NYC Jazz Workshop Presents

Kevin Hays Masterclass

November 5, 2011

What: A workshop/intensive for pianists and other instrumentalists to study and work closely with Jazz Pianist Kevin Hays

Where: Church Street School for Music and Art, 74 Warren Street, New York, NY 10007

Topics covered:

• Improvisation
• Harmony
• Voice Leading
• Playing Expressively
• The Art of Comping
• Rhythm/Feel
• Flexible Phrasing
• Piano Focus: Technique, Tone Production

Sample Schedule:
      2:30-3:30   Harmony/Voice Leading
          3:30-4:30   Improvisation: Melodic and inventive line playing
          4:30-5:30   Rhythm and Phrasing - ‘Demystifying Swing’