Summer Session 2025
Saturday, July 27
7:00 PM
Triumph Restaurant Event Space
1 Bridge Ave.
Red Bank, NJ
Joe Locke to be featured in our Legends & Lions Student Showcase - Summer 2024
High School students in the Jazz Arts Academy are gearing up to present a special showcase performance this Saturday at the culmination of the month long summer jazz cafe series at Triumph Restaurant Event Space in Red Bank, NJ. The concert is a Legends & Lions event with legendary Vibraphonist Joe Locke as the invited guest to play along with the students who have been training all week during the Academy's summer session.
As is our tradition each year we present a concept which has become known as “Legends and Lions” in jazz. Students (our upcoming "lions in jazz") perform a set on their own and then have the amazing experience. Not only do they get to listen to a master, but they will perform with a legend Jazz professionals, in this case Joe Locke.
This is exactly what our organization’s vision is about; the pairing of young students with masters of the art form, giving them the opportunities and the spark that can ignite either a career path or simply an enduring love of the music that we honor and cherish.
The event is Saturday July 27 at 7:00 PM and takes place at the Triumph Restaurant event space, 1 Bridge Ave. in Red Bank, NJ.
Tickets are only $15 and can be purchased only through this link or at the door (if space permits). Seating is limited so please order your tickets early.
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Summer Session Fee: $400.00
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Tuition assistance grants and a limited number of full scholarships are available. Please apply early, as these opportunities are limited.
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Date: Monday July 22 to Friday July 26, 9:30am to 3:30 pm
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A full commitment and attendance at all of the weeklong activities is required.
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Age: Students 13-19 must have been playing for at least 3 or 4 years.
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To get the most out of these sessions students should have at least 3 or 4 major scales committed to memory and be able to read music notes and rhythms.
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Selected students will perform on Thursday evening, July 25, at the Jazz in the Park series in Red Bank at Riverside Gardens Park.
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Jazz Arts Academy is a comprehensive teen jazz experience presented by the non-profit Jazz Arts Project in a special arts partnership program with Count Basie Center for the Arts.
The 2024 Jazz Arts Academy Summer Camp Session will be held in-person at the Monmouth Conservatory facilities in Red Bank, NJ.
This camp is a one week intensive jazz studies program for aspiring teen jazz musicians. This is a performance based program where each student gets the opportunity to perform and to learn about the many aspects of Jazz; Melody, Harmony, Improvisation and the rich history of this great music. The faculty includes world-class working professional recording artists who are also dedicated educators. Students gain insight and experience into the world of jazz by hands-on performance based classes, theory lessons, workshops and listening sessions.
Jazz Essentials 101
For beginning jazz students this session will introduce concepts of jazz melody, phrasing, harmony and the introductory basics of jazz improvisation.
Jazz Essentials 201
These more advanced classes will dive deeply into Jazz performance training. Topics covered will include ii-V-I vocabulary, substitutions, common scale patterns, advanced scales, and Jazz History. Each attendee will be placed in ensembles large or small (depending on enrollment) based on their ability and level. Listening sessions and performance training is integral to these intensive training sessions.
For questions or more information please call Zach Lorelli,
Jazz Arts Education Coordinator
Phone: 646-610-3442
Email: edu@JazzArtsProject.org