Our Story
Founded in 2016, the Brevard Music Center is proud to announce another season of the Jazz Institute @ Brevard. Led by renowned jazz trombonist Michael Dease, Brevard's jazz program provides a 2-week immersive jazz experience focusing on fundamental musical and technical elements, while exploring topics ranging from practice discipline to the process and procedures of jazz recording. Our faculty includes some of the busiest working professionals in the industry – all of whom are excited about sharing their expertise with an enthusiastic student body.
The program will enroll up to 70 high school and college-age (and above) students who will participate in big band and combo classes and performances, private lessons, and mentoring sessions with world renowned faculty and guest artists.
June 8-19, 2020
Applications due March 10, 2020
Learn more at www.brevardjazz.org
2020 Jazz Institute @ Brevard Faculty
Michael Dease, trombone
Gwen Dease, drums
Jim Gasior, piano
Todd Coolman, bass
Randy Napoleon, guitar
Sharel Cassity, saxophone
Jim Alfredson, organ
Jeff Sipe, drums
Ulysses Owens, Jr., drums
Brian Lynch, trumpet
Anthony Stanco, trumpet
Carmen Bradford, voice
Lenora Helm, voice
Gina Benalcazar, trombone
Gregory Tardy, saxophone
Luther Allison, piano and drums
The Sencalar / Glassman Quintet