Chicago Jazz String Summit — Stand Up and Take A Solo: Interactive Youth Workshop with Gwen Laster
Saturday, May 1, 2021 | 9:00 AM PDT / 11:00 AM CDT / 12:00 PM EDT
Online Event
Length 60min. Capacity limited to 25 participants.
Open to violin and viola players, intermediate through advanced. (Bk. 2/Suzuki &
beyond)
Stand Up and Take A Solo will introduce and explore basic improvisation skills utilizing pentatonic scales and melodic/rhythmic-variations on the melodic framework of the music.
The 7th Chicago Jazz String Summit (CJSS) will present live-stream and pre-recorded performances and workshops showcasing jazz, improvised, and experimental music by internationally celebrated string players. Founded by critically acclaimed cellist and composer, Tomeka Reid, CJSS is open to the public and will take place in collaboration with Experimental Sound Studio and Mills Performing Arts.
