Jazz Workshop at Riverside Arts Centre

Georgia is an award-winning jazz vocalist/lyricist with credits including Bobby McFerrin, Ian Shaw, Liane Carroll, Pat Metheny (lyric approval) and her own ReVoice! and Hang Festivals. Her landmark album, Songbook, co-written with Grammy-winning pianist Alan Broadbent launched last year at a sold out Ronnie Scott’s with subsequent performances across Europe and the US.
Georgia’s many years of experience as a performer, bandleader, producer and lyricist afford her an unique overview of what it takes to sustain a successful career in jazz. Whether you are a vocalist or instrumentalist, storytelling is the essence of communicating art and music. We will look at ways of interpreting melodies and improvisation as well as covering band leading and etiquette; working with a vocalist; crafting a set list and performance and presenting yourself on and off stage....

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Georgia is an award-winning jazz vocalist/lyricist with credits including Bobby McFerrin, Ian Shaw, Liane Carroll, Pat Metheny (lyric approval) and her own ReVoice! and Hang Festivals. Her landmark album, Songbook, co-written with Grammy-winning pianist Alan Broadbent launched last year at a sold out Ronnie Scott’s with subsequent performances across Europe and the US.
Georgia’s many years of experience as a performer, bandleader, producer and lyricist afford her an unique overview of what it takes to sustain a successful career in jazz. Whether you are a vocalist or instrumentalist, storytelling is the essence of communicating art and music. We will look at ways of interpreting melodies and improvisation as well as covering band leading and etiquette; working with a vocalist; crafting a set list and performance and presenting yourself on and off stage.

The workshop will also include how to get the most out of iReal Pro and other mobile music apps with Terence Collie.

Everyone attending the workshop gets the opportunity to perform at the student concert (6pm) and free entry to Georgia's evening concert (8pm).

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