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Chicago
The Program
photo by James Walker The Faculty
Chicago Pianist, Adrian Ruiz, has performed with Frank Catalano, Von Freeman, Luis 'Perico' Ortiz, Brenda K. Starr, Van Lester, Willie Garcia, Jesse Charbonier, Ernie Adams, Frankie Vazquez, Frankie Negron, Alison Ruble, The Drifters, Kayvan Vega, Joan Collaso, Papo Cocote, Tony Vega, Los Bandoleros, Victor Miranda, the Mambo 911 Orchestra, Roberto Vizcaino, and Raul Pineda, among others. He is a busy per-former and session musician on the Chicago scene.
Daily Schedule –– 9 AM. Facilities open. Classes Group class is from 10 to 11:30 AM. The separate classes for brass, woodwinds, piano, bass, and per-cussion will focus on specific instrumental techniques for Latin Jazz. Combos Each participant will play in a small ensemble under the direction of a faculty member. This gives everyone the opportunity to explore their creativity by rehearsing and performing in a combo setting. Latin Big Band Under the direction of composer/arranger, Wayne Wallace, the Latin Big Band provides participants with the rare opportunity of playing in a professionally-run large ensemble. Private Lessons Program participants are encouraged to set up private lessons with any of the faculty members in the afternoon between 4 and 6 PM. The cost of these lessons are not included in the tuition and must be arranged with the teacher. These lessons are available only to participants in the program.
Master Class Facilities
Percussion
is already full, but if you would still like to be a part of
the program go to our Brazil in Chicago program with
Geraldo de Oliveira, running at the same time. Tuition Tuition
for the classes, rehearsals, and final concert is $1000. There is a
$50 discount for anyone registering by March 1st. Housing There are two hotels within walking distance of the 19th Century Club. Ask for more details.
How to Register Email or call us (708 524-8605) with questions or to let us know you would like to register. Then Download your Registration Form. Mail it to us with your deposit and you’re good to go! We can also (but would rather not) accept payments thru PayPal. |
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Trombonist,
composer, and arranger,, Wayne Wallace is a five-time
Grammy nominee. One of the most respected of today’s Latin Jazz
musicians, he combines traditional and contemporary styles, and has
earned a place
in Downbeat’s
Critics Polls. He has performed with Bobby Hutcherson, Pete Escovedo, Santana,
Julian Priester, Conjunto Libre, Tito Puente, Steve Turre, Francisco Aguabella,
Manny Oquendo and Libre, Max Roach, the Count Basie Orchestra and Orestes
Vilató,
among many others. He is on faculty at San José State University,
Stanford Universit, and, The Brubeck Institute.
Nashville
percussionist, Dann Sherrill plays Afro-Cuban and Brazilian drums.
He is a session musician and has performed or
recorded with Steve Winwood,
Armando Perazza, Oscar Castro Neves, Nino Segarra, Maelo Ruiz, and Arturo
Sandoval, among
others. He is regular on the Latin music scene with groups such as Trabuko,
Willie Crespo and Salsarengue, Orkesta Eme Pe, Al Delory, and Mambo‘98.
He also plays Brazilian music with Music City Samba, Trio Ginga, and Ritmos
Picantes.
He teaches at the Nashville Jazz Workshop and does workshops, clinics, and
performances through the Wolf Trap Learning Through the Arts program.
Chicago
legend, saxophonist Michael Levin, has performed and/or recorded
with Bernard Purdie, Barrett Deems, Clark Terry, Oscar
Brown, Jr., Ivan Neville,
Mothra, Hamid Drake, Ella Jenkins, Mondongo, The Chicago Bop Quartet, Salsa
con Soul,
Reginald Robinson, Diane Schuur, Roberto Vizcaino, Steve Cole, Jesus Diaz,
Michael Spiro, Sueños, The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Raul Pineda,
and Conjunto. He is on faculty at Columbia College.
photo
by James Walker
Bassist,
Bob Lovecchio has been performing and teaching upright and electric
bass in Chicago since 2000. Within his latin focus,
he has performed
and toured with Danilo Perez, 911 Mambo Orchestra, CALJE, Latin Inspiration,
Cuban Essence,
Papo Santiago, and José Valdez. Currently,
Bob performs with Cuban vocalist and percussionist Angel D’Cuba,
Latin Inspiration, and Rica Obsesion. He is an indep-endent music educator.
Trumpeter,
Victor Garcia, is cofounder of the Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble,
which performs regularly at venues such as The Chicago Jazz Festival,
The Isthmus Jazz Festival, and the Made in Chicago Jazz Series. He
has performed with Arturo Sandoval, Paquito d’Rivera, Steve Turre,
Ignacio Berroa, Rufus Reid, Jon Faddis, La India, and Howard Levy,
among many others. He teaches at the Music Institute of Chicago, Merit
School of Music, Loyola University, and Roosevelt University.
photo
by James Walker