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New York Jazz Workshop Press Room


Welcome to the New York Jazz Workshop press room. In this section you will find press releases, links to our media presence, and information about the school.
Check in often to stay up-to-date on performances, reviews, news, and important announcements.
For press requests please contact us by calling Marco Chelo at 917-340-0270

Jazz Corner

February 2018

A special press release on JazzCorner.com to outline the NYJW Jazz Improvisation Workshop in Italy on June 3-9, 2018.

Family Circle

December 2017

The New York Jazz Workshop is featured in this article which delves into the benefits of learning a musical instrument. Co-founder Marco Chelo discusses varying in-person and online methods of picking up an instrument and improving your craft.

Time Out New York

October 2016

In this article the New York Jazz Workshop is featured as one of the top places to take guitar lessons in New York City.

Team-Building with Music for GE in Lagos- Nigeria

April 2016

New York Jazz Workshop holds team-building events for corporations looking to create lasting bonds among team members. In April and May 2016 NYJW traveled to Lagos, Nigeria to facilitate and organize a number of activities for GE executives.
For more information

Apollonia Foundation

October 2014

New York Jazz Workshop Music School in collaboration with Apollonia Foundation, the Institute for the Study of European Small States, and the Skopje Jazz Festival is bringing the American jazz experience to Skopje, Macedonia in the form of a jazz “atelier.” The “Apollonia Jazz Workshop” is being held at the Faculty for music in Skopje, Macedonia on October 18th and 19th, 2014.

Bogazici University – Istanbul

October 2014

New York Jazz Workshop helped Bogazici University celebrate their 150th anniversary in Istanbul with 5 different workshops led by NYJW faculty members and directors including: Marc Mommaas, Marco Chelo, Tony Moreno, Fay Victor, Kenny Wessel, Nikolaji Hess, and Andrea Veneziani.
Improvisation workshop

June Middletown TV Show “minding Your Business

October 2014

New York Jazz Workshop owners Marc Mommaas and Marco Chelo introducing some of their programs, and two of thier workshops perform “Wow,” “Speak Low,” “Cyclic Episode,” and “Solar” for June Middleton TV show “Minding Your Business”

CNN’s Richard Quest

October 2014

This month CNN’s Richard Quest came to the New York Jazz Workshop to tape a segment on Music and the Markets featuring the students and teachers of the New York Jazz Workshop. The segment includes an interview in our studio and a performance at the Lexington Hotel in New York.

Press Releases

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February 2016
April 22, 2013
September 29, 2010
June 24, 2009

New York Jazz Workshop Open House

March 2nd, 2014

New York Jazz Workshop Open House inaugurating our new location at 149 West 46 Street, NY, NY

Start off the New Year swinging and jazz up your life! To celebrate its new location at the esteemed Michiko Studios within mere steps of Times Square, the New York Jazz Workshop School of Music (NYJW) will be hosting an open house on March 2nd from 3 to 5pm for everyone and anyone who’s curious about joining a thriving, passionate community of musicians in the world capital of Jazz!

NYJW on BBC

December 12, 2014

The students of the New York Jazz Workshop vocal classes led by Fay Victor and Olivia Foschi have been taped for a BBC show about songs of freedom. The show takes a close look at Billy Taylor’s “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” made famous by Nina Simone.

BBC World has an audience of 250 million around the globe on TV, online, on the radio. They are heard on a host of NPR affiliated radio stations across America. The show was broadcast in February 2014 and you can listen to it here

The interview to the students of the New York Jazz Workshop is found 17 minutes into the program starting at 18.05

Mark Sherman Promo

NYJW Faculty member Mark Sherman on Jazz Ed

February 5, 2015

New York Jazz Workshop faculty member Mark Sherman talks about improvisation and his new book on Jazz Ed Magazine

NYJW on Women & Co

September 21, 2012

New York Jazz Workshop principals Marco Chelo and Marc Mommaas on Citibank’s Women & Co. talking about the effects of studying music on the brain.

New York Jazz Workshop Youtube Channel

Ongoing

The New York Jazz Workshop YoutTUBE Channel offers a weekly free class on different subjects as well as several playlists with educational videos, events and, performances.

Winter Series

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