Jazz at Dominion Middle School Friday, October 16, 2009
I had the extreme pleasure of working with the young jazz musicians at Dominion Middle School in Columbus, OH on Tuesday, September 30. The 20+ students meet on their own time and work on jazz ensemble music as well as digging into some pretty intense jazz improvisation. Their director, Mr. Carlson, ran the band through their paces before allowing me to come up and work on improvising. Everyone participated in the call and response we played around the band. We then opened up a section of a tune they’re currently working on and passed some improvised solos around the room. Special kudos to Colin the drummer who kept excellent time and played with loads of style.
Ben Huntoon
Jazz Education Specialist
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