It’s not just P R ESE N TS playing jazz, it’s living jazz!
I want to create an Academy that gets to the heart and power of Jazz through its roots and history. The infectious rhythm, melody and invention inspires in an environment of cooperation and encouragement. The Academy’s mission is to be true to this great music.
JULIAN JOSEPH JAZZ ACADEMY
Julian Joseph Founder and Artistic Director
Admissions In order to apply to JJJA, students need to: n Be experienced instrumentalists or vocalists aged 12-19 n Have a good ear and a knowledge of scales n Have a real interest in jazz n Enjoy improvising JULIAN JOSEPH JAZZ Technology Learning Centre n T hirst for really learning 1 Reading Lane ACADEMY n Want to work with great jazz musicians London E8 1GQ T: 020 8820 7410 Admission is by audition with Julian Joseph and the artistic team. F: 020 8820 7118 E: [email protected] Venue W: www.hmdt.org.uk Haggerston School, Weymouth Terrace, London E2 8LS 10 Saturdays Termly 2.00 – 5.00pm Termly Fees: £200, £100 Subsidy*, £50 Bursary* * Means tested through application only. JJJA is an HMDT Music project.
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Cover photo: Courtesy of the Louis Armstrong House Museum. Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five MADE POSSIBLE BY a - Chicago c. 1926 (from left to right: generous grant from The Home of Julian Joseph Jazz Academy Armstrong, Johnny St. Cyr, Warren “Baby” Dodds, Kid Ory, Lil Harden Armstrong). Inside images: Clive Barda Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/HMDTMusic © HMDT 2012 It’s not just
JULIAN JOSEPH JAZZ playing jazz, For details and an application pack ACADEMY visit www.hmdt.org.uk call 020 8820 7410 it’s living jazz! email [email protected] Each session students get an incomparable jazz experience: Real Jazz The Language Jazz Rhythmic Jazz Roots Living Jazz Notes of Truth Democracy Fundamentals and Legends MASTERCLASSES The Art of Finding the Discipline of Core Principles Jazz Through WORKSHOPS AND ImprovisatioN Voice of jazz the sideman of jazz Its History PERFORMANCES
Helps students develop a vocabulary Learning how to use the voice Develops the skills of how to work Develops a fine-tuned understanding Helps understand the foundations Offers an exciting array of for soloing, and an insight into helps to enhance musical and as a group and understand the of rhythm in Jazz with a focus upon of The Blues as an American opportunities to work with telling a musical story. They will improvisational skills and reveals a leadership and the discipline of Swing and Pulse, highlighting the artform and introduces repertoire international jazz artists in focussed learn focus and interaction with a new form of emotional expression. playing in ensembles. Students will importance of ensemble cohesion from the major periods of jazz; Masterclasses and Specialist rhythm section, how to construct Students will use their voices to assist explore combined soloing, when and communicating ideas. Everyone pre-swing, swing, bebop, cool, Workshops. Guest artists will their playing from the best elements in learning and understanding melody, to play and when to stay out of the will strive to achieve Ellington’s hard bop, contemporary, funk and not only supplement the core of style and learn how to become developing harmonic awareness, way of fellow players, how to work mantra – “It don’t mean a thing if it fusion, and explores seminal figures curriculum, but also perform sensitive to what those best expression and musicianship. together to create a group sound ain’t got that swing.” like Armstrong, Ellington, Monk, alongside students in electrifying elements are. while listening sensitively to others, Mingus, Ornette, Coltrane, Shorter performances in a variety of venues and take part in the democracy of and others. Through this practical (including Ronnie Scott’s and King’s the bandstand. approach, students will learn and Place). Specially designed holiday workshop major pieces from the courses will also be offered in Artists jazz canon and be encouraged addition to the weekly programme. to further release their creative Under the guidance of Julian Joseph potential through the music. who will regularly lead sessions, the JJJA artistic team will include a core teaching staff headed by pianist and composer Trevor Watkis and a range of outstanding celebrity guests expected to include: Cleveland Watkiss, Steve Williamson, Peter King, Bobby Wellins, Mark Hodgson, Patrick Clahar, Mark Mondesir, Danilo Perez, Mulgrew Miller, Courtney Pine, Soweto Kinch, Branford and Wynton Marsalis.