(Note: We are running the intermediate session twice today, one at 10 am UK time and the other at 6 pm UK time. This event is for registration for the 10 am session. Details of all other sessions below.)

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SESSION @ 10 am UK time

Sunday 19th April 2020

In the spirit of reaching out to others during the global lock-down, we are delighted to invite you to take part in this free online masterclass for those interested in jazz improvisation. We are running sessions for beginners, intermediate and advanced. Each one will take place twice each day (10 am UK time and 6 pm UK time) so wherever you are on the planet, you should be able to join us! This event is for registration for the 10 am intermediate session on Sunday 19th April 2020.

The session will take place live on Zoom and can be accessed for free, anywhere in the world.

The session will feature brilliant UK jazz pianist, Tommy Scott, on piano, and the session will be hosted and facilitated by international jazz educator, Alex Steele.

Tommy Scott was mentored and championed from a very young age by jazz megastars Joey Calderazzo (Branford Marsalis, Michael Brecker) and Danilo Perez (Wayne Shorter, Brian Blade, John Pattitucci). Over time, Tommy has matured into a unique and passionate composer and performer, and he is well known as a collaborator with jazz musicians across the US, UK and Europe. Tommy has performed recently with Jean Toussaint (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers), Dave O’Higgins (Darius Brubeck Quartet), Damon Brown (Steve Grossman, Benny Golson, Dave Liebman), Greg Abate (Ray Charles), Yuri Goloubev (Bob James, Kenny Werner, Ralph Towner), and many others. You can check out Tommy with his new trio, featuring Yuri Goloubev (bass) and Asaf Sirkis (drums) at https://tommyscottmusic.com/jazz-piano-videos

In this masterclass, Tommy will give us a range of brilliant insights into jazz performance, explaining different approaches to playing and improvising. The ideas presented will be valuable not only to pianists, but to all instrumentalists, as he explores improvisational ideas and techniques. This session is pitched at ‘intermediate’ level (rather than ‘beginners’ or ‘advanced’). There will be a range of brilliant ideas which you can take away from this masterclass and put into practice immediately.

There will be lots of demonstrations from Tommy at the piano, and also lots of opportunities for questions. If you’re not familiar with Zoom, we’ll guide you through how it works during the masterclass.

Before the masterclass, just download Zoom at https://zoom.us. It’s free and easy to use. We’d recommend you use Zoom on a computer, a laptop, a tablet or iPad. It’s possible to use Zoom on your smart phone, but the bigger the screen is, the better it is for this kind of masterclass.

Tommy will take a selection of songs, and explore some great ideas to help you approach improvisation. With Zoom, you’ll get the opportunity to ask Tommy questions during the session. Our hope is that you will get some brand-new insights into ways of deepening your playing, giving you the ability to strengthen your own musical voice, and to enhance your practice and playing. All of this, plus we get to hear Tommy play some great piano!

The session will be introduced, hosted and facilitated by international jazz educator, Alex Steele. Alex is well known for his educational programmes throughout the world, working with individuals, teams, communities and organisations, exploring how improvisational behaviours and mindsets can enhance our abilities to be incredible human beings.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to this session. Please register as soon as you can. We can get a maximum of 100 people into any one session on Zoom. Last time, we were over-subscribed, so sign up as soon as you can!

We hope you’re all okay in the current Coronavirus situation. Stay safe, and we look forward to seeing you!

Tommy and Alex

PS: If you can’t make this masterclass, please note that we are running all of the following sessions:

BEGINNERS LEVEL SESSIONS

Friday 17th April 2020

@ 10 am UK time: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/102410781404

@ 6 pm UK time: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/102411104370

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SESSIONS

Sunday 19th April 2020

@ 10 am UK time: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/102411212694

@ 6 pm UK time: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/102411306976

ADVANCED LEVEL SESSIONS

Tuesday 21st April 2020

@ 10 am UK time: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/102411337066

@ 6 pm UK time: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/102411563744