NEW YORK COMES TO GRONINGEN
NEW:
Study Jazz in Groningen AND New York
Joris Teepe |
A unique
Jazz Program: New York comes to Groningen Chairman of the Jazz Department: Joris Teepe (bass). Faculty: Don Braden (sax), Gene Jackson (drums), Alex Sipiagin (trumpet), Robin Eubanks (trombone), JD Walter (vocals), David Berkman (piano) and Freddie Bryant (guitar). These 8 New York based teachers each stay for one week in Groningen according to a rotation schedule. This way one of them is always there and they all keep coming back every 8 weeks. So every Monday one of them is arriving from New York, taking over the rotation and leaving again on Friday. Each instructor, in his weekly residency, shares his professional experiences directly with the students, in theory class, history, ear training ensembles, big band and masterclasses. Therefore each student (regardless of what instrument he or she plays) receives training from each teacher! These 8 musicians are working together with the regular teaching staff. Students receive some courses from the regular teachers, other courses from the New Yorkers and some classes from both. Teacher training is also an important element of the program, since most professional musicians have a teaching practice in addition to their activities as performing musicians. Traineeships form a substantial part of the teacher-training course. Finally, business aspects of the professional practice are also included in the Jazz Program. All these different aspects combine the Jazz Program into an excellent preparation for life as a jazz musician.
Music
styles
Strong
focus on playing Auditions for the undergraduate program 2011-2012 are held both in New York and in Groningen. Our government sponsored yearly tuition fee to this 4 year undergraduate degree program is only about 1700 Euro's. |
JD Walter |
Don Braden |
Robin Eubanks |
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Gene Jackson |
David Berkman |
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![]() Alex Sipiagin |
![]() Freddie Bryant |
See the video "Meet the Artists" of the CD "Jazz In Jazz Out" currently available on Planets Arts
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