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
January 27th
- 9:00 - 10:00AM
- Private Lessons! - Meet one on one with the faculty of your choice, be sure to check the JazzWire Private Group to schedule your time. First come, first served -- Jeff Antoniuk & Faculty.
- 10:00 - 10:15AM
- Welcome Meeting - Meet the faculty, and get the lay of the land for JazzWire Summer Summit 2022 -- Jeff Antoniuk & Paul Bollenback.
- 10:15 - 11:45AM
- 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 songs. -- Jeff Antoniuk & Paul Bollenback.
- 11:45 - 12:00PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Rest your ears and your eyes!
- 12:00 - 1:00PM
- 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 (sax) & Paul Bollenback.
- 1:00 - 1:30PM
- Lunch Break - 45 minute break!
- 1:30 - 2:15PM
- Fancy Class of the Day! - Each day we have a different class presented by one of our faculty members on a specific topic. Everyone will attend together, and we’ll have a chance to dig into an important and interesting concept to apply to our improvisation and jazz playing.
- EXAMPLE CLASS: Pivotal Tones - Pivotal Tones (also called Money Notes) is a term for specific chord tones that stand out to the ear and act as pivot points for the harmony. Most tunes don’t have many of them, but when you know where they are your ability to deftly negotiate a chord progression is dramatically enhanced.
- 2:15 - 2:30PM
- Break - 10 minute break - Rest your ears and your eyes!
- 2:30 - 3:45PM
- Super Special Guest Lecture - SSG TBD - Join us for over an hour with a Jazz LEGEND as they share their stories, answer your questions, and even play a little for us!
- 3:45 - 5:00PM
- Improv Group - Revisit the morning group and repertoire, armed with the new material from the afternoon classes. -- Jeff Antoniuk & Paul Bollenback.
- 5:15 - 6:00PM
- Private Lessons! - Meet one on one with the faculty of your choice, be sure to check the JazzWire Private Group to schedule your time. First come, first served -- Jeff Antoniuk & Faculty.
- 6:00 - 7:00PM
- 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
January 28th
- 9:00 - 10:00AM
- Private Lessons! - Meet one on one with the faculty of your choice, be sure to check the JazzWire Private Group to schedule your time. First come, first served -- Jeff Antoniuk & Faculty.
- 10:00 - 11:45AM
- 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 songs. -- Jeff Antoniuk & Paul Bollenback.
- 11:45 - 12:00PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Rest your ears and your eyes!
- 12:00 - 1:00PM
- 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 (sax) & Paul Bollenback.
- 1:00 - 1:30PM
- Lunch Break - 45 minute break!
- 1:30 - 2:15PM
- Fancy Class of the Day! - Each day we have a different class presented by one of our faculty members on a specific topic. Everyone will attend together, and we’ll have a chance to dig into an important and interesting concept to apply to our improvisation and jazz playing.
- EXAMPLE CLASS: Pivotal Tones - Pivotal Tones (also called Money Notes) is a term for specific chord tones that stand out to the ear and act as pivot points for the harmony. Most tunes don’t have many of them, but when you know where they are your ability to deftly negotiate a chord progression is dramatically enhanced.
- 2:15 - 2:30PM
- Break - 10 minute break - Rest your ears and your eyes!
- 2:30 - 3:45PM
- Super Special Guest Lecture - SSG TBD - Join us for over an hour with a Jazz LEGEND as they share their stories, answer your questions, and even play a little for us!
- 3:45 - 5:00PM
- Improv Group - Revisit the morning group and repertoire, armed with the new material from the afternoon classes. -- Jeff Antoniuk & Paul Bollenback.
- 5:15 - 6:00PM
- Private Lessons! - Meet one on one with the faculty of your choice, be sure to check the JazzWire Private Group to schedule your time. First come, first served -- Jeff Antoniuk & Faculty.
- 6:00 - 7:00PM
- 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
January 29th
- 9:00 - 10:00AM
- Private Lessons! - Meet one on one with the faculty of your choice, be sure to check the JazzWire Private Group to schedule your time. First come, first served -- Jeff Antoniuk & Faculty.
- 10:00 - 11:45AM
- 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 songs. -- Jeff Antoniuk & Paul Bollenback.
- 11:45 - 12:00PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Rest your ears and your eyes!
- 12:00 - 1:00PM
- 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 (sax) & Paul Bollenback.
- 1:00 - 1:30PM
- Lunch Break - 45 minute break!
- 1:30 - 2:15PM
- Fancy Class of the Day! - Each day we have a different class presented by one of our faculty members on a specific topic. Everyone will attend together, and we’ll have a chance to dig into an important and interesting concept to apply to our improvisation and jazz playing.
- EXAMPLE CLASS: Pivotal Tones - Pivotal Tones (also called Money Notes) is a term for specific chord tones that stand out to the ear and act as pivot points for the harmony. Most tunes don’t have many of them, but when you know where they are your ability to deftly negotiate a chord progression is dramatically enhanced.
- 2:15 - 2:30PM
- Break - 10 minute break - Rest your ears and your eyes!
- 2:30 - 3:45PM
- Super Special Guest Lecture - SSG TBD - Join us for over an hour with a Jazz LEGEND as they share their stories, answer your questions, and even play a little for us!
- 3:45 - 5:00PM
- Improv Group - Revisit the morning group and repertoire, armed with the new material from the afternoon classes. -- Jeff Antoniuk & Paul Bollenback.
- 5:15 - 6:00PM
- Private Lessons! - Meet one on one with the faculty of your choice, be sure to check the JazzWire Private Group to schedule your time. First come, first served -- Jeff Antoniuk & Faculty.
- 6:00 - 7:00PM
- 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!