What you’ll learn
- What makes jazz “swing”
- The form, feel and function of jazz
- How musicians balance creativity and freedom with theory, form and group dynamics
- The role of personal understanding in engaging with an art form
- The inside story from jazz artists regarding their choice of career and life style
- The role of jazz in America as art and entertainment
This music course addresses jazz from a listener’s perspective, but calls on professional jazz musicians to help us engage with this often mysterious aural experience.