Improvisation Workshops

Workshops that create a safe atmosphere for exploring improvisation.

Improvisation Workshops

A united quest to study musical improvisation through learning its language and letting the individual spirit flow freely in the synergistic context of a group of people.

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Madison Jazz Jam and Workshops

Laurie has been the host for these Spring sessions of MJJ. We ran a 2nd Tuesday workshop and jam session for 3 months at the Arts and Lit Lab. This was a way to learn more about the music and to have a “hands on” experience playing that type of music. February 8th featured Afro-Cuban…

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Summer 2021 with Madison Jazz Jam https://madisonjazzjam.org and COPA https://copamadison.org

This past summer was filled with creative imagination to work together and to create jazz programming amidst the COVID pandemic. In June, we were able to be a part of the new Madison Jazz Festival with a workshop and jam https://www.facebook.com/MadisonJazzJam/videos/325190189138110 and in August, hosted Victor Goines and Herlin Riley https://www.facebook.com/events/109394924664807/?ref=newsfeed for an amazing workshop…

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Dec. 11-Song for My Father w/ Tony Barba 5-6PM at Common Ground

Tony Barba will be teaching the Horace Silver classic “Song For My Father.” Themes explored will be an introduction to playing bossa nova/latin rhythms in the rhythm section, improvising using the blues scale in conjunction with chord tones and chord scales, and techniques for improvising over an irregular song form (AAB).

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