Each day, of the four days in the session, we have a fantastic variety of situations that get you playing, improving on your instrument, and get you inspired like never before. We also build in a lot of breaks to allow us to rest our ears and eyes, and to stretch our legs!
Tuesday
July 18th
- 7:00PM AND 9:00PM
- Opening Night Concert - 3D Trio - A performance from three of our faculty, Amy Shook (Bass), Jackie Warren (Piano), Sherrie Maricle (Drums) + Special Guests. TWO shows, pick the one you'd like to attend
- Address
- Blues Alley - The concert is at the Blues Alley Club, located at 1073 REAR Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007 202-337-4141
- Tickets
- Purchase in ADVANCE - Your tickets are included in your tuition! Friends and family will purchase their own tickets, and will get to sit with you. at Blues Alley.
Wednesday
July 19th
- 9:00 - 10:15AM
- Sign-in, Set-up, and Welcome! - Get your equipment set up in your room. Welcome Meeting at 10:00am! Fellowship Hall (main room upstairs)
- 10:15 - 12:00PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Meet your band & faculty leader for the day. This is the core of the camp! Your faculty leader will give you improvisation ideas, play with you, and let you try things out in real time, working from the 14 Summer Summit songs.
- 12:00 - 12:15PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Relax!
- 12:15 - 12:30PM
- Faculty Mini-Concert - The faculty will play a tune or two before lunch, highlighting ideas and songs discussed in the morning Combo/Improv session.
- 12:30 - 1:30PM
- Lunch With Faculty - A box lunch is provided for you. Hang out and relax with fellow musicians and faculty.
- 1:30 - 2:30PM
- Instrument Specific Masterclass - A class specific to your instrument - saxophone, trombone, trumpet, piano, guitar, bass and drums.
- 2:30 - 3:00PM
- Coffee Break! - 30 minute break - Relax!
- 3:00 - 3:50PM
- Elective Classes
- How To Sound Hip On Dominant Chords (Int/Adv) - Jeff Antoniuk
How to Put Your Stamp on a Standard (all levels) - Sherrie Maricle
Music for Healing and Balance (all levels) - Reginald Cyntje
- How To Sound Hip On Dominant Chords (Int/Adv) - Jeff Antoniuk
- 4:00 - 5:30PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Revisit the morning group and repertoire, armed with the new material from the afternoon classes.
- 5:45 - 7:00PM
- JAM SESSIONS - Stay Around . . . Play, Hang Out and/or Listen! Two faculty-led jam sessions - A Beginner/Intermediate level session in the Music Room (Upstairs), and an advanced level session in Fellowship Hall (upstairs)
Thursday
July 20th
- 9:30 - 10:00AM
- Arrive & Set-up - Get your equipment set up in your room.
- 10:00 - 12:00PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Meet your band & faculty leader for the day. This is the core of the camp! Your faculty leader will give you improvisation ideas, play with you, and let you try things out in real time, working from the 14 Summit songs.
- 12:00 - 12:15PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Relax!
- 12:15 - 12:30PM
- Faculty Mini-Concert - The faculty will play a tune or two before lunch, highlighting ideas and songs discussed in the morning Combo/Improv session.
- 12:30 - 1:30PM
- Lunch With Faculty - A box lunch is provided for you. Hang out and relax with fellow musicians and faculty
- 1:30 - 2:30PM
- Instrument Specific Masterclass - A class specific to your instrument - saxophone, trombone, trumpet, piano, guitar, bass and drums
- 2:30 - 3:00PM
- Coffee Break! - 30 minute break - Relax!
- 3:00 - 3:50PM
- Elective Classes
- Playing over the ii V I progression (Int/Adv) - Kenny Rittenhouse
Brazilian Music Workshop: Samba (Int/Adv) - Leo Lucini
Pacing your solos: Build An Impactful Solo (all levels) - Brent Birckhead
- Playing over the ii V I progression (Int/Adv) - Kenny Rittenhouse
- 4:00 - 5:30PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Revisit the morning group and repertoire, armed with the new material from the afternoon classes.
- 7:00 - 9:30PM
- JAM SESSION and Happy Hour at The Bethesdan Hotel - Bring your instrument, and eat, drink, play and/or listen!! Just a couple of miles from The JazzWire Summer Summit, join us at the Bethesdan. No cover, and great food and drink.
- 8120 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814. (301)-652-2000
Friday
July 21st
- 9:30 - 10:00AM
- Arrive & Set-up - Get your equipment set up in your room.
- 10:00 - 12:00PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Meet your band & faculty leader for the day. This is the core of the camp! Your faculty leader will give you improvisation ideas, play with you, and let you try things out in real time, working from the 14 Summit songs.
- 12:00 - 12:15PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Relax!
- 12:15 - 12:30PM
- Faculty Mini-Concert - The faculty will play a tune or two before lunch, highlighting ideas and songs discussed in the morning Combo/Improv session.
- 12:30 - 1:30PM
- Lunch With Faculty - A box lunch is provided for you. Hang out and relax with fellow musicians and faculty
- 1:30 - 2:30PM
- Elective Classes
- Afro Cuban Music For All! - Jackie Warren
In-the-Moment Listening, And Ways To Practice It (all levels) - Amy Shook
Fun ways to use triads (Int/Adv) - Jonathan Epley
- Afro Cuban Music For All! - Jackie Warren
- 2:30 - 3:00PM
- Coffee Break! - 30 minute break - Relax!
- 3:00 - 3:50PM
- Group Session - "Afro Cuban Grooves", featuring the 3Divas Trio! (Amy, Sherrie, Jackie)
- 4:00 - 5:30PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Revisit the morning group and repertoire, armed with the new material from the afternoon classes.
- 7:00 - 9:30PM
- FACULTY CONCERT and Happy Hour - Don't miss a full evening of all your favorite JazzWire faculty members in concert. Join us in the Bethesdan restaurant and bar. No cover, amazing music, and great food and drink.
- 8120 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD 20814 (301)-652-2000
Saturday
July 22nd
- 9:30 - 10:00AM
- Arrive & Set-up - Get your equipment set up in your room.
- 10:00 - 11:30AM
- Combo/Improv Group - Rehearse music that you will play this evening with your band at the 5:30PM JazzWire Summer Summit Final Concert
- 11:30 - 11:45PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Relax!
- 11:45 - 12:45PM
- Instrument Specific Masterclass - Masterclass on your specific instrument. Todays classes will be focusing on issues and items from the music you'll be playing today in your concerts.
- 12:45 - 1:30PM
- Lunch With Faculty - A box lunch is provided for you. Hang out and relax with fellow musicians and faculty
- 1:30 - 3:00PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Rehearsal
- 5:30 - 7:30PM
- Final Concert - Participant Concert - YOU and all the Summit participant bands play in a ticketed concert for your family and friends. Each of the seven bands will play two songs on the concert, and the faculty band will finish up with a couple songs. There will be a short intermission midway through. The concert is at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD 20852
- Purchase in ADVANCE - Please purchase tickets in advance for friends and family from instantseats.com