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Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson was one of the most individual tenor players of his generation. As so often happens with many Jazz […]
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Crossing the Free Improvisation Bridge
Last night at the Jazz Vocal Workshop we ended up Crossing the Free Improvisation Bridge. What I mean by this, is […]
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Rhythm-a-ning
Rhythm-a-ning – We’re playing this Monk rhythm-change-based tune in the bebop workshop (which is a little weird because Monk did […]
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Ray’s Idea & Nefertiti
Hi! Last Tuesday we worked on a bunch of new tunes at the Bebop Workshop namely Ray’s Idea & Nefertiti. […]
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Jazz Vocal Workshop had the Blues!
Wow, last Thursday’s workshop was just too much fun! After the first session, I decided that each session we’d focs […]
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Whisper Not – Benny Golson
Whisper Not – Benny Golson In addition to playing Ray’s Idea in the Bebop Workshop, we also played the Benny […]
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Meditation
Meditation, not transcendental, but bossa nova. Taking a break from a heavy dose of classic bebop tunes, our bebop workshop […]
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Daahoud
In the Bebop Workshop, we began working on Daahoud, a Clifford Brown tune (named after a friend of his). The […]
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Back to Jazz School
Back to Jazz School – Okay guys. I’m looking forward to all of us playing better—which means listening better and […]
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Newsletters Archive
If you have missed one of the New York Jazz Workshop newsletters about our classes , events, concerts around town […]
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Lester Young
Born on August 27th 1909, Lester Young ( “Prez” )was one of the giants of the tenor saxophone. In the swing era […]
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Jimmy Smith
Jazz organ never received the seismic shift it did before Jimmy Smith entered the scene. Born on December 8, 1925 […]