programmes

ensembles

The ensemble is the heart of what we do at Jazz School UK - monthly playing sessions in streamed groups learning a set repertoire, with expert guidance from some of the finest players and teachers around.
The regular meetings and carefully graded repertoire ensure steady and consolidated progress for players of all abilities and experience, from beginning improvisers right through to aspiring professionals.
Knowing the tunes in advance - exploring new improvising skills and coming back to them repeatedly to consolidate knowledge - establishing musical relationships in a regular group - having specific progressive theory exercises to work on - all these things give purpose and meaning to your practice between each meeting. Improvement is unavoidable!
This season we have three great features incorporated as standard for all students - a separate Performance Day, Theory Preparation Zooms, and individual reports and feedback. We think it's our best offering yet!

Please see the ENSEMBLES page for more information.

workshops

For players who can't presently commit to the regular Ensemble programme, we also run Workshop Weekends covering the same repertoire in the New Year and Spring. Playlists and charts are distributed in advance, and players can attend the same Theory preparation Zooms (live or recorded) as the Ensemble players. Please look here to find out more about playing levels to determine which repertoire set and playing day will be suitable, and don't hesitate to contact us for more detailed advice.

In the summer months we are also running the following weekends:

  • Big Band
  • Theory Shed
  • One Album (For Real!)
  • Jazz Guitar
  • Jazz Song (for accompanists - rhythm section and front line - and singers)
  • Please see the WORKSHOPS page for more information.

     

    theory shed

    To complement your playing schedule (here and elsewhere) our THEORY SHED programme offers tuition for specific instruments (trumpet, saxophone, guitar, double bass, bass guitar, voice, piano) and in applied theory, for individuals and small groups, both in-person and online.

    Please see the THEORY SHED page for more information.