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Improvisation Workshop With The Rez Abbasi Quartet (with Bill Ware, Stephan Crump And Eric Mcpherson) at California Jazz Conservatory

Courtesy of California Jazz Conservatory | Posted on January 25, 2016

Where

California Jazz Conservatory
2087 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA
Map
510-845-5373

When

Sat, February 6, 2016
3:15 pm

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Musicians

Rez Abbasi
guitar, acoustic
Bill Ware
vibraphone

About

Award-winning guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi brings his highly acclaimed acoustic quartet, RAAQ to the CJC! Musicians Bill Ware (Steely Dan), Stephan Crump (Vijay Iyer Trio), Eric McPherson (Fred Hersch) and Abbasi (#1 Rising Star DownBeat Critics Poll) will share their collective experiences with all participants. Topics include: compositional improvisation; character building in soloing; rhythmic sensitivity; group communication; emotional connection with the instrument; rhythmic variation, arranging and an open Q&A period.

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