Jazz Guitar 2

Wednesdays 8:15–9:45 pm, 9/23–12/2; No class 11/25

Jazz Guitar 2
Age Adult
Event Type Class
Department Guitar
Day Wed
Instructor Mimi Fox
Status inperson event

A fast-paced continuation of the concepts explored in Jazz Guitar 1. Explore more complex repertoire, harmonic and melodic concepts, scales, and chord voicings. Students get plenty of hands-on playing time and individual guidance. This course is designed for guitarists with jazz experience who want to further develop their improvisation, harmonic knowledge, and jazz vocabulary.

Required Text

Guitar Arpeggio Studies on Jazz Standards by Mimi Fox.

Please purchase the text from your preferred online retailer.

Prerequisites

Jazz Guitar 1 or equivalent; knowledge of scale and chord theory and familiarity with jazz repertoire.

Wednesdays 8:15–9:45 pm
9/23–12/2
No class 11/25
Mimi Fox, $450
(in-person)

About Mimi Fox

Mimi Fox is a virtuosic improviser, performer, composer, and recording artist who has been recognized in multiple DownBeat Magazine International Critics Polls. She has performed and recorded with GRAMMY Award winners Branford Marsalis, Diana Krall, Stevie Wonder, Joey DeFrancesco, and Terri Lyne Carrington, and has appeared as a featured soloist with numerous orchestras, most recently the Michigan Philharmonic.

Fox’s international touring career includes performances in Japan, Thailand, Europe, and Australia, as well as appearances at major festivals including the Montreal Jazz Festival, Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, Perth International Jazz Festival, and Jamaica Spice Jazz Festival. In the United States, she has performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Monterey and Newport Jazz Festivals, the Kennedy Center, Blues Alley, and Yoshi’s. Her work has also been featured in documentaries for PBS and BET.

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