September 25, 2024 - March 26, 2025
What Makes It Jazz? Series
VSO School of Music • 843 Seymour Street Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 3L4 Organized by VSO School of Music
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Description
A lively overview via audio and video recordings along with live performances by trumpeter/pianist/composer Alan Matheson, focuses on the main jazz styles and important figures of jazz history.
Recommended For: Adults and High-school age students. No musical
experience required.
Minimum enrollment required
Sub-Activities
- What Makes it Jazz 01: The Roots of Jazz
- What Makes it Jazz 02: Early Jazz
- What Makes it Jazz 03: Pioneering Jazz Soloists
- What Makes it Jazz 04: Development of the Big Band
- What Makes it Jazz 05: The Swing Era
- What Makes it Jazz 06: Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
- What Makes it Jazz 07: Roots of Modern Jazz
- What Makes it Jazz 08: Be-Bop, Cool Jazz & Hard Bop
- What Makes it Jazz 09: Four Eras of the Blues
- What Makes it Jazz 10: Modal Jazz & "Free Jazz"
- What Makes it Jazz 11: Fusion / Jazz Rock
- What Makes it Jazz 12: Jazz In Our Time
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Age and Gender
Ages 13-255 · Co-Ed