Jazz Composition & Performance Workshop
Open to instrumentalists, vocalists and composers from all levels of education and experience. See workshop objectives for details.
• participants submit original compositions or arrangements for critique and development
• musicians create ensembles to rehearse and record the compositions and arrangements
• copyright and publishing experts provide participants with steps to present their works
• meet with PRO representatives from BMI and ASCAP
• introduce Joey Flores, CEO of “earbits” re: packaging, marketing and promoting the work
Potential artists/teachers include;
Terence Blanchard
The Bad Plus
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Snarky Puppy
Ches Smith
Tim Berne
Matt Mitchell
Check with primary artist for additional guest artists PLUS; invite a Copyright & Publishing expert and, if possible, a direct connect with the folks at earbits or similar…
…the artist’s label, jazz publications, instrument manufacturers, PRO’s, earbits, ETHOS… is there a way to interact with the Monk and Mancini Institutes??
• secondary schools in the NY area, can we cross over to schools like MSM, The New School, NYU, Columbia, etc. By inviting a variety of artists to lead the workshop we create a unique offering for schools like MSM…
• need to create the announcement and manage communications and enrollment, in 2 parts; one for the physical space, and a second for the online participation only (audit)
NS in-house team for lighting, sound and staging??
• Basic live streaming package per day $600
• Check with NS for day rates for in-house audio engineers & video operators
• Check on options for basic food and beverage per day
• See “Additional Notes” for other items
• The lessons delivered for each workshop may require a component for managing the transmission of audio & video files, PDF scores, powerpoint slides, etc. Check with NS to see if this can be managed with NS personnel.
• This is a 5-day workshop but can be modified to include additional hours and/or days. The total enrollment will determine the final schedule for this workshop.
• As with all Ethos workshops, the day to day schedule will be adjusted, as needed, to accommodate the current NS calendar of events and performances
• Optional; determine best method for managing the composer’s submissions
• Organise ensembles with the possibility to rotate players from one group to another
Related Projects
Included here as an example of the live production quality and value added to the listening experience.
The group, Snarky Puppy, is a good example of group of musicians building a community with other artists and the audience – this video clip is a good representation of the type of experience they create, including a shared stage with their audiences – great audio and video production, as well. The band also has their own recording label and marketing brand of music.
Dubbed, “Les Conversatoires”, this example spotlights live performance of original compositions by students from the Paris Conservatoire, with conversations between the workshop participants and the artists/teachers. Live from Le Triton.
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