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This is a two-hour workshop, where you will learn Jazz history, music theory, a Jazz standard, and have a Jazz jam session. Did I say Jazz enough? Pick a day or six and come learn about Jazz!
“Jazz music is the power of now. There is no script. It’s conversation. The emotion is given to you by musicians as they make split-second decisions to fulfill what they feel the moment requires.” Wynton Marsalis
“Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn. They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But, man, there’s no boundary line to art” – Charlie Parker
Bring Your Own Instrument "BYOI" or Bring Your Own Sticks "BYOS"!
If you have percussion you would like to use, please email Colby at cmumper@rockfordpubliclibrary.org before the event to confirm space.
In this 2-hour workshop, we will supply music to practice, a slot for a Jazz jam session, and a take-home musical notebook.
This workshop offers Microphones for the vocalists, an electric guitar, bass guitar, amps for guitars or bass, and pianos.
If the event has ten people already, please add yourself to the waitlist. You don't play an instrument? Come out for the History lessons! Stay for the music. There is plenty of space for everyone in Jazz!
History Agenda. (Time for questions will follow after each mini-lesson.)
April 5th, 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.: Blues & New Orleans Jazz
April 12th, 2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.: More Blues & Swing Bands
April 14th, 2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.: Bebop
April 18th, 5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.: Cool Jazz
April 26th, 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.: Free Jazz
April 28th, 2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.: Modern Jazz
“I say, play your way. Don’t play what the public wants. You play what you want and let the public pick up on what you’re doing – even if it does take them fifteen, twenty years” – Thelonious Monk
TAGS: | Special Event | Nordlof Center rental | Culture |
The facility at 118 N. Main St. in Rockford spans 30,000 square feet and serves as a versatile space for performances, classes, community gatherings, cultural events, and technology training across the region. High-speed Wi-Fi is available throughout the building. Inside, you'll find the J.R. Sullivan Theater with 280 seats, the Black Box Theater with 60 seats, several meeting and classroom spaces, and the 15 station Walmart Computer Classroom.
