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Week 7 – DeMieroJazzFest: Matt Falker, arranger/composer, performer, and educator breaks down “Fly Away Birdie” for our Virtual Mass Choir Participants.
Join arranger/composer, performer, and educator Matt Falker, as he breaks down his arrangement of Sara Gazarek and Josh Nelsons arrangement “Fly Away Birdie” (highly recommended for all who will be performing this in the virtual mass choir performance!)

Week 6 – Fireside Chat: Cecile McLorin Salvant, multi-GRAMMY Award® winning jazz vocalist, composer, illustrator, and MacArthur Genius, speaks with our Artistic Director Sara Gazarek!
Join us as our Artistic Director speaks with vocalist/composer/artist extraordinaire, Cecile McLorin Salvant, about “being weird”, wide approaches to vocal improvisation, and more!

Week 5 – Masterclass: Erin Bentlage, GRAMMY® Nominated arrange for säje and Pomplamoose (and vocalist on Jacob Collier and Amber Navran’s latest albums!) breaks down JAZZ THEORY BASICS
Join us as world renowned vocalist, educator, and composer Erin Bentlage speaks about Jazz Theory Basics — in a fun and comprehensive way!

Week 4 – Fireside Chat: Christian Euman, world-renowned drummer for Jacob Collier, Kurt Elling, speaks with our Artistic Director Sara Gazarek
Join us as our Artistic Director speaks with drummer extraordinaire Christian Euman about what he learned from his time with Gold Company, Kurt Elling, and Jacob Collier — as well as the role of a versatile drummer and the rhythm section!

Week 3 – Masterclass: Aimee Nolte, World-renowned Artist, Educator, and Youtube Star talks Scatting Basics
Join us as artist, educator, and Youtube star Aimee Nolte discusses the basics of vocal improvisation, its history, where to begin, and where to go. Let’s take a trip with Aimee, and get our feet wet with this beautiful jazz tradition!

Week 2 – Masterclass: Award-Winning Educator Kirk Marcy Talks Fundamental Vocal Jazz Concepts
Join world-renowned educator and arranger, Kirk Marcy, as he discusses fundamental jazz vocal concepts, and more! Let’s hang with and learn from one of the greats!

Week 1 – Q+A: GRAMMY Nominated Jazz Vocalist/Artistic Director, Sara Gazarek
Join members of Soundstation as they ask our very own Artistic Director questions about music education, her artistic process in the time of covid, and general vocal jazz concepts!