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Summer Jazz Band Camp at UCSD

Summer jazz clinics, or camps, are a staple of sorts for universities that have viable jazz programs. There are also a few privately run institutions, the most well-known being Jamey Aebersold's summer jazz workshops, this year being held at the University of Kentucky.

What separates the UCSD jazz camp from literally dozens of others is it's bold sense of balance between what has become the "be-bop" factories of the status quo and the acceptance of "free-jazz" as a legitimate, and teachable form of expression.

There is a long stream of testimonials from former students on their website, and as for success stories, consider the careers of Joshua White and Chase Morrin, two excellent pianists to come out of the program.

Whether a student is looking to develop as a mainstream jazz artist or searching for a more avant garde musical experience, the faculty and classes for this weeklong seminar, which begins instruction on Monday, June 19, are representative of the most complete jazz experience.

Guitar students can learn from Peter Sprague, or LA jazzman Larry Koonse. Bassists have the opportunity for instruction by Rob Thorsen, Mark Dresser, and NYC freejazzer Lisle Ellis. Drummers can absorb from both ends of the jazz continuum, with Willie Jones III on the straightahead side, and East Coast "outcat" Gerry Hemingway on the other.

On the keyboard front, venerable veteran Mike Wofford, joins the phenomenal Geoffrey Keezer and San Diego State University's own Rick Helzer, three musicians who cover the entire piano spectrum.

Horn players can study with Charles McPherson, ( the preeminent post-Charlie Parker altoist, who spent years with Charles Mingus), and flautist Holly Hoffman on the mainstream side, and, representing the free improvisers, saxophonists Jason Robinson and David Borgo, each with years of experience on the cutting edge.

Trumpet instruction is represented by, Gilbert Castellanos, who DownBeat Magazine called, "a New American Master." And, finally, the opportunity to study composition with Anthony Davis can not be duplicated.

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Summer jazz clinics, or camps, are a staple of sorts for universities that have viable jazz programs. There are also a few privately run institutions, the most well-known being Jamey Aebersold's summer jazz workshops, this year being held at the University of Kentucky.

What separates the UCSD jazz camp from literally dozens of others is it's bold sense of balance between what has become the "be-bop" factories of the status quo and the acceptance of "free-jazz" as a legitimate, and teachable form of expression.

There is a long stream of testimonials from former students on their website, and as for success stories, consider the careers of Joshua White and Chase Morrin, two excellent pianists to come out of the program.

Whether a student is looking to develop as a mainstream jazz artist or searching for a more avant garde musical experience, the faculty and classes for this weeklong seminar, which begins instruction on Monday, June 19, are representative of the most complete jazz experience.

Guitar students can learn from Peter Sprague, or LA jazzman Larry Koonse. Bassists have the opportunity for instruction by Rob Thorsen, Mark Dresser, and NYC freejazzer Lisle Ellis. Drummers can absorb from both ends of the jazz continuum, with Willie Jones III on the straightahead side, and East Coast "outcat" Gerry Hemingway on the other.

On the keyboard front, venerable veteran Mike Wofford, joins the phenomenal Geoffrey Keezer and San Diego State University's own Rick Helzer, three musicians who cover the entire piano spectrum.

Horn players can study with Charles McPherson, ( the preeminent post-Charlie Parker altoist, who spent years with Charles Mingus), and flautist Holly Hoffman on the mainstream side, and, representing the free improvisers, saxophonists Jason Robinson and David Borgo, each with years of experience on the cutting edge.

Trumpet instruction is represented by, Gilbert Castellanos, who DownBeat Magazine called, "a New American Master." And, finally, the opportunity to study composition with Anthony Davis can not be duplicated.

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