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’