Jazz Piano Masters at California Jazz Conservatory

Master jazz pianist Larry Vuckovich presents a workshop highlighting the timeless influence of the legendary jazz piano masters: Art Tatum, Fatha Hines, Teddy Wilson, Bud Powell, Red Garland, Bill Evans, Tommy Flanagan, Al Haig, Hank Jones, Barry Harris, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and some later ones as Carl Perkins, Horace Parlan, Albert Dailey & more. Vuckovich will demonstrate their individual styles, including their melodic, harmonic and rhythmic language. The class will also hear the original recordings of these timeless masters featuring some of their compositions. During the class, Larry will demonstrate these styles on the piano showcasing the various colors and aspects of these mastersÕ tonal colors - their personal expressive styles...

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Master jazz pianist Larry Vuckovich presents a workshop highlighting the timeless influence of the legendary jazz piano masters: Art Tatum, Fatha Hines, Teddy Wilson, Bud Powell, Red Garland, Bill Evans, Tommy Flanagan, Al Haig, Hank Jones, Barry Harris, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and some later ones as Carl Perkins, Horace Parlan, Albert Dailey & more. Vuckovich will demonstrate their individual styles, including their melodic, harmonic and rhythmic language. The class will also hear the original recordings of these timeless masters featuring some of their compositions. During the class, Larry will demonstrate these styles on the piano showcasing the various colors and aspects of these mastersÕ tonal colors - their personal expressive styles. The students are encouraged to sit in and perform some of these great mastersÕ compositions. In the last part of the workshop, Vuckovich will present some jazz gems - important, seldom heard recordings of note.

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