Swing University Fall 2013

Swing University Fall 2013 Schedule

Jazz 101

with Ben Young

8 Wednesday Nights: Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 30, Nov 6 & 13
6:30–8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)

One of today’s best introductory courses to our nation’s greatest art form, Jazz 101 teaches you through engaging lectures by WKCR director Ben Young, 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.

See video: Jazz 101 with Ben Young

Jazz 201

with Phil Schaap

8 Monday Nights: Sept 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 21, 28, Nov 4 & 18
6:30–8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)

For students ready to take their knowledge of Jazz history up a notch, Jazz at Lincoln Center Curator Phil Schaap 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.

See video: Jazz 201 with Phil Schaap

Jazz 301

with Phil Schaap

7 Tuesday Nights: Sept 17, 24, Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 (optional exam Nov 12)
6:30–9:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)

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; 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.

See video: Jazz 301 with Phil Schaap

BeBop

with Vincent Gardner

6 Tuesday Nights: Oct 29, Nov 5, 12, 19, Dec 3 & Dec 10
6:30–8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)

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.

See video: BeBop with Vincent Gardner

John Coltrane

with Larry Ridley

4 Monday Nights: Sept 16, 23, 30, & Oct 7
6:30–8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)

Nearly 50 years after his passing, John Coltrane remains one of Jazz’s most towering and influential figures. Professor Larry Ridley, who played with Coltrane, will lead you through this extraordinary artist’s life, music, and legacy.

James P. Johnson

with Terry Waldo

4 Tuesday Nights: Oct 15, 22, 29, & Nov 5
6:30–8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)

The legendary James P. Johnson was the father of Harlem Stride Piano, a King of Black Broadway, and an early Third Stream composer. The great pianist and early Jazz scholar Terry Waldo will guide you through Johnson’s career, complete with musical examples provided directly from the piano.

Dizzy Gillespie

with Jon Faddis

4 Wednesday Nights: Nov 6, 13, 20, & Dec 4
6:30–8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)

We still live in the Age of the Jazz Prophets, and the trumpeter Jon Faddis will prove it as he takes us directly into Dizzy’s world and music. Enjoy this outstanding opportunity to learn about one of Jazz’s greatest legends in a course taught by one of today’s greatest trumpet masters.

See video: Dizzy Gillespie with Jon Faddis