2024 Canadian Jazz Summit

The Canadian Jazz Summit is an annual two-day event celebrating Canadian jazz, featuring practical workshops with artists and educators to get students thinking creatively about performance, composition, promotional skills, and more, plus a wrap concert celebrating the U of M's jazz faculty, students, and guest musicians. The Canadian Jazz Summit is open to the public - join us on February 9 and 10 at the Desautels Faculty of Music for this year's summit.

2024 Canadian Jazz Summit Daily Schedule*

Friday, February 9

Desautels Faculty of Music, VOCAL ARTS ROOM T2-266

• 11AM - 12:15PM Masterclass
  Approaching Songwriting Freely with Rayannah
  Songwriting is a deeply personal practice that can be driven by a variety of methodologies and motivations. This workshop will explore various approaches to songwriting across genres while connecting them to jazz methodology. Participants will be encouraged to consider different writing frameworks that suit their skill sets and motivations as artists with the aim of approaching writing from a playful standpoint.  

• 1PM - 2:15PM Masterclass
  Student Ensemble Open Rehearsal with Ernesto Cervini
  A chance to work on bandleading, ensemble playing, arranging, time, dynamics, and other performance-related skills.

• 2:45PM - 4PM Masterclass
  Using Rhythmic Groupings in Improvising with Ernesto Cervini
  Finding interesting and unique ways to group notes and rhythms to create more interesting lines that cross bars (and eyes). Bring your instruments!

• 4:30PM - 6:30PM Open rehearsal
  Masterclass attendees are invited to watch a rehearsal for the wrap-concert.
  
  

Saturday, February 10

Desautels Faculty of Music, VOCAL ARTS ROOM T2-266

• 11AM - 12:15PM Masterclass
  Real Life After University with Amber Epp
  Let's talk about what life is really like for local musicians after university. Hear about Amber's experience - the good, the bad, and the ugly - and discuss what to start doing now in order to have a shot at earning a living as a musician after university. Expect to learn a few tips and tricks for the business side of music in Manitoba as well.

• 12:45PM - 2PM Masterclass
  A Musician’s Toolkit with Ernesto Cervini
  A conversation about techniques to help get the most out of your time and your efforts as a musician, as well as treating your music career as a business and marketing it as such. Think of this as promotion 101!

• 7:30PM - 9:30PM Wrap concert
  (Doors 7PM)
  The first set will feature the Canadian Jazz Summit’s guest faculty with the University of Manitoba’s jazz faculty, and the second set will feature the University of Manitoba Jazz Orchestra, led by Jon Challoner.

*Schedule is subject to change