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EVENT FORMAT
Masterclass
2020
Januar y
12-2 3
Jazz Music Masterclass
DESCRIPTION
About this 3-day masterclass divided into three sessions:
1. Jazz is Medicine
2. A 60-Minute Introduction to Jazz for Scientists
3. Jazz Improvisation
Jazz is Medicine
The goal of this mastercalss is to introduce the audience to the history of jazz music, but more importantly, its power. This
music has been impactful globally amongst many cultures because it makes you feel better. Working in tandem with the
WEP theme, “Personalized Medicine,” he will welcome people into a collaborative and interactive musical experience that
he has curated called, “Jazz is Medicine.”
A 60-Minute Introduction to Jazz for Scientists
This presentation will be a combination of lecture, demo, excerpt listening, and short responses in terms of clapping, sing-
ing, and Q&A. Depending upon participant interest and background, topics may include:
• Origins of jazz
• Forms of jazz compositions
• Elements of jazz: structure, rhythm, harmony, melody
• Jazz instruments and ensembles
• The art of improvisation
• Famous jazz artists and venues
• The business of jazz
• Contemporary trends in jazz
• How to take up jazz as an amateur
• How to listen to jazz as a connoisseur
• The relationship of jazz to other global or indigenous musical styles
Jazz Improvisation
This masterclass, Ulysses hopes to recreate for the participants the inner workings of the mind of a jazz musician. He’ll take
participants on a journey to see how our brains process thoughts that translate into musical actions, allowing us to perform
melodies, rhythms, and harmonies and re-interpret them through improvisation.
SPEAKER Ulysses Owens
GRAMMY award-winning artist, drummer, educator and author
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