The 7th Annual Maryland Summer Jazz Festival | July 19th-29th, 2011

Maryland Summer Jazz Announces Seventh Sensational Season

 


ROCKVILLE, Md., May 18, 2011
/PRNewswire/ — Now in its seventh year, the Maryland Summer Jazz
Festival returns for another sensational season of workshops and jams
for musicians and public concerts for jazz fans.

From July 19 through 29, residents and tourists will have many rich opportunities to hear and learn about America’s homegrown musical heritage at the Rockville campus and in historic jazz clubs in nearby Washington, DC.

Drawing
adult learners and listeners from coast to coast, the top rated event
features first-tier professional musicians on stages and in classrooms.
Avid adult learners attend to raise the bar on their singing and
playing, taking opportunities to jam and perform. Many are inspired to
go on to professional music careers.

Internationally celebrated saxophonist and educator Jeff Antoniuk is the artistic director of the popular festival. It attracts jazz fans and students from many states — as far away as Florida and California.

Jazz Camp

At
the heart of the festival are two sessions of jazz camp. Each is three
days of intensive instruction for students from 16 to retirement age.
Instructors are performing and recording artists, including many
university jazz professors. Attendees can hear these fantastic players
in concert, then work directly with them the very next day.

Classes
help gifted amateurs and semi-pros bring their skill and technique up
to the level of working musicians. Playing with others provides critical
networking opportunities. Over a dozen popular jazz bands first came
together through the camps.

The
program also nurtures gifted high school and college students intent on
music careers. Scholarships and internships encourage young talent.
Electives on such topics as Latin Jazz, vocal styles and rhythm section
techniques allow them to progress instead of falling back in the summer
months between semesters.

When not immersed in music, participants will have the chance to sightsee in Washington, D.C. Out-of-town campers may want to bring their families along to spend time on the Mall visiting the many national museums.

Four Evenings of Concerts

Each week a kickoff concert is held at an historic DC jazz club. The July 19 concert is at the famous Blues Alley in Georgetown. The July 26 concert will be held at the legendary Bohemian Caverns, the city’s oldest jazz club in the trendy U Street jazz district.

Additional concerts are held July 22 and 29 at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville, Maryland.
The church is a well-known musical venue in the region and the site of
the jazz camp. Each concert is unique, so listeners can attend all four
and always hear something different.

Stellar Guest Artists

On the roster of 16 performers and teachers for this season are two outstanding artists who teach at Berklee School of Music in Boston. Fred Lipsius
is the Grammy-winning original saxophonist, arranger and conductor for
the groundbreaking fusion group Blood, Sweat & Tears. He has
authored six books/CDs for jazz students. Returning guitarist and author
Steve Rochinski has played with jazz giants Tal Farlow, Tim Hagans and Joe Lovano and records on Germany‘s Jardis Records.

Leading Baltimore jazz vocalist Felicia Carter is a featured guest artist this year. Reminiscent of Billie Holliday,
Carter continues to earn accolades for her beautiful voice, dramatic
delivery and compositions. Her recent release, Nothing To Do, is a
collaboration with powerhouse bassist and jazz festival guest artist Amy Shook of Annapolis, Maryland.

Versatile trumpeter, composer and educator John D’earth has enjoyed a long career working with jazz greats (Miles Davis, Lionel Hampton, Pat Metheny) and pop musicians (Dave Matthews, Bruce Hornsby). He comes to Maryland Summer Jazz on break from his main gig as director of jazz performance at the University of Virginia.

Trombonist Greg Boyer of Columbia, Maryland has dazzled thousands of fans around the world in long stints with artists Prince and George Clinton
(P-Funk). Boyer’s funk and groove chops add another dimension to this
year’s festival. He is also a gifted educator, eager to share the wealth
of his experience with the next generation of players. See the event
website for the full line up with artist biographies.

Jazz camp registration continues through June 30. For more information about the camp and to obtain concert tickets, visit http://www.marylandsummerjazz.com.

Contact: Paula Phillips 443-702-7016
[email protected]

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 Maryland Summer Jazz

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