SUMMER JAZZ CAMP At Arts At St. Johns Starts 7/18

Arts at St. Johns

SUMMER JAZZ CAMP

for teens and adults  

July 18-August 18, 2011

3-week & 5-week sessions

Monday-Thursday, 9 am to noon  

The Summer Jazz Camp at the Arts at St. Johns in Miami Beach includes Jazz music history, introduction to the fundamental language of Jazz, Latin rhythms, Jazz theory and technique, Jazz improvisation, and small-group ensemble jam sessions.  

This is a performance-based Jazz program, in which students will be playing music during most of the session. Students must be in Middle School or older. College students and older adults are also welcome. 

This a great opportunity for participants who have a playing level from intermediate to advanced. Instruments (supplied by students) could include bass, drums, percussion, saxophone, trumpet, guitar, piano, violin, trombone, and keyboard.  

The classes will be led by Camp Director Nestor Zurita

http://www.myspace.com/nestorzurita. 

Zurita started to play the saxophone at 17 with the "University of Montana" Big Band. He attended Miami Dade College and later studied at the "Manhattan School of Music," where he was awarded various scholarships for his performances and improvisations. In NYC he studied under the guidance of Steve Slagel and Bobby Watson. He later went on to study at "The New School Jazz," under the guidance of Reggie Workman, in NYC.  

As an educator, Zurita has taught independently for high school and conservatory students in Paris, Brussels, Genoa, and Miami. Recently he created and directed the Jazz program at the Ecuadorian National Conservatory in Quito, with nearly 1200 students. 

TUITION:

$400 for 3 weeks ($350 discount online registration)

$600 for 5 weeks ($550 discount online registration)

Pay online for lower tuition at www.artsatstjohns.com, or mail a check payable to Arts at St Johns, at 4760 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL 3314.

Full and partial scholarships available.  

Registration and other information: 305-613-2325  

Arts at St Johns at St John's UMC Church, 4760 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33140.

www.artsatstjohns.com

Arts at St. Johns programs are supported by funding & donations from Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council, State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (Florida Arts Council & National Endowment for the Arts), St. John's Church, Dade Community Foundation, The Pillars of the Miami Beach Chamber, and Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs(the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor, and the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners).

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