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The Z’s Creative Classroom offers performing arts classes to learners of all ages and abilities in a variety of mediums. It’s a safe and inviting space for all to explore their curiosity and interest in the performing arts. This year, as the theater undergoes renovations, The Z’s Creative Classroom is on the road, offering classes in locations throughout the city. To lead these classes, we’ve selected the top teachers, performers, and artists in the Southcoast.
Go beyond AHA! Jazz Jam with “And the Jam Continues!”
In this second installation, Manny Escobar and Tina B continue to explore the African, European, and Indigenous music that inspired jazz music. Through the jam, you will learn to play not only African rhythms, melodies and oral traditions but also learn rhythmic patterns over a simple jazz form.
No experience required but please bring your own instrument or noise-making device to jam.
Location: Co-Creative Center at 137 Union Street, New Bedford, MA 02740. Street parking around the Co-Creative Center is FREE after 6PM. The Zeiterion Parking Garage is also a block away
It’s time to Jam!
In the series’ third and final class, Manny Escobar and Tina B. join participants in listening to the recordings of well-known artists and identify traditional jazz elements in their music. Through this listening session, participants will learn to play short excerpts from those recordings to create short compositions, focusing on the balance of playing what one knows and creating something fresh.
This session will conclude with a jazz jam session with peers encompassing collaborative improv, listening, and responding with an ensemble and spontaneous musical creation. No experience required but please bring your own instrument or noise-making device to jam.
Location: Co-Creative Center at 137 Union Street, New Bedford, MA 02740. Street parking around the Co-Creative Center is FREE after 6PM. The Zeiterion Parking Garage is also a block away.