The Master Class Archive
The Master Class Archive comprises 60+ in-depth master classes on various topics of jazz and contemporary music. Many classes include a free downloadable handout.
Join Dave for a look into Frank Zappa’s great orchestral composition “Envelopes”. Concepts include composite sound, phrasing in atonality, orchestral conversation and more. This is an excerpt from Dave’s 90 minute Master Class Frank Zappa! Tonal, and Atonal. Fun for a small part of the family)
Join Dave for an early master class on keyboardist Bruce Hornsby! Includes discussions of way it Is, and other or Bruuuuuuce’s hits). The class starts with about 10 min of Dave music sorry haha)
Unfortunately, there is no handout available for this master class (yet).
Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was the originator, along with Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach, and others of modern jazz, orignially called bebop. His musical contributions have stood the test of time and Charlie “Bird” Parker is considered to be one of the geniuses of American music of the 20th century. The free pdf handout can be found here: Handout Master Class #01: Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was the originator, along with Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach, and others of modern jazz, orignially called bebop. His musical contributions have stood the test of time and Charlie “Bird” Parker is considered to be one of the geniuses of American music of the 20th century. The free pdf handout can be found here: Handout Master Class #01: Charlie Parker