis on a shared musical tradition and a mutual respect for all cultures. Bringing us into present day America, Sanabria will demonstrate how the five-beat clave remains at the core of such musical styles as rock and roll and hip-hop. This free workshop is presented by: LP, Remo, Sabian, TAMA, Vic Firth, and The Roberto Ocasio Foundation.
On Saturday, May 7 at 2:00 PM, flutist Ali Ryerson and pianist Steve Rudolph will explore, discuss and demonstrate both the advantages and the challenges of performing in a jazz duo. All instrumentalists (not limited to flute or piano) interested in playing for and with Ali and Steve will be individually coached, master class style. A variety of topics pertaining to duo performance will be discussed, including rhythmic contrast, creating tonal and textural variety, phrasing, listening and reacting, maintaining musical momentum, dynamics, choosing repertoire, how/what to practice, creating set lists, and booking gigs. Registration fee is $20 ($15 for community partners), and please bring your instruments.
The Jazz Academy will also host the Columbus Music Co-op's next free workshop about health care and insurance for musicians (Sunday, May 8, 2:00 PM).
For more information regarding classes or registration, please contact Jazz Arts Group at 614-294-5200 x 107 or visit http://www.jazzartsgroup.org.
Jazz Academy programs are made possible through ongoing support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ohio Arts Council, the Greater Columbus Arts Council, the Columbus Foundation, Chase Bank, Schottenstein Stores Corp., AEP Ohio, Limited Brands, Cardinal Health, Honda of America Mfg., Nationwide, Bob Evans Farms, Lewis Smoot, Jr., Coldwell Banker King Thompson, Wolfe Enterprises, Inc., the NAMM Foundation and Crabbe Brown and James, LLP. Jazz Academy music partners include Yamaha, Sabian, Remo, Sweetwater Music, Central City Recording, and Capital University with media support from WCBE 90.5 FM and WOSU Public Media.
About the Jazz Arts Group:
The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is America's oldest not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to producing, performing and promoting jazz. JAG is the third largest performing arts organization in Columbus and consists of four focus areas: the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO), one of the world's finest professional jazz orchestras; the Jazz Academy, JAG's extensive instructional programs educating both students and adults about jazz and American music; Inside Track, a new jazz and blues performance series produced at the historic Lincoln Theatre; and Affiliate Musicians, a program providing employment opportunities for professional musicians.
About Bobby Sanabria:
Bobby Sanabria is a drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, recording artist, producer, filmmaker, conductor, educator, multi-cultural warrior and a multiple Grammy nominee. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Sanabria is a leader in the Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and jazz fields and is recognized as one of the most articulate musician-scholars of the genres living today. Sanabria has recorded and performed with such legendary figures as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Larry Harlow, Paquito D'Rivera, and many more, and the drummer for eight years with Mario Bauza, the father of Afro-Cuban jazz. He has been featured on numerous Grammy-nominated albums, including The Mambo Kings soundtrack. He is an Associate Professor at the New School University's Jazz and Contemporary Music Program and has been a Professor at Manhattan School of Music since 1999, leading Afro-Cuban jazz orchestras at both schools. His most recent recording, "TITO PUENTE MASTERWORKS LIVE!!! with the Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria" was released in March 2011. His previous CD with the MSM Orchestra, "KENYA REVISITED LIVE!!!," a masterful tribute and re-working of the Machito Afro-Cubans' legendary "KENYA" album, was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Latin Jazz recording for 2009, his fourth Grammy nomination.
About Ali Ryerson:
Jazz flutist Ali Ryerson, (daughter of jazz guitarist Art Ryerson, born in Columbus in 1913) performs, records and teaches internationally. Consistently voted among the top jazz flutists in the Downbeat Jazz Poll, Ryerson was 2009 Jazz Flutist of the Year nominee (Jazz Journalists Association), NFA Jazz Chair 2005-10 (National Flute Association), founder of the NFA Jazz Flute Big Band and musical director of the Catskill Jazz Festival 2002-05. Author of the Jazz Flute Practice Method (2009), Ali has performed and/or recorded with jazz greats such as Frank Wess, Stephane Grappelli, Joe Beck, Gene Bertoncini, Kenny Barron, Kenny Werner, Mark Levine, Steve Rudolph, Roy Haynes and Danny Gottlieb. As an educator, Ms. Ryerson conducts annual master classes and has been on the faculty of the Litchfield Jazz Camp, IJAM JAZZ (Italy) and the Jazzschool in Berkeley, CA. Having released nearly 20 CDs, Ryerson's upcoming 2011 recording project features world renowned vibraphonist Mike Mainieri.
About Steve Rudolph:
As a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator, Steve Rudolph has had an inspiring career in his 40 years of professional music making. Having toured throughout the U.S., India, Europe, Canada, Russia and the Caribbean, his experience encompasses concert performances with many jazz masters including Louie Bellson, Clark Terry, Terry Gibbs, Rufus Reid, Buddy Tate and Al Grey. With nearly a dozen highly acclaimed CDs as leader, Rudolph has recorded with artists such as Johnny Coles, Bill Goodwin, Ali Ryerson, Matt Wilson and Drew Gress. When at home in Harrisburg, PA, Steve, a Yamaha Performing Artist, can be found six nights a week at the Hilton Harrisburg where he has been playing for 20 years.
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