Certaldo, Italy, 12 to 17 August 2007
Study, Work and Perform with Some of the top singers and instrumentalists in Europe, led by Tina May. “Considered one of the finest jazz vocalist's the UK has ever produced" --All Music Guide
Teachers/Performers
Tina May
Tina has released 8 albums on 33 Records and 1 on Linn Records . She has recently recorded and performed in New York with the legendary pianist Ray Bryant ( who has played with Betty Carter , Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis and numerous other jazz stars). Tina is also a respected lyricist and is in constant demand as a teacher and clinician.She has lectured at Trinity College of Music, Leeds College of Music, Birmingham Conservatoire, Royal Academy of Music, Clonter Opera Trust and many other institutions. See tinamay.com
Pete Churchill
Pete Churchill has been working as a composer, pianist, singer and teacher for twenty years. Originally trained in Canada he has been based in England since 1985. He is a Professor of Jazz Studies at both the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London but his freelance work takes him all over the world - both as a performer and an educator. His career has included work as diverse as a year in the West End as a Musical Director of 'Five Guys named Moe', considerable song-writing success (gold and platinum albums), European Jazz Festivals (with trumpeter Kenny Wheeler), ten years as the British accompanist for the legendary jazz-singer Mark Murphy and scoring big-band arrangements for Will Young and the Pop-Idols. His critically aclaimed album, 'The Bad and the Beautiful' - recorded with the legendary saxophonist, Bobby Wellins, has been described as “ a swinging, musicianly... and refreshingly under-produced" and “an example of a singer-pianist at its most intelligent".
Pete Churchill will join the course at the end of the week taking part in the Jam sessions.
Iain Mackenzie
Iain is a singer whose diversity and piano skills allow him to work in a number of areas of the music industry. As a front- line singer, Iain is currently working with some great bands including SW11, Pete Long's 920 deluxe, Ultimate Swing, Swing City and his own jazz quintet, with whom he has recently released his debut album 'Twice On Sunday', available on Jazzizit records. He has also worked widely with vocal groups including Voxtet, The New London Jazz Voices, The Tim Whitehead group, The Kenny Wheeler Mirror Suite and The Sinfonia Of London Chorus. With these ensembles he has performed at some of the worlds most prestigious venues, including The Royal Albert Hall, The Royal Festival Hall, The Berlin Jazz Festival, and The Burj Al Arab in Dubai. He continues to perform at many high profile corporate & social functions throughout Europe.
Guillermo Rozenthuler
Guillermo Rozenthuler is an accomplished singer, guitarist and composer from Argentina who has relocated to London after a more than a decade performing the length and breadth of South America. He is a member of the award winning band “Orient House Ensemble". This year at WOMAD he will be presenting material from his latest release, ?The Blue Hour?. Guillermo is one of the most in-demand voice coaches and activists on the London Latin scene.
Nikki Iles
An award-winning pianist and jazz educator, Nikki will work with Tina May (week 1) and help students with harmony, scales and chord symbols - as well as how to write out charts. Provional Programme
The Tuscan International Jazz Vocal Summer School is running alongside the Rhythms of the World Series - Samba Course As the percussionists train and learn the various different calls and rhythms, singers on the vocal course will learn some of the traditional songs as performed at the carnivals of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo. On the last day of the course there will be an open air public performance during which we will bring the joy and the spirit of carnival to Certaldo. Every night at the jam sessions there will be opportunities to play Samba Canao in a small group setting.
The programme includes some open forum question and answer sessions where students can quiz Tina, Iain, Peter, Nikki about any area of jazz performance that they are interested in.
Experienced students will be encouraged to attempt more challenging repertoire (ie. Lush Life, Sophisticated Lady, Chelsea Bridge, Charlie Parker compositions), close harmony work( ie Take Six arrangements) and advanced scatting over be-bop changes.
Throughout the course there will be a series of masterclasses on a range of themes important to every singer - breathing technique, repertoire, improvisation and working with a rhythm section. As you will be working with a professional rhythm section in performance you will have invaluable experience with 'counting in, choosing tempos and 'feel'.
There will be two formal concerts during the week which feature the team.
Jams session each night - a unique opportunity to perform in public with a top rhythm section.
On the last day there will be a of all the particpants open to the public.
