MIDWEST YOUNG ARTISTS CONSERVATORY mya.org/summer 847.926.9898 June 18 - 22, 2018 Contact [email protected] for more information. Financial aid available to those who qualify. REGISTER at mya.org/summer Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Chicago Jazz Workshop is designed with the aspiring creative jazz musician in mind. Students are placed in jazz combos of five to eight students, where the focus is ensemble interaction, accompaniment, and improvisation through the study of jazz standards. The ultimate goal of the workshop is to help students gain a better understanding of how to control and manipulate their musical environment. The Chicago Jazz Workshop is geared towards students entering 6th grade or above as of Fall 2018. This camp is a great learning opportunity for beginning jazz students! CHICAGO JAZZ WORKSHOP 2018 FACULTY Quentin Coaxum is the director of MYAC’s Big Band, Merit Combo, Jazz Workshop Combo, Jazz Ensemble and Big Band Theory. Quentin Coaxum recently graduated with a Master’s of Music from Northwestern University, where he focused on jazz education reform. He is an active member of the Chicago jazz scene as both a performer and educator. In addition to experience as a full time public school educator, Mr. Coaxum has worked as a clinician at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Wheaton College, and the NIU Summer in the Arts Jazz Camp. As a performer, he has appeared with Solange Knowles, Benny Golson, Louis Bellson, QUENTIN COAXUM Neil Carson is the director of the MYAC Jazz Workshop and Jazz Orchestra, as well as instructor for the Jazz Workshop combo and theory class. A 2010 MYAC alumnus, Mr. Carson completed a master’s degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging from University of Miami in 2016, and has since performed actively as a saxophonist, vocalist and composer/arranger in the Chicago area. Mr. Carson has written arrangements for distinguished vocalists such as Cyrille Aimee and Becca Stevens, while his big band composition “Ballad for the Hopeless Romantic” was awarded ﬁrst prize in the 2017 ASMAC Bill Conti Big Band Arranging/Composing Competition. NEIL CARSON Branford Marsalis, Curtis Fuller, Victor Goines, Willerm Delisfort, Milton Suggs, Guy King, the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, and more. He has also been a featured performer at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival and the Jazz Institute’s NextGen Jazz Series. Mr. Coaxum continues to stay busy as an in demand performer and educator throughout the Midwest.

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MIDWEST YOUNG ARTISTS CONSERVATORYmya.org/summer

847.926.9898

June 18 - 22, 2018

Contact [email protected] for more information. Financial aid available to those who qualify.

Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Chicago Jazz Workshop is designed with the aspiring creative jazz musician in mind. Students are placed in jazz combos of five to eight

students, where the focus is ensemble interaction, accompaniment, and improvisation through the study of jazz standards. The ultimate goal of the workshop is to help students gain a better

understanding of how to control and manipulate their musical environment.

The Chicago Jazz Workshop is geared towards students entering 6th grade or above as of Fall 2018.

This camp is a great learning opportunity for beginning jazz students!

CHICAGOJAZZWORKSHOP

2018 FACULTY

Quentin Coaxum is the director of MYAC’s Big Band, Merit Combo, Jazz Workshop Combo, Jazz Ensemble and Big Band Theory. Quentin Coaxum recently graduated with a Master’s of Music from Northwestern University, where he focused on jazz education reform. He is an active member of the Chicago jazz scene as both a performer and educator. In addition to experience as a full time public school educator, Mr. Coaxum has worked as a clinician at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Wheaton College, and the NIU Summer in the Arts Jazz Camp. As a performer, he has appeared with Solange Knowles, Benny Golson, Louis Bellson,

QUENTIN COAXUM

Neil Carson is the director of the MYAC Jazz Workshop and Jazz Orchestra, as well as instructor for the Jazz Workshop combo and theory class. A 2010 MYAC alumnus, Mr. Carson completed a master’s degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging from University of Miami in 2016, and has since performed actively as a

saxophonist, vocalist and composer/arranger in the Chicago area. Mr. Carson has written arrangements for distinguished vocalists such as Cyrille Aimee and Becca Stevens, while his big band composition “Ballad for

the Hopeless Romantic” was awarded first prize in the 2017 ASMAC Bill Conti Big Band Arranging/Composing Competition.

NEIL CARSON

Branford Marsalis, Curtis Fuller, Victor Goines, Willerm Delisfort, Milton Suggs, Guy King, the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, and more. He has also been a featured performer at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival and the Jazz Institute’s NextGen Jazz Series. Mr. Coaxum continues to stay busy as an in demand performer and educator throughout the Midwest.

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CHICAGO JAZZ WORKSHOPSAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE

10:00 - 11:00 AM Rehearsal 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Theory 12:00 - 12:30 PM Lunch and Guided Listening (lunch not provided by MYAC) 12:30 - 1:00 PM Supervised Practice 1:00 - 2:00 PM Faculty Performance / Workshop 2:00 - 3:00 PM Master Class 3:00 - 4:00 PM Rehearsal

FINAL CONCERT Friday, June 22, 2018 at 1:00 PM

Location: MYAC Center, 878 Lyster Rd. Highwood, IL Register: mya.org/summerQuestions: Email [email protected]

GUEST ARTISTS

TUITION: $500Tuition is due in full by May 15, 2018. Financial aid available to those who qualify. Housing with MYAC families is available for $500.

JOAN HICKEY DAN PIERSON

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determined