Swing University Winter 2014 Schedule
Jazz 101
with John Wriggle
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 Phil Schaap
6:30–8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)
$226.00
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: Phil Schaap – Jazz 201
Jazz 301
with Phil Schaap
(optional exam Mar 24)
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; 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: Phil Schaap – Jazz 301
The Evolution & Development of Big Band Jazz with John Wriggle
6:30–8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)
$150.00
Vital keys in Jazz are the decisions made as to what instruments will play the music and how many shall there be. Ninety years ago Jazz Big Bands were 10 pieces with two distinct horn sections and by The Swing Era it was upwards of 17 pieces and at least three horn sections. Why? How does texture and repertoire get decided? What role does arranging play? Trombonist, author, and educator John Wriggle is your guide.
See video: The Evolution & Development of Big Band Jazz with John Wriggle
Albert Ayler with Ben Young
6:30–8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)
$115.00
Albert Ayler was a tenor saxophone master who directly linked gospel music to the Avant-garde. Learn more about this artist, who was Coltrane’s favorite in high-energy Free Jazz, in this engaging course taught by WKCR director Ben Young.
See video: Albert Ayler with Ben Young
Jelly Roll Morton with Terry Waldo
6:30–8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)
$115.00
Jelly Roll Morton, a New Orleans Jazz pioneer, was the music’s first great composer. As a pianist, Morton was one of the new music’s greatest ad-libbers, and his efforts as a composer made Jazz a fully developed music. Pianist and early Jazz scholar Terry Waldo will explain it all for you, and will often demonstrate examples directly from the piano.
Art Tatum with Felicity Howlett
6:30–8:30pm
Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC)
$115.00
A wizard pianist who is revered as the greatest virtuoso in Jazz History, Art Tatum will be the subject of a four-course series taught by Felicity Howlett, one of the world’s leading scholars on Tatum and his work.
See video: Art Tatum with Felicity Howlett