Jazz and Latin Jazz Rating 4

ENJZ-228
The Jazz and Latin Jazz ensemble will study Latin influenced jazz and perform the music of contemporary artists that mix jazz harmony and improvisation while performing over Latin grooves. In this course, students will participate in weekly supervised rehearsals. Students will gain experience in performing styles and rhythms as they apply to rhythm section playing and instrumental solo performance techniques in the Afro-Cuban style. Emphasis will be given to stylistic integrity, as well as melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic accuracy and improvisational techniques.
Credits
1
Prerequisites
Overall ensemble rating 4
Required Of
None
Electable By
All B.M. and P.D. students
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
Location
Boston
Department
ENS
Course Chair
Trineice Robinson-Martin
Taught By
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