The JazzWorks Jazz Camp & Composers’ Symposium/Practice Retreat is coming right up from August 21st to August 27th 2023 and is the place to be for anyone wishing to expand, improve and enjoy their jazz musicianship skills in a supportive and friendly environment. Located at the beautiful CAMMAC facilities on Lake MacDonald, these intensive jazz education sessions feature instruction and performances by Canadian and international guest musicians/educators such as Yotam Silberstein (guitar/photo), Amy London (voice), Kirk MacDonald (sax), Ron Horton (trumpet) & Jae Sinnett (drums).
check out the Kirk MacDonald interview
Whether you are a beginning jazz musician or a seasoned pro, the JazzWorks’ Jazz Camp and Composers’ Symposium/Practice Retreat is the perfect place to hone your skills. Learn from our highly esteemed faculty and play with your peers.
The Camp Faculty @ Jazz Camp includes Adrian Vedady, Sienna Dahlen, Lorne Lofsky, Kate Wyatt, Brian Dickinson, Nick Fraser, Chad Linsley, Samuel Bonnet & Steve Boudreau who will guide participants through a varied week of jazz master classes and workshop sessions, rehearsals and performances, highlighted by a public concert on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 27th.
What makes the JazzWorks Camp experience different from other jazz camps?
With a history of close to 30 years in jazz education, JazzWorks Jazz Camp is one of the few jazz camps in Canada that are specifically geared towards adults and highly talented youth musicians. JazzWorks offers a week-long residential Camp that includes two “sessions” with distinct feels. The first three-day session offers two streams – a Composers’ Symposium for musicians working on original compositions and arrangements, and a Practice Retreat for players who would like additional time to focus on developing their own performance skills. The second three days are devoted to our main Jazz Camp. This beautiful facility fills up with jam sessions, combo rehearsals, workshop & masterclasses and a whole lot of musical fun.
To register and for more information : jazzworkscanada.com / 613-220-3819 / jazz@jazzworkscanada.com
Jazz Camp – for singers and instrumentalists (August 24-27)
The JazzWorks 27th Annual Jazz Camp is a great way for singers and instrumentalists to polish their jazz theory and performing skills with innovative Canadian jazz artists and international guests, in a relaxed and supportive environment. With Montreal bassist Adrian Vedady as Music Director, it’s an intensive, adult-focused learning experience where jazz musicians of all levels can immerse themselves in improvisation, jazz history, composition and arranging, combo rehearsals and master classes, topped off with nightly high-energy jam sessions and exciting concerts featuring Camp participants alongside JazzWorks’ faculty of world-class jazz
pros.
Composers’ Symposium/Practice Retreat (August 21-24)
An additional three-day session is available for aspiring and experienced composer-arrangers looking to hone their craft. This stand-alone composition workshop is a great lead-in to the Jazz Camp, providing valuable insights and new approaches to composing and arranging for those who are writing original tunes and arrangements. Sessions include individual mentorship and group coaching, plus dedicated solo studio time to work on new creations. This special, small group event includes the option to use the additional 2 or 3 days for solo practice time and impromptu jamming with other Campers. The Practice Retreat is for those who wish to use the additional 2 or 3 days to focus on developing their own performance skills and participate in impromptu jamming with other Campers.
In August 2022, I discovered the Jazz Camp organized by JazzWorks. I enjoyed a unique opportunity of making music with fellow amateur musicians, under the guidance of experienced professional musicians, in a very special setting, by the lake and in the middle of the woods. This was a wonderful experience, to be repeated each year ! – Suzanne Caron, vibraphonist
A world-class Faculty @ Jazz Camp & Composers’ Symposium/Practice Retreat
Yotam Silberstein – guitar
Yotam Silberstein, one of the leading jazz guitarists of his generation, has gained acclaim for a sound rich in bebop and blues as well as musical folklore from South America, North Africa and the Middle East, giving his music an increasingly global thrust. His mature compositional gift and gripping interpretive finesse are vividly represented on his 2022 release Universos and his 2020 outing with Argentine multi-instrumentalist and composer Carlos “Negro” Aguirre titled En el jardín. He is a member of the John Patitucci Trio (heard on the acclaimed album Irmãos de Fé) and has toured extensively with legendary Brazilian singer-songwriter Ivan Lins. Want to know more ?
Amy London – voice
Amy London is known and loved in New York City jazz and Broadway circles for her effortless sound, impeccable musicianship and depth of emotion. Her three critically acclaimed Motema albums as a leader, The Royal Bopsters Project, Let’s Fly and When I Look In Your Eyes have led her to engagements in Greece, Russia, Italy, Turkey, France, Brazil, England, Belgium, Czech Republic, Canada, and across the US. Want to know more ?
Ron Horton – trumpet
Since 1982, trumpeter Ron Horton has been an integral part of New York’s flourishing jazz scene and he stands out both as an exemplary instrumentalist and as a highly progressive composer and arranger. Whether called upon as a sideman or as a leader of one of his own ensembles, he shows that he is committed to further expanding the existing perimeters of jazz. Horton has had many long musical associations with leaders such as saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and pianist Andrew Hill. Horton was a member of Hill’s sextet from 1998 until 2003 and appears on the group’s critically acclaimed album, Dusk. Want to know more ?
Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
With an established reputation as one of Canada’s leading saxophonists, Kirk MacDonald cut his first record at the age of thirteen. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards, and has worked with many leading musicians in a variety of musical genres. He has performed on over fifty albums as both leader and sideman, and has participated in numerous national broadcast recordings for CBC Radio. Want to know more ?
check out the Kirk MacDonald interview
Jae Sinnett – drums
A native of Donora, PA, Jae Sinnett came to Virginia in the mid-‘70s and after completing his military service, he began his music career by attending Norfolk State University as a Music Education major. He evolved into a consummate drummer, composer and bandleader who has produced fifteen albums. He has also created instructional videos, scores music for five documentaries and written over 250 original compositions. Jae hosts the popular radio show Sinnett in Session as well as The R&B Chronicles. Want to know more ?
We look forward to seeing you this summer at JazzWorks’ 28th Jazz Camp & Composers’ Symposium!
Jazz Camp & Composers’ Symposium/Practice Retreat
Jazz Camp : August 24-27 2023
Composers’ Symposium/Practice Retreat : August 21-24 2023
CAMMAC Music Centre – 85 Cammac Rd.
Harrington, QC
To register and for more information : jazzworkscanada.com / 613-220-3819 / jazz@jazzworkscanada.com
Get to know your Camp Faculty @ JazzWorks Jazz Camp & Composers’ Symposium (Aug. 21-27 2023)
Interview with Kirk MacDonald @ JazzWorks Jazz Camp/Composers’ Symposium
