Workshop 2024

Faculty

Ohad Talmor

Saxophone/Composition

David Virelles

Piano

Steve Cardenas

Guitar

Eric McPherson

Drums

Demian Cabaud

Bass

Jim Black

Drums

Andrè Fernandes

Guitar

Simone Graziano

Piano

Francesco Ponticelli

Bass

Cortona Jazz Workshop

23 – 26 october 2024

Students from around the world will have the opportunity to experience 4 days of interactive and immersive music workshops and masterclasses with a focus on live performance and composition.
Classes are taught by a rotating faculty of 9 internationally renowned musicians from the New York and European scenes.
During the day, students will perform and interact with faculty in small groups for a minimum of 5 hours. They will work on the creation and integration of original repertoire, practicing various techniques and facets of the contemporary jazz vocabulary.
Each evening, part of the Cortona Festival, one or 2 concerts by the Faculty will be given in prestigious location throughout the city of Cortona.
Following these concerts, all students are invited to play in evening jam sessions.
The workshop will take place in the idyllic setting of Villa Santa Margarita in the medieval town of Cortona, in the heart of Tuscany, overlooking the magnificent Val di Chiana.
Cortona is easily accessible by train (Cortona-Camucia station) or flights to Florence or Rome, with direct train connections to Cortona-Camucia.


For registration, please email us at: 
workshop@cortonajazz.org

and include the following information:
First, Last name :
Address :
E-mail address :
Phone :
Date of birth :
Instrument :
School – level of study (pre-college, bachelor, etc.):
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Cost is 700€

The cost for the workshop includes:
– 4 days of intensive courses with a minimum of 5 hours of instruction/day.
– Accommodation for 5 nights from October 22 to 27, (2 to 5 students per room).
– Breakfast (lunch and dinner packages also available).
– Free admission to all concerts/live performances  and Jam Session

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