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Jazz Jam For Make Music Day at Crown Station
Courtesy of Lonnie Davis | Posted on June 17, 2021
Where
Crown Station
1425 Elizabeth Avenue
CHARLOTTE, NC
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When
Mon, June 21, 2021
6:00 pm
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Musicians
Troy Conn
guitar, electricAriel Mejia
trumpetAbout
Pick up your instrument and join us for Make Music Day. Whether you’re an experienced jazz musician, exploring your skills, or your instrument is rusty, this jazz jam session is for everyone. And if you’ve never been to one, watch how the music is born!
House Band leading the jam session:
Troy Conn on guitar
Ocie Davis on drums
Elijah Freeman on tenor saxophone
Howard McNair on piano
Ariel Mejia on trumpet
Vince Rivers on bass
Jazz music and it’s most pivotal innovations were born out of jam sessions. Jazz is a communal music, where musicians incorporate call and response, and bounce ideas off of each other. This is the essence of jazz music. So a public jam session is simply a musical get-together where musicians come together to play jazz standards. Everyone is invited. Join in the experience. ...