Also specialised classes on samba rhythms etc. interpretation, be-bop phrasing, brazilian song/south american song
Study, Work and Perform with Some of the top singers and instrumentalists in Europe, led by Tina May. “Considered one of the finest jazz vocalist's the UK has ever produced" --All Music Guide
Teachers/Performers
Tina May
Tina has released 8 albums on 33 Records and 1 on Linn Records . She has recently recorded and performed in New York with the legendary pianist Ray Bryant ( who has played with Betty Carter , Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis and numerous other jazz stars). Tina is also a respected lyricist and is in constant demand as a teacher and clinician.She has lectured at Trinity College of Music, Leeds College of Music, Birmingham Conservatoire, Royal Academy of Music, Clonter Opera Trust and many other institutions. See tinamay.com
Pete Churchill
Pete Churchill has been working as a composer, pianist, singer and teacher for twenty years. Originally trained in Canada he has been based in England since 1985. He is a Professor of Jazz Studies at both the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London but his freelance work takes him all over the world - both as a performer and an educator. His career has included work as diverse as a year in the West End as a Musical Director of 'Five Guys named Moe', considerable song-writing success (gold and platinum albums), European Jazz Festivals (with trumpeter Kenny Wheeler), ten years as the British accompanist for the legendary jazz-singer Mark Murphy and scoring big-band arrangements for Will Young and the Pop-Idols. His critically aclaimed album, 'The Bad and the Beautiful' - recorded with the legendary saxophonist, Bobby Wellins, has been described as “ a swinging, musicianly... and refreshingly under-produced" and “an example of a singer-pianist at its most intelligent".
Pete Churchill will join the course at the end of the week taking part in the Jam sessions.
Iain Mackenzie
Iain is a singer whose diversity and piano skills allow him to work in a number of areas of the music industry. As a front- line singer, Iain is currently working with some great bands including SW11, Pete Long's 920 deluxe, Ultimate Swing, Swing City and his own jazz quintet, with whom he has recently released his debut album 'Twice On Sunday', available on Jazzizit records. He has also worked widely with vocal groups including Voxtet, The New London Jazz Voices, The Tim Whitehead group, The Kenny Wheeler Mirror Suite and The Sinfonia Of London Chorus. With these ensembles he has performed at some of the worlds most prestigious venues, including The Royal Albert Hall, The Royal Festival Hall, The Berlin Jazz Festival, and The Burj Al Arab in Dubai. He continues to perform at many high profile corporate & social functions throughout Europe.
Guillermo Rozenthuler
Guillermo Rozenthuler is an accomplished singer, guitarist and composer from Argentina who has relocated to London after a more than a decade performing the length and breadth of South America. He is a member of the award winning band “Orient House Ensemble". This year at WOMAD he will be presenting material from his latest release, ?The Blue Hour?. Guillermo is one of the most in-demand voice coaches and activists on the London Latin scene.
Nikki Iles
An award-winning pianist and jazz educator, Nikki will work with Tina May (week 1) and help students with harmony, scales and chord symbols - as well as how to write out charts. Provional Programme
The Tuscan International Jazz Vocal Summer School is running alongside the Rhythms of the World Series - Samba Course As the percussionists train and learn the various different calls and rhythms, singers on the vocal course will learn some of the traditional songs as performed at the carnivals of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo. On the last day of the course there will be an open air public performance during which we will bring the joy and the spirit of carnival to Certaldo. Every night at the jam sessions there will be opportunities to play Samba Canao in a small group setting.
The programme includes some open forum question and answer sessions where students can quiz Tina, Iain, Peter, Nikki about any area of jazz performance that they are interested in.
Experienced students will be encouraged to attempt more challenging repertoire (ie. Lush Life, Sophisticated Lady, Chelsea Bridge, Charlie Parker compositions), close harmony work( ie Take Six arrangements) and advanced scatting over be-bop changes.
Throughout the course there will be a series of masterclasses on a range of themes important to every singer - breathing technique, repertoire, improvisation and working with a rhythm section. As you will be working with a professional rhythm section in performance you will have invaluable experience with 'counting in, choosing tempos and 'feel'.
There will be two formal concerts during the week which feature the team.
Jams session each night - a unique opportunity to perform in public with a top rhythm section.
On the last day there will be a of all the particpants open to the public.
Also specialised classes on samba rhythms etc. interpretation, be-bop phrasing, brazilian song/south american song
For more information contact All About Jazz.
