Jazz & Java at Sammons Center For The Arts

Sammons Center Artistic Director and Steinway Artist Arlington Jones leads a four-part series of livestreamed forty-minute sessions about jazz. Each Jazz & Java session is a blend of listening to and learning about jazz. Participants are encouraged to grab a cup of coffee and join in for:

Lend Me Your Ear - June 21, 2022. The meaning of form, measures, music counting, sections, melody, and improvisation in jazz music.

Jazz Transformation - June 28, 2022. The history of jazz artists – taking popular songs and creatively reworking them into jazz classics.

All About Jazz Blues - July 26, 2022. The musical journey from the traditional blues of the Deep South to jazz blues....

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Sammons Center Artistic Director and Steinway Artist Arlington Jones leads a four-part series of livestreamed forty-minute sessions about jazz. Each Jazz & Java session is a blend of listening to and learning about jazz. Participants are encouraged to grab a cup of coffee and join in for:

Lend Me Your Ear - June 21, 2022. The meaning of form, measures, music counting, sections, melody, and improvisation in jazz music.

Jazz Transformation - June 28, 2022. The history of jazz artists – taking popular songs and creatively reworking them into jazz classics.

All About Jazz Blues - July 26, 2022. The musical journey from the traditional blues of the Deep South to jazz blues.

Swing, Rhythm, & The Band - August 2, 2022. The intricate ways the jazz band works together and the important role of each instrument.

Register at www.sammonsartcenter.org/jazzjava/.

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