Rockville, MD: For ten years, the Maryland Summer Jazz camp and concerts have been rocking the rafters at St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville in late July. Workshops help adult jazz musicians improve their chops and learn performing skills. Public concerts delight area jazz fans and summer tourists.
At the heart of the program is the jazz camp, held this year from July 23 - 25. Camp begins with a short lecture and demonstration by eight big-league jazz artists. Then the group breaks into workshops, where the teaching artists will coach about 70 students on jazz style, technique, and theory. In combos, grouped by ability level, students focus on group interaction and improvisation. Master classes and electives round out the intensive immersion in jazz.
The workshops challenge and inspire the participants to reach for musical growth. The ultimate aim to move from the classroom to the stage—as a number of Maryland Summer Jazz participants have already done over the last ten years. Former students include critically acclaimed vocalist
At the heart of the program is the jazz camp, held this year from July 23 - 25. Camp begins with a short lecture and demonstration by eight big-league jazz artists. Then the group breaks into workshops, where the teaching artists will coach about 70 students on jazz style, technique, and theory. In combos, grouped by ability level, students focus on group interaction and improvisation. Master classes and electives round out the intensive immersion in jazz.
The workshops challenge and inspire the participants to reach for musical growth. The ultimate aim to move from the classroom to the stage—as a number of Maryland Summer Jazz participants have already done over the last ten years. Former students include critically acclaimed vocalist
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