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JazzWire Curated Track for Adults
JEN 2027 Conference
Thursday, January 7, 2027
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
JEN INITIATIVE: A Conversation with the Award Recipients
Location: Nunn/East 2
Presider: David Kauffman
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Essential Grooves of the African Diaspora
Location: Combs Chandler/East 2
Presenter: Rodrigo Villanueva Conroy
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM
66 Years of Teaching Jazz: The Basics Work
Location: Wilkinson/East 1
Presenter: Jamey Aebersold
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
From Transcription to Fluency: Turning Dexter Gordon’s “Blue Bossa” Solo into Improvisational Language
Location: Combs Chandler/East 2
Presenter: Craig Curry
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Reharmonization 101: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
Location: Wilkinson/East 1
Presenter: Drew T. Zaremba
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Connective Tissue - Effective Rhythm Section Playing in a Jazz Group
Location: Combs Chandler/East 2
Presenter: Pete G. Malinverni
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
Brazilian Music in Motion: From Cultural Context to Groove, Improvisation, and Pedagogy.
Location: Wilkinson/East 1
Presenter: Saulo Moura, Dr
5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
The Dave Stryker Organ Quartet
Location: LeJENds Stage/Carroll Ford/East 2
Performer: Dave Stryker
Friday, January 8, 2027
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
EXHIBITS: MEET the ARTISTS!
Location: Exhibits/East 2
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Live Electronics in Contemporary Jazz Performance
Location: Nunn/East 2
Presenter: Nikola Spasojevic
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM
Demystifying Latin Jazz: A Practical Guide to Teaching Latin Jazz
Location: Coe/East 3
Presenter: Alejandro Castaño
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
Becoming a More Flexible and Spontaneous Improviser
Location: Wilkinson/East 1
Presenter: Benjamin Nichols
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Introducing the Melodic Progression System: Quadrads – the Secret Cells of Melodic Improvisation
Location: Laffoon/East 1
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Eric Rasmussen Quartet - School of Tristano
Location: LeJENds Stage/Carroll Ford/East 2
Performer: Eric Rasmussen
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
Mastering Rhythm Changes
Location: Coe/East 3
Presenter: Tim Armacost
5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
Transparent
Location: LeJENds Stage/Carroll Ford/East 2
Performer: Monika Herzig – Jam Music Lab University Vienna
6:00 PM – 6:50 PM
Beyond the Blues Scale: A Four-Step Framework for Teaching Improvisation
Location: Laffoon/East 1
Presenter: Emma Germann
6:00 PM – 6:50 PM
Taking the Mystery Out of Improvisation and...Why You Need To Know Your Major Scales
Location: Coe/East 3
Presenter: Jeff S. Coffin
Saturday, January 9, 2027
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
EXHIBITS: MEET the ARTISTS!
Location: Exhibits/East 2
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Roundtable with the New York Voices
Location: Nunn/East 2
Presenter: Greg M. Jasperse
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM
Just Friends: Strategies for Piano and Guitar Comping Together
Location: Wilkinson/East 1
Presenter: Kate Skinner, M.M
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
Exploring Blues from Bessie Smith to Miles Davis: Hear It and Sing It
Location: Nunn/East 2
Presenter: Judy Ann Niemack (she/her/hers)
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
What 500 Jazz Lessons Taught Me About How Students Actually Learn: Insights from Teaching Thousands of Jazz Learners Online
Location: Laffoon/East 1
Presenter: Jeff M. Antoniuk
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
EXHIBITS: MEET the ARTISTS!
Location: Exhibits/East 2
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
Altered States: Exploring Pentatonic Alterations and Substitutions
Location: Laffoon/East 1
Presenter: Mike Dana
5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
The Jazz Trumpet Routine: Integrating Vocabulary into Fundamentals Practice
Location: Nunn/East 2
6:00 PM – 6:50 PM
Beginning Improvisation: A Melodic Approach
Location: Coe/East 3
Presenter: Kevin Woods
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Thursday, January 7, 2027 |
Friday, January 8, 2027 |
Saturday, January 9, 2027 |
| 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM |
JEN INITIATIVE: A Conversation with the Award Recipients
Location: Nunn/East 2
Presider: David Kauffman
|
EXHIBITS: MEET the ARTISTS!
