The Jazzschool offers numerous performance ensembles for beginning, intermediate, and advanced instrumentalists and vocalists, each of which develops a set of music to be performed for friends and family as part of the end-of-quarter Jazzschool Student Performance Series in Hardymon Hall!

Students are placed in skill-level appropriate ensembles by audition. Audition requirements may include one or more of the following: playing selected scales; playing and/or improvising over a piece of your choice; improvising over a 12-bar blues or other skill-level appropriate pieces provided at the audition; and sight-reading. Drummers are asked to play various grooves and to solo. Bassists are asked to play stylistically appropriate bass lines. To schedule an audition or for more information about Jazzschool ensembles, please contact Rob Ewing, Community Music School Director, at 510-845-5373 x 14 or email rob@jazzschool.org.   

Please click here for a list of Jazzschool ensemble audition requirements.

Brazilian Ensemble
A 4-8 piece ensemble focusing on Brazilian repertoire by noted composers including Ivan Lins, Dori Caymmi, Toninho Horta, Marcos Silva, Antonio Carlos Jobim and more. Emphasis on listening and performing in the traditional Brazilian style. Vocalists welcome!

Audition/consultation required.

Section I            Tuesdays 6:15 – 7:45 pm
Section II            Tuesdays 8 – 9:30 pm
10 weeks (1/10 – 3/13)

Section III            Wednesdays 6 – 7:30 pm
Section IV            Wednesdays 8 – 9:30 pm
10 weeks (1/11 – 3/14)

Section V            Thursdays 1:15 – 2:45 pm
10 weeks (1/12 – 3/15)

Section VI            Fridays 1 – 2:30 pm
Section VII            Fridays 3:30 – 5 pm
10 weeks (1/13 – 3/16)

marcos silva  $365

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Choro Workshop
Sunday January 8, 2 – 4 pm
grupo falso baiano