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SFJAZZ Spring Season 2006 • March 17-June 17, 2006

Discover Jazz: History and Appreciation Course

Tuesdays, February 21, 28, March 7,14, 21 • 6pm – 8pm

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
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  • $100 general
  • $80 SFJAZZ & JCC members
  • $25 Individual Class


    • Whether you are a jazz veteran or attending a jazz concert for the first time, your listening experience will be enhanced by these classes. SFJAZZ Director of Education Dmitri Matheny takes you right into the heart of the music, illuminating each instrument's role in setting the tempo, establishing the harmony, stating the melody, and observing the form in modern jazz. Matheny and different celebrity guests will survey the distinctive styles of artists from jazz history, as well as those appearing in the ’'06 Spring Season.
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    Discover Jazz, the popular five-week series of jazz history and appreciation classes for adults, is a compact introduction to jazz in “five easy lessons.” The entertaining course emphasizes active listening skills to develop informed opinions about and to enhance enjoyment of the music.


    Schedule:

    • Deep Listening (2/21)
    • Jazz 101: The Basics (2/28)
    • Jazz as Language: A Musical Conversation (3/7)
    • Crash Course: The History of Jazz in 60 Minutes! (3/14)
    • Building Your Jazz Recording Collection (3/21)


    Presented in association with the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.