Each day, of the three 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!
Friday
July 14th
- 10:00 - 10:15AM
- Welcome Meeting - Meet the faculty, and get the lay of the land for JazzWire Summer Summit 2023 -- Jeff Antoniuk & Faculty.
- 10:15 - 11:45AM
- Improv Group - This is the core of the camp! Jeff Antoniuk will give you improvisation ideas, play with you, and let you try things out in real time, working from the 14 songs. -- Jeff Antoniuk
- 11:45 - 12:00PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Rest your ears and your eyes!
- 12:00 - 12:45PM
- Instrument Specific Masterclass - Spend time digging into the nuts and bolts of your specific instrument. Work on the individual techniques that are crucial to playing your instrument. -- Jeff Antoniuk (horns) & Steve Herberman (Guitar & Bass).
- 12:45 - 1:30PM
- Lunch Break - 45 minute break!
- 1:30 - 2:15PM
- Fancy Class of the Day! - Voice Leading on the JazzWire Summit Repertoire
Get your voice leading in check! Steve will go through the Summit tunes discussing and demonstrating voice leading concepts for soloing and comping. Learn how to better use this much-needed architecture to get you soloing with greater structure and conviction.(Steve Herberman) - 2:15 - 2:30PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Rest your ears and your eyes!
- 2:30 - 3:30PM
- Practice Time, and Lesson Time With Jeff Antoniuk - During this time each day you have an hour to catch your breath, and to do some practicing of ideas from the morning classes, to bring into your afternoon class. During this time, everyone will get 20 minutes with Jeff one-on-one, to dig into any burning topics from the Summer Summit or JazzWire. You’ll sign up for your specific time through an upcoming email.
- 3:30 - 5:00PM
- Improv Group - Revisit the morning group and repertoire, armed with the new material from the afternoon classes. -- Jeff Antoniuk
- 5:30 - 6:30PM
- Hang Out & Drinks! - We'll get together on Zoom, to talk, laugh, and enjoy the drink(s) of your choice. The Summit is all about connecting with each other, and we won't let something as silly as hundreds or thousands of miles of separation stop us!
Saturday
July 15th
- 10:00 - 11:45AM
- Improv Group - This is the core of the camp! Jeff Antoniuk will give you improvisation ideas, play with you, and let you try things out in real time, working from the 14 songs. -- Jeff Antoniuk
- 11:45 - 12:00PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Rest your ears and your eyes!
- 12:00 - 12:45PM
- Instrument Specific Masterclass - Spend time digging into the nuts and bolts of your specific instrument. Work on the individual techniques that are crucial to playing your instrument. -- Jeff Antoniuk (horns) & Steve Herberman (Guitar & Bass).
- 12:45 - 1:30PM
- Lunch Break - 45 minute break!
- 1:30 - 2:15PM
- Fancy Class of the Day! - Hot To Sing Harder
This session will focus on what makes lines truly swing. Steve will take you through rhythmic and melodic phrasing concepts that emphasize a swinging time feel. Dynamics and articulation will also come into play. “It Don’t Mean A Thing ……!!"(Steve Herberman) - 2:15 - 2:30PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Rest your ears and your eyes!
- 2:30 - 3:30PM
- Practice Time, and Lesson Time With Jeff Antoniuk - During this time each day you have an hour to catch your breath, and to do some practicing of ideas from the morning classes, to bring into your afternoon class. During this time, everyone will get 20 minutes with Jeff one-on-one, to dig into any burning topics from the Summer Summit or JazzWire. You’ll sign up for your specific time through an upcoming email.
- 3:30 - 5:00PM
- Improv Group - Revisit the morning group and repertoire, armed with the new material from the afternoon classes. -- Jeff Antoniuk
- 5:30 - 6:30PM
- Hang Out & Drinks! - We'll get together on Zoom, to talk, laugh, and enjoy the drink(s) of your choice. The Summit is all about connecting with each other, and we won't let something as silly as hundreds or thousands of miles of separation stop us!
Sunday
July 16th
- 10:00 - 11:45AM
- Improv Group - This is the core of the camp! Jeff Antoniuk will give you improvisation ideas, play with you, and let you try things out in real time, working from the 14 songs. -- Jeff Antoniuk
- 11:45 - 12:00PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Rest your ears and your eyes!
- 12:00 - 12:45PM
- Instrument Specific Masterclass - Spend time digging into the nuts and bolts of your specific instrument. Work on the individual techniques that are crucial to playing your instrument. -- Jeff Antoniuk (horns) & David Jernigan (Guitar & Bass).
- 12:45 - 1:30PM
- Lunch Break - 45 minute break!
- 1:30 - 2:15PM
- Fancy Class of the Day! - Brazilian Music 101
David will take you through Brazilian Music! (David Jernigan) - 2:15 - 2:30PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Rest your ears and your eyes!
- 2:30 - 3:30PM
- Practice Time, and Lesson Time With Jeff Antoniuk - During this time each day you have an hour to catch your breath, and to do some practicing of ideas from the morning classes, to bring into your afternoon class. During this time, everyone will get 20 minutes with Jeff one-on-one, to dig into any burning topics from the Summer Summit or JazzWire. You’ll sign up for your specific time through an upcoming email.
- 3:30 - 5:00PM
- Improv Group - Revisit the morning group and repertoire, armed with the new material from the afternoon classes. -- Jeff Antoniuk
- 5:30 - 6:30PM
- Hang Out & Drinks! - We'll get together on Zoom, to talk, laugh, and enjoy the drink(s) of your choice. The Summit is all about connecting with each other, and we won't let something as silly as hundreds or thousands of miles of separation stop us!