Swing University Fall 2015 Schedule
BeBop
with Vincent Gardner
6 Tuesday & Wednesday Nights: October 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28
6:30–8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)
$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.
Read Vincent Gardner’s biography
A Brief History of the Jazz Trumpet
with Jon Faddis
3 Tuesday Nights: December 1, 8, and 15
6:30-8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)
$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.
Discography
with Ed Berger
4 Monday Nights: September 28, October 5, 19, and October 26.
6:30-8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)
$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
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)
$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
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)
$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
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)
$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.
