The Shedd Institute’s summer Jazz Academy Camp is a weeklong intensive jazz experience. Come and play in the ensemble, improvise in a small group setting and learn from some of the hardest working musicians around. This is a great opportunity for you to accelerate your knowledge of jazz music and your abilities on your instrument. You can develop your sectional and listening skills, gain new ideas for improvisation, and learn how to apply these skills on stage. Special guests will also be appearing at the camp to give presentations as well as performing alongside the students.
Each morning begins with an introduction to the daily style, followed by instruction in music theory. Each day campers will be familiarized to a different style of jazz as well as the history of that style. Various guest artists will be featured throughout the week to further the students’ understanding and experience. Each day ends with a jam session featuring music in the style of the day. The week will culminate in a performance highlighting songs from each style learned.
| 1:00 | – | 9:00 am | Gather & Daily Intro |
| 9:15 | – | 9:45 am | Style Overview |
| 9:45 | – | 10:30 am | Jazz History |
| 10:30 | – | 11:30 am | Jazz Workshops |
| 11:30 | – | 12:00 pm | “Lunch & Debrief |
| 12:00 | – | 1:00 pm | Jam Session |