IMPORTANT DATES
REGISTRATION OPENS: March 3, 2008
PROGRAM BEGINS: July 29, 2008

Monday, July 29 - Friday, August 1, 2008
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, Vermont

This summer, explore the cultural history and performance forms of Latin Jazz with some of the hottest professionals in the field.  This weeklong intensive culminates with a celebratory performance which gives students the opportunity to play on-stage with the pros at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts.

Program Description

UVM Summer University and the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts/FlynnArts offer a unique opportunity to explore Latin Jazz through both class work and performance:

3 credit class meets for both AM and PM sessions:

• Mornings: 8:45–11:45 am — Classroom Experience: Culture and History
• Morning coursework: Latin Jazz from its creation by Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Latino as well as Anglo musicians in New York City in the 1940s and continuing development to the present. Taught by UVM Music Faculty Alex Stewart.
• Afternoons: 12:30–5pm — Workshop Experience: Music, Drumming and Dance
• Afternoon workshops: Music, drumming and dance at the Flynn Center with internationally acclaimed Latin Jazz trumpeter Ray Vega, Percussionist Steve Ferraris, and an accomplished Latin Dance instructor.

Students will be asked to attend some evening performances.  All students will have the chance to perform in a final performance at the Flynn Center on August 1st, 2008.
Students may choose one of the following afternoon workshops:

• Latin Jazz Performance Ensemble (some experience with an instrument necessary)
• Latin Jazz Hand Percussion Workshop (no experience necessary)
• Latin Dance Workshop (no experience necessary)

Available for 3 Credits through the University of Vermont, and fulfills Fine Arts and ALANA/Ethnic Studies requirements for UVM Students. Available for non-credit through the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts

Who Should Attend:

Those seeking to:

• Understand the culture and history that have shaped Latin Jazz
• Improve instrumental skills in the Latin Jazz style
• Experience the rhythms of Latin Jazz through hand percussion
• Learn rhythm based dance forms of Latin Jazz