Expert Jazz Musicians to Conduct Free Music Clinics
At Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus in November/December
Clinicians include Giacomo Gates, Bruce Barth and Mike Rossi -

Brooklyn, N.Y.- Talented jazz musicians will conduct workshops and perform at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus in November and December, as part of the Music Department’s “Jazz Clinic and Concert Series.”

The Brooklyn Campus is located in downtown Brooklyn, on the corner of Dekalb and Flatbush avenues. Admission is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, November 10, 4 p.m./Humanities Building, Room 106
Giacomo Gates
Jazz vocalist will conduct a master class on “Vocal Jazz.”

Tuesday, November 24, 4 p.m./H106
Bruce Barth
Jazz pianist will conduct a master class on “Jazz Improvisation.”

Wednesday, December 2, 7 p.m./Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts
LIU Vocal Jazz Ensemble and University Chorus

Thursday, December 3, 1 p.m./Kumble Theater
LIU Student Jazz Ensembles

Friday, December 4, 1 p.m./Kumble Theater
Jazz Vocal Workshop

Tuesday, December 8, 4 p.m./H106
Dr. Mike Rossi
Jazz saxophonist will conduct a master class on “South African Jazz.”

The Brooklyn Campus’s Music Department offers programs leading to a B.A. in traditional music studies, a B.F.A. in Jazz Studies and a B.S. in Music Education in Urban Schools. For more information, call (718) 488-1668.

Posted: October 28, 2009