MacEwan University Centre for the Arts & Communications 10045 156 Street Edmonton, AB Monday, June 10, 2013, 7 – 9:30pm City / Town : Edmonton Event Venue : Grant MacEwan University Neighbourhood : Britannia Youngstown, Canora, Glenwood, West Jasper Place Short Description : Understand and appreciate the various styles of jazz music and the significant musicians associated with this unique form of art and entertainment. Event Category : Education Cost : $195 Contact Phone : 780-633-3725 Contact Email : conservatory@macewan.ca Additional Information : Mondays: April 22 - June 17, Explore the musicians and major influences in jazz using audio and visual examples and basic musical analysis. Trace the major periods and stylistic innovations in jazz from New Orleans to the avant garde. With a focus on listening, rather than music theory, participants explore the relationship between composition, improvisation, and creativity and how the developments in jazz have ties with the social, cultural and economic trends in 20th century American experience. Writer/broadcaster Roger Levesque draws from his personal experience of jazz and jazz artists to offer fresh insights in this art form. More info : macewan.ca….
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