Call for applications - Summer Jazz Academy, Groznjan, Croatia. Deadline: 1/07/2014

Summer Jazz Academy is held together with theinternational jazz festival ‘JAZZ IS BACK BP’, whichreceived the Best European Small Festival Award in 2008 (European Jazz Award Committee). All the participants will have opportunity to spendevenings listening to concerts of their professionalcolleges as part of the ”JAZZ IS BACK BP” festival and also have the opportunity to perform (individuallyand in the groups) in the festival program.

Main themes of Summer Jazz School in Grožnjan are:

1. Big Band & small bands (combo)

2. Individual classes: Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone,Double Bass, Drums, Piano, Bass, Guitar

3. Vocal class

4. Function of the good rhythm section

5. Improvisation techniques

6. Jazz theory /harmony, reading, arrangements…./

Working hours: every day from 9 am till noon, and from 4 pm - 7 pm. One day off for leisure time spent on the beaches of beautiful Croatian coast of Istria.

You can find further information here