SIM's August Workshop Series, NYC
P. Epstein
http://www.schoolforimprov.org
Schoolf...@aol.com
28-15 Steinway Street, Astoria, NY 11103
(212)631-5882
The School for Improvisational Music (SIM) will host its second series of
innovative and intensive workshops in New York City, August 6th through the
19th.
Established in January 2001 by a small group of visionary artist/educators, SIM
offers an apprenticeship
experience for emerging improvisers.
SIM’s week-long sessions are carefully planned but informally structured to
facilitate a healthy, stimulating
atmosphere for creative musical exploration. Modeled after the relaxed settings
in which improvising
musicians typically collaborate, SIM’s flexible environment enables students
both to focus intensely and
to interact freely with professionals drawn from New York City’s jazz and
creative music circles. Sessions
feature daily master classes by a variety of internationally acclaimed artists,
two private lessons per student
per week, numerous playing opportunities, and evening concerts that showcase
collaborations among
students and faculty.
For two weeks this summer, SIM’s students and faculty will come together to form
a unique artistic com-munity.
Developing musicians will take part in collective and individual artistic
discovery, with the guidance,
inspiration, and partnership of established musical innovators. Above all, at
SIM we cultivate the creative
process.
Please join us in Manhattan this August!
DATES: August 6–19
LOCATION: American Institute of Guitar, New York City
FOR MORE INFO OR TO GET AN APPLICATION: go to http://www.schoolforimprov.org or
send us an email at schoolf...@aol.com.
A sampling of recent SIM faculty and clinicians:
Ralph Alessi (SIM Director, trumpet)
Don Byron (clarinet, composition) *
Uri Caine (piano)
Steve Coleman (saxophone, concepts) *
Scott Colley (bass)
Ravi Coltrane (saxophone/recording engineering)
Peter Epstein (saxophone)
Dave Gilmore (guitar)
J. Granelli (bass/recording business)
Mark Helias (bass)
Billy Hart (drums)
Vijay Iyer (piano)
Gene Jackson (drums)
Kokayi (vocal improvisation)
DJ Olive (turntables/sound painting)
Jamie Saft (piano/keyboards/studio concepts)
Brad Shepik (guitar)
Nasheet Waits (drums)
*Not available for private lessons
A sampling of recent SIM workshop themes:
• Traditions and Techniques of Improvisation
• Compositional Strategies
• Directions in Rhythm
• Jazz as Collaborative Practice
• Alternative Approaches to Music Theory
• Hip Hop, Electronic, & Ambient Music Techniques
• Preparing Improvised Music for Performance
• Playing Your Music: Real-World Concerns
• Business Skills and Record Companies
• Making Your Own Recordings
Workshop topics and faculty are subject to change and will be finalized in June
2001.