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Monday, July 28-Sunday, August 3, 2008 |
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Sponsored by the Fund for Young Musicians of the
Delaware Water Gap Celebration of the Arts (COTA)
in conjunction with its 31th annual Festival (Sept. 5-7, 2008)
If you're in grades 8-12 and have a burning desire to play jazz, take this fantastic opportunity to learn from the best! Check out our faculty (all world-class musicians and revered teachers), our jam-packed curriculum, and your chance to see masters at work. Send us your demo tape and application by June 15, and tune up for a unique week of studying and playing with your peers, the next generation of jazz artists...
(Questions? Contact Us!) |
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Senior Faculty:
- Phil Woods
- Rick Chamberlain
- Bob Dorough
- Dave Liebman
- Caris Visentin
- Jim Daniels
- Spencer Reed
- Jesse Green*
- Kent Heckman
- The COTA Festival Orchestra
Phil Woods, NEA Jazz Master (Composer) and multi-Grammy-Award-winning saxophonist Mentors:
- Evan Gregor*, Bass
- Bobby Avey*, Piano
- Matt Vashlishin*, Saxophone
- Jay Rattman*, Saxophone
- Chuck Cooper*, Drums
*COTAlums
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Campus:
Delaware Water Gap, PA Historic Sites
- Castle Inn (site of the COTA Festival)
- Presbyterian Church of the Mountain
- Deer Head Inn
Curriculum: (level specific)
- Improvisational training
- Small-ensemble playing
- Big Band Workshops
- Theory of improvisation and arranging for a small group
- Ear training
- Listening workshops
- Recording workshop and session (Red Rock Recording)
- Brown-bag lunch concerts with faculty and guests
- Classes with COTA Jazz Masters
- All-ensemble performances at the Gap's Community Concert Series, Aug. 3 (Church of the Mountain Gazebo)
- Field trip to explore the Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection at the Kemp Library of East Stroudsburg University
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