19th NORTH WALES INTERNATIONAL JAZZ GUITAR WEEKEND, WREXHAM, NORTH WALES
12th-14th April
VENUE:
GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY Mold Road, Wrexham, Wales,
LL11 2AW (Just outside Wrexham town centre. Ample parking)
Five 2 hour workshops with internationally renowned tutors
WHO’S IT FOR?
Whether you’re a gigging jazz guitarist or new to the
art of playing jazz, provided you know your way around
the guitar fingerboard this course is for you!
GUEST TUTOR:
RANDY JOHNSTON from New York.
A highly experienced tutor, Randy is currently a professor at New York University. With a musical style which melds Charlie Parker and Dexter Gordon with gospel and the blues, his 11 albums include Muse, Highnote and J Curve recordings. www.randyjohnston.net
TREFOR OWEN, premier Welsh jazz guitarist. Among the UK’s finest jazz educators
Group A:
Hands-on tuition sessions, i.e. for students who wish to learn in a playing situation
Group B:
Tuition sessions for students who need help in basic skills
Course fee: £99. Concession: £90. NWJS members: £90
(Concessionary rate applies to State Pensioners, Registered Disabled, UB40’s, Students’ Union Members and School Children).
Click here for information on Areas of Study.
£50 deposit, (non-refundable), on booking.
Limited number of places so book early.
Student lunchtime jam sessions, backed by bass and drums.
Saturday evening concert (April 13th. 8.30pm) featuring the course tutors plus guests.
Wide choice of reasonably priced accommodation available in Wrexham and the surrounding area.
Printable enrolment form
Jazz Guitar Weekend Programme
FRIDAY EVENING
7.00pm. Welcome session
A chance to get together with fellow students and meet your tutors
7.30pm - 10.00pm
Group A: A performance based workshop with Randy Johnston. Everyone will have the chance to play, either solo or in a duo, and to discuss
their performance with Randy. Widely renowned bass player Bill Coleman
will be available for advice and accompaniment if required
Group B: Tuition session with Trefor Owen, giving students help with basic skills,
such as learning chords and melodies and improvising over jazz standards
SATURDAY
10am - 12 noon
Group A: Tuition session with Randy Johnston,
based on Friday evening's performances
Group B: A continuation of Friday evening’s tuition session with Trefor Owen
12.15pm – 1.45pm
Student jam session, with bass & drums, in the university’s Fellows Cafe/Bar
2pm - 4pm
Group A: Tuition session with Trefor Owen
Group B: Tuition session with Randy Johnston
Potential areas of study can be seen at www.northwalesjazz.org.uk, but both tutors
are keen to emphasise that this info is only a rough guide, as the most appropriate
teaching is assessed on the day and depends on students’ weaknesses and ability levels
8.30pm
Concert at the university’s Catrin Finch Centre, featuring
Randy Johnston, and Trefor Owen and Andy Hulme (guitars),
Paul Sawtell (vibes) and Bill Coleman (d bass),
who will perform their “Shades of Shearing” tribute
SUNDAY
10am - 12 noon
Group A: Performance based workshop with Trefor Owen
Group B: Tuition session with Randy Johnston
12.15pm – 1.45pm
Student jam session, with bass & drums, in the university’s Fellows Cafe/Bar
2pm - 4pm
Group A: Performance based workshop with Randy Johnston
Group B: Tuition session with Trefor Owen
SINCERE THANKS
TO THE SPONSORS OF OUR 2013 JAZZ GUITAR EVENTS,
BARNES AND MULLINS LTD, FOULDS OF DERBY,
SOUNDS GREAT, FRAILERS AND BACK ALLEY MUSIC
For further information email: or call 01745 812260