Location: Exhibits/East 2
|
EXHIBITS: MEET the ARTISTS!
Location: Exhibits/East 2
|
| 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM |
Essential Grooves of the African Diaspora
Location: Combs Chandler/East 2
Presenter: Rodrigo Villanueva Conroy
|
Live Electronics in Contemporary Jazz Performance
Location: Nunn/East 2
Presenter: Nikola Spasojevic
|
Roundtable with the New York Voices
Location: Nunn/East 2
Presenter: Greg M. Jasperse
|
| 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM |
66 Years of Teaching Jazz: The Basics Work
Location: Wilkinson/East 1
Presenter: Jamey Aebersold
|
Demystifying Latin Jazz: A Practical Guide to Teaching Latin Jazz
Location: Coe/East 3
Presenter: Alejandro Castaño
|
Just Friends: Strategies for Piano and Guitar Comping Together
Location: Wilkinson/East 1
Presenter: Kate Skinner, M.M
|
| 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM |
From Transcription to Fluency: Turning Dexter Gordon’s “Blue Bossa” Solo into Improvisational Language
Location: Combs Chandler/East 2
Presenter: Craig Curry
|
Becoming a More Flexible and Spontaneous Improviser
Location: Wilkinson/East 1
Presenter: Benjamin Nichols
|
Exploring Blues from Bessie Smith to Miles Davis: Hear It and Sing It
Location: Nunn/East 2
Presenter: Judy Ann Niemack (she/her/hers)
|
| 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM |
Reharmonization 101: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
Location: Wilkinson/East 1
Presenter: Drew T. Zaremba
|
Introducing the Melodic Progression System: Quadrads – the Secret Cells of Melodic Improvisation
Location: Laffoon/East 1
|
What 500 Jazz Lessons Taught Me About How Students Actually Learn: Insights from Teaching Thousands of Jazz Learners Online
Location: Laffoon/East 1
Presenter: Jeff M. Antoniuk
|
| 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM |
Connective Tissue - Effective Rhythm Section Playing in a Jazz Group
Location: Combs Chandler/East 2
Presenter: Pete G. Malinverni
|
Eric Rasmussen Quartet - School of Tristano
Location: LeJENds Stage/Carroll Ford/East 2
Performer: Eric Rasmussen
|
EXHIBITS: MEET the ARTISTS!
Location: Exhibits/East 2
|
| 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM |
Brazilian Music in Motion: From Cultural Context to Groove, Improvisation, and Pedagogy.
Location: Wilkinson/East 1
Presenter: Saulo Moura, Dr
|
Mastering Rhythm Changes
Location: Coe/East 3
Presenter: Tim Armacost
|
Altered States: Exploring Pentatonic Alterations and Substitutions
Location: Laffoon/East 1
Presenter: Mike Dana
|
| 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM |
The Dave Stryker Organ Quartet
Location: LeJENds Stage/Carroll Ford/East 2
Performer: Dave Stryker
|
Transparent
Location: LeJENds Stage/Carroll Ford/East 2
Performer: Monika Herzig – Jam Music Lab University Vienna
|
The Jazz Trumpet Routine: Integrating Vocabulary into Fundamentals Practice
Location: Nunn/East 2
|
| 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM |
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Beyond the Blues Scale: A Four-Step Framework for Teaching Improvisation
Location: Laffoon/East 1
Presenter: Emma Germann
Taking the Mystery Out of Improvisation and...Why You Need To Know Your Major Scales
Location: Coe/East 3
Presenter: Jeff S. Coffin
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Beginning Improvisation: A Melodic Approach
Location: Coe/East 3
Presenter: Kevin Woods
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