JAZZ EDUCATION AT RCJBS

EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP & Concert

featuring world-renowned trumpeter DUANE EUBANKS with
The Rockland Youth Jazz Ensemble under the Direction of PETER FURLAN

Students: For more info and To Register please email info@rcjbs.org

Workshop/Concert
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Workshop: 2:00-2:45
Concert: 3:00-4:00

The Rockland Conservatory of Music
45 South Main Street, Pearl River, NY 

The Rockland Youth Jazz Ensemble
Directed by Peter Furlan                                                                                 

featuring Special Guest Duane Eubanks, tpt

FREE ADMISSION!

This workshop is open to all interested music students and the general public. The professional jazz artist/clinicians will speak on various topics aimed at educating audiences to a greater appreciation of jazz. They will also lead the students in exploring the art and craft of jazz performance and composition through demonstration and active student participation.

This Workshop will focus on techniques of improvising and playing in a large ensemble setting.

Come hear what happens when world-class jazz artists and educators shares their knowledge and passion with talented young adults who want to know how it’s done!

Duane Eubanks has performed everywhere from the Hollywood Bowl to Birdland to the Kennedy Center, in addition to touring throughout Europe and Japan. He is a member of Dave Holland’s two time Grammy Award winning big band and has worked with many other jazz greats including Elvin Jones, Tom Harrell, Randy Brecker, Mulgrew Miller, Orrin Evans, and Curtis Fuller, to name a few.

Students: For more info email info@rcjbs.org

This event is made possible, in part, with funds from the Community Arts Grants program of the Arts Council of Rockland, the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts and a generous grant secured by Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee.