Jazz Intensive
Monday, 7/17 – Friday, 7/21
9am – 4pm
Ages 12 – 16
Looking for a one-week immersive jazz experience with a chance to learn from acclaimed jazz saxophonist Walter Smith III on our world class stages? Then this is the place to be this summer! We’ll focus on jazz idioms, improvising, and playing in combos.
Live Performance: Friday, 8/17 at 5:00pm
Guest Artist
Walter Smith III
Jazz saxophonist and Director of the Woodwind Department at Berklee College of Music
Faculty Coordinator
Jerry Sabatini
Recognized as an adventurous, creative, and diverse trumpet player, improviser, composer, arranger, and educator; Director, Groton Hill Big Band.
Schedule
| 9:00-10:00 | Sectionals |
| 10:00-11:00 | Combos |
| 11:00-11:15 | Break |
| 11:15-12:15 | Sectionals or Combos |
| 12:15-1:00 | Lunch Showcase |
| 1:00-2:00 | Applied Improv, Jazz Idiom or Combo |
| 2:00-3:00 | Applied Improv, Jazz Idiom or Combo |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15-4:00 | Applied Improv, Jazz Idiom or Combo |
| 4:00-5:00 | Master Classs Hour |
Summers at Groton Hill
Meet new people. Push yourself as a musician. Explore the boundaries of sound and self.
Summers at Groton Hill are all about discovery. We invite guests into the classroom, put students on world-class stages, and break through the heat of summer with cool new ways to learn.
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