Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Swing University 2015 Fall Term is now open for enrollment. Swing University, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s higher education program, introduces attendees to jazz, illuminates the music’s history and places it within a modern context. Each class takes attendees through jazz’s storied past and vibrant present, focusing not only on jazz history, but also on how to be an effective listener.
In addition to popular courses including BeBop taught by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Vincent Gardner, and Discography taught by world-renowned scholar and biographer Ed Berger, the new course, A Brief History of the Jazz Trumpet taught by trumpet master Jon Faddis, has been added to the Swing University schedule. This new course will guide students through the history of the trumpet in jazz, discussing its relationship to the music and highlighting some of the instrument’s greatest innovators. The sought-after jazz fundamental classes, Jazz 101, Jazz 201 and Jazz 301, are also offered this term.
The Swing University 2015 Fall Term begins September 16. All sessions take place in the Irene Diamond Education Center at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located at Broadway at 60th Street, New York, New York. Registration is now open.
Swing University courses are $115 to $226. Single class tickets, $35 each, are also available. For more information, email swingu@jazz.org. Click here to enroll online. To register by phone or for more information regarding discounts for students, Jazz at Lincoln Center subscribers, members, and Swing University alumni, call 212-258-9922.
Swing University Fall 2015:
Discography
with Ed Berger
4 Monday Nights: September 28, October 5, 19, and October 26
6:30-8:30pm
$115.00
Discography, the science of researching recordings, was invented by Charles Delaunay in 1936 because the recordings themselves didn’t give him enough information about the performances on them. Discography has been a crucial part of Jazz scholarship, and will continue to be in the digital age. Ed Berger, retired curator of the Institute of Jazz Studies, will guide you to discovering and finding out about the music you love.
Jazz 101
with John Wriggle
4 Monday Nights and 4 Tuesday Nights: September 28, 29, October 5, 6, 19, 20, 26, and 27
6:30–8:30pm
$226.00
One of today’s best introductory courses to our nation’s greatest art form, Jazz 101 teaches through engaging lectures by trombonist and educator John Wriggle, paired with recordings by the legends who created the music. This course will provide you with an understanding of the foundations of Jazz, and the ability to learn more at your own speed.
Jazz 201
with Ben Young
8 Wednesday Nights: September 16, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4 and 11
6:30–8:30pm
$226.00
For students ready to take their knowledge of Jazz history up a notch, WKCR director Ben Young offers Jazz 201. Following the same storyline as Jazz 101, this course offers deeper listening, more listening instructions, and discusses a greater breadth of Jazz musicians.
Jazz 301
with Phil Schaap
7 Tuesday and Wednesday Nights: September 29, 30, October 6, 7, 13, 14, 20
(optional exam October 27)
6:30–9:30pm
$226.00
Taught by Jazz at Lincoln Center Curator Phil Schaap, Jazz 301 is the most advanced Jazz survey course in the world and provides students with detailed and nuanced insights into all aspects of the music’s history. Students in 301 may choose to take an optional final exam; those who pass are presented with a certificate signed by Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis and Schaap acknowledging the recipient’s exceptional scholarship. Many have used this document for academic credit and career advancement.
BeBop
with Vincent Gardner
6 Tuesday & Wednesday Nights: October 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28
6:30–8:30pm
$150.00
BeBop, a renegade style in the Jazz world of 1945, nearly dominated it by 1950. It is a rare, and perhaps the most recent, instance of triumph in the avant-garde, as BeBop succeeded in becoming “garde”! Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Vincent Gardner is your guide.
A Brief History of the Jazz Trumpet
with Jon Faddis
3 Tuesday Nights: December 1, 8, and 15
6:30-8:30pm
$115.00
From the dawn of Jazz through to the present day, the trumpet has served as a leading voice in this music. Trumpet master Jon Faddis guides you through the history of the trumpet in Jazz, discussing its relationship to the music and highlighting some of the instrument’s greatest innovators.
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