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For those living in the San Francisco Bay
Area who would like in-person instruction, here are two
band members who are also private instructors:
Here is a list of online courses in jazz: Preservation Hall online lessons Creative Strings Academy is jazz violinist, Christian Howes' academy. Chris teaches improvisation to all ages and holds online classes primarily for string players, but any instrument would be welcome! The emphasis is on developing your improvisations using short loops of 2 to 4 chords and focusing on voice leading using chord arpeggios and scales. |
| San Francisco Bay Area college students
can find Jazz classes at these colleges and
universities:
San
Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM): Home
to the innovative Roots, Jazz, and American Music
(RJAM) Bachelor of Music program. This program
provides an apprenticeship model with an all-star
faculty, including members of the renowned SFJAZZ
Collective.
San Jose State University (SJSU):
Located in downtown San Jose, this school offers a
dedicated Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies.
It features high teacher-to-student ratios and
numerous ensemble for improvising musicians.
San
Francisco State University (SFSU): Offers a
comprehensive Bachelor of Muisc with a
concentration in Jazz/Ethnomusicology. The
curriculum covers improvisation, arranging, and
historically significant recordings.
University of California, Berkeley (UC
Berkeley): While primarily a ronowned research
institution, UC Berkeley features a highly active UC
Jazz Ensembles program. It is open to students
of any major and includes a 17-piece big band and
multiple small combos.
Community Coleges and Summer
Intensives:
Los Medanos College (Pittsburg):
Features a highly regarded, performance-heavy jazz
studies program with multiple combos and vocal jazz
ensembles.
Stanford
Jazz Workshop: Located at Stanford University,
this non-profit organization produces the annual
Stanford Jazz Festival and offers premier summer
immersion programs and jazz institutes for high
school students, college students, and adults.
The
Jazzschool (Berkeley): An extension of the Bay
Area's jazz scene, offering year-round classes,
workshops, and ensemble opportunities for
instrumentalists and vocalists of all abilities.
We
welcome students to participate in the Vintage Jazz
Jam and the Vintage Vocal Hour!
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