ColaJazz Academy: Approaches to improvisational Practice with Ben Eidson

Name: ColaJazz Academy: Approaches to improvisational Practice with Ben Eidson
Start: 2023-09-13T18:30:00-0400
End: 2023-09-13T20:00:00-0400
Location: 2123 College St

Wed, Sep 13 2023, 6:30pm - 8pm EDT

2123 College St

Columbia SC, United States

ColaJazz Foundation

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Join Ben Eidson for a dive deep into the groundbreaking improvisational world of legends like Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, and Anthony Braxton.

Get ready to expand your creative horizons like never before!

Elevate your musical prowess in this dynamic exploration led by a seasoned expert, Ben Eidson!

ABOUT BEN EIDSON
A graduate of the New England Conservatory, Columbia native Ben Eidson has been considered a saxophone phenom since the young age of 18. He makes the saxophone wail, sing, celebrate and cry.

ABOUT THE COLAJAZZ ACADEMY
A driving beat in jazz education, the ColaJazz Foundation supports our community with the ColaJazz Academy - an exciting series of jazz classes and workshops taught by authorities of their crafts. These sessions are for anyone who enjoys learning, growing, and exploring; especially, those who have an inclination towards jazz (a.k.a. black American music).

Wednesday, September 13
Ben Eidson: Approaches to Improvisational Practice
Doors 6pm | Start 6:30p | Ends 7:30p / 8p

ColaJazz Foundation Office
2123 College Street
Columbia, SC 29205

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MISSION.

The ColaJazz Foundation is dedicated to growing, supporting and promoting jazz in the Midlands through events, education, recordings, resources and advocacy in order to create a thriving culturally rich community.

VISION.

We aim to be the driving beat in jazz education, performance and outreach providing opportunities for all from the musician to the student to the audience. We strive to serve our community, create cultural enrichment and make our capital city a premiere jazz destination in the southeast.

DESIGN & STRUCTURE.

The ColaJazz Foundation is a 2021 Governor Award winning community-minded 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. ColaJazz serves through cultural enrichment making our capital city and South Carolina a premiere jazz destination in the southeast. ColaJazz brings world-renowned jazz educators and performers face to face with our students and the public offering diverse and exciting experiences!

ColaJazz produces an annual season including the ColaJazz Summer Camps, Main Street Jazz Fest, Live in the Lobby (Koger Center for the Arts), Loft Sessions (monthly listening room concerts), statewide SC Public Radio programs, Jazz for Young People concerts, jazz workshops, after-school jazz curriculum, Great Day in Columbia, Jazz Appreciation Month ColaJazz Crawl and International Jazz