Come in out of the cold! Warm up and play music all day with the Sierra Jazz Society faculty and with other Jazz Campers. We hope you’ll join us for this special winter edition of Jazz Camp and have a ton of fun. We invite all ages, all instruments and voice to join us -- Sierra Jazz Society faculty members Bill Douglass, John Girton, Kit Bailey, Nora Nausbaum and Sacramento vocalist Brady McKay.

Brady McKay voice	John Girton guitar	Bill Douglass bass	Nora Nausbaum flute and winds	Kit Bailey percussion

Date: Saturday January 21, 2012 - 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Location: Unitarian Church at 246 S. Church St., Grass Valley at corner of Walsh and S. Church. Lunch is included. It’ll be homemade soup, chili or veg chili with crusty bread.

January Jazz Camp is structured so that many levels co-exist with faculty guidance holding it together. Instrumentalists will need few basic scales under your fingers. More is better. Reading music or having a good ear are helpful as well. The Unitarian Church in Grass Valley is a lovely space. We'll start off by playing long tones together, then move on to the Blues form and jazz standards. It's great how people of all ages and levels can have a good time playing music together, with guidance.

To warm up, we’ll all play long tones together. Then we’ll focus on playing the Blues form and some jazz standards. You will learn beginning improvisation or develop your skills.

Initially, we’ll use the main chapel of the church for meeting as a whole group, and then split up into three combos, according to your level. All instrumentalists and vocalists and all ages are welcome.

Tuition: $90. Scholarships may be available. Direct your inquiries to Julia Glasse, Registrar, at Julia@sierrajazzsociety.com

Payment: Please pay here or send check to
Sierra Jazz Society,
P.O. Box 274,
Chicago Park, CA 95712

State your name, contact information and instrument. Our registrar, Julia Glasse, will then email you for your contact info.

Questions & Directions: Call Bill or Nora at 273-5489 or email Nora@sierrajazzsociety.com. If it snows below 3,500 ft, call to confirm. Snow date is Sat. Feb 4.