2009 Schedule below.
Please check back for 2010 schedule - - coming soon!

July 6-17
Jazz in July
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
Talented musicians from around the world come to UMass/Amherst each summer to train for two weeks of intensive study in three areas, instrumental ensembles, vocal jazz soloists with trios, and improvisation training.  Now in its 27th year, Jazz in July is conducted by an illustrious network of current and former faculty.
Public performances and lectures by the artist faculty, and performances featuring our participants are integral to the program mix.
JazzinJuly.com

July 11-August 14
Five-Week Summer Performance Program
Berklee College of Music
Boston
Now in its 21st year, this unique program brings together 900 students from across the USA and 50 different countries, offering a range of study options, world-class instructors, and state-of-the-art facilities.  Students play in ensemble, develop improvisational and reading skills, improve technique in weekly private lessons, and take lectures and demonstrations by faculty and visiting artists.  Students choose from jazz, pop/rock, funk/fusion or pop/r&b depending on their interests.
Berklee.edu

July 12-August 2
The Music of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
New England Conservatory
Boston
NEC faculty Ran Blake conducts this three-week summer course on two of the most unique figures in African-American music – Armstrong and Fitzgerald - focusing on their contributions and collaborations in jazz.  Focus is on long-term melodic and harmonic memory.  Gunther Schuller, former president of NEC, is the keynote speaker.
Open to undergraduate and graduate students.
Newenglandconservatory.edu

July 18-July 19
Jazz Pedagogy Weekend
New England Conservatory
Boston
David Zoffer and Rich McLaughlin, internationally known clinicians on the topic, conduct this two-day seminar detailing basic concepts in teaching from a jazz perspective, and presenting practical ways to get students to improvise and be aware of stylistic differences.  Instructors convey improvisational techniques and aesthetics used in performances of small groups and big bands.  The course involves playing, improvising and composing.
Newenglandconservatory.edu

August 3-24
Jazz/Musical Theater Dance Course
The School at Jacob’s Pillow
Becket
Program Director Chet Walker, with award-winning Broadway choreographers, teaches a three-week, intensive course on ballet, jazz, musical theatre dance, tap and vocal training.  The course includes three public performances to build dancers’ ensemble skills.
The program culminates on August 23rd in a live performance called A Jazz Happening, which includes original choreography by faculty and live music by an onstage jazz band. 
Jacobspillow.org

August 19-22
Song Writing Workshop
Berklee College of Music
Boston
Songwriting Workshop offers you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the art of songwriting at any level. Classes include Melody Writing, Lyric Writing, MIDI Demo Techniques, the Business of Songwriting, and the Singer/Songwriter Workshop. The broad variety of songwriting topics offered in the classroom provides students with a chance to focus on your interests.  The course is taught by faculty from Berklee’s Songwriting Department. 
Berklee.edu