Introduction to the Jazz Department with Nick Smart
Introduction to the Jazz Department with Nick Smart
Jazz Department FAQs with Nick Smart
Jazz Department FAQs with Nick Smart
Welcome to the Jazz Department's Open Day page!
Our Jazz Department has produced an outstanding array of versatile, creative and highly employable jazz musicians since its foundation in 1987. You’ll find the atmosphere supportive, collaborative and engaged with your individual development as a jazz musician.
This year we hosted an in-person open day on 22 September.
To see all of the courses available, from clarinet to saxophone, vibraphone, electric bass, voice and more, see the courses tab on our main Jazz Department webpage.
If you still have unanswered questions, feel free to contact the Jazz Department directly.
JAZZ PLAYLIST
Here are four videos that showcase the range of performance opportunities available to our students.
In order we have:
- Highlights from the Academy Jazz Festival, which you can watch in full on YouTube, July 2021
- Livestreamed performance from our Big Band of music by Academy Professor Stan Sulzmann, October 2020
- Repertoire class with Academy Professor Pete Churchill
- Excerpts from the final concert in a week-long residency from visiting artists Dave Holland and Chris Potter, from 2018
Meet the Jazz Department
Meet the Jazz Department
Highlights from the Academy Jazz Festival 2021
Highlights from the Academy Jazz Festival 2021
Big Band concert with Stan Sulzmann
Big Band concert with Stan Sulzmann
Repertoire Class, led by Pete Churchill
Repertoire Class, led by Pete Churchill
Highlights from the Dave Holland and Chris Potter residency