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AJAM - Alan Jones Academy of Music

www.ajampdx.com Studies in the fine art of contemporary and improvisational music With the opening of the Alan Jones Academy of Music (AJAM), jazz students can now receive the personalized instruction of a private lesson combined with the experience of being in a “real world” jazz band. Each student will attend a small ensemble class that is comprised only of the members of their band. Band members will receive individual coaching from Alan - with assignments designed just for them - while also receiving instruction in group interaction and teamwork, developing a distinctive individual and group sound, building a music repertoire, getting gigs, navigating the “business” of music, preparing for performances/auditions/contests, and more. And each band will perform its repertoire at the world-class jazz club The Cave. Ensemble groups meet with Alan each week for a 2-hour training session. Tuition is $60 per week, and is to be paid in advance at the beginning of each month. Private coaching sessions with Alan, as needed, are available at the rate of $75/hr. Accepting students: Drum set, all levels and styles: Clear and systematic development from beginner to professional…and well beyond. Focus on Musicality, Technique, Working within the rhythm section, Form, Time, Phrasing Jazz improvisation studies, all instruments, all levels: Solo construction, the use of melody and harmony as improvisational tools, Rhythm/time feel, Tone/sound production, incorporating the lessons of the past masters into your own playing. The attitude and spirit of improvisation Jazz Vocal studies: Sound, Phrasing, Time feel/Swing feel, Repertoire, Melody, Vocal improvisation Band/combo coaching: All levels and musical styles work on Group Sound and Interaction, Repertoire, playing together as a band, the "Business" of music…getting work, Preparing for performances/auditions/contests Workshops/seminars: Intermediate and Advanced Drumming Seminars Beginning-Advanced group improvisation Workshops Intermediate-Advanced Rhythm section Seminars Beginning-Intermediate Jazz Vocal Workshop (Europe) Intermediate-Advanced Vocal Improvisation Workshop (Europe) (dates and locations announced soon) Press Quotes "One of those rare percussionists who is also a musician." - Jazz Times, Dr. Chuck Berg "Alan Jones showed us how exciting and full of anticipation Jazz can be." - Sudkurier, Germany "The energy is extreme, there is never a lethargic moment." - L.A. Times, Zan Stewart "Jones’ drumming swings incessantly and is almost dizzying in it’s variety." - Willamette Week, Dan Deprez "The American, Alan Jones, who by no means takes second place to his ‘name cousins’ Philly-Joe or Elvin… his drum solos belong among the finest ever heard by this critic!" - Helmut Schwanen, Neuss, Germany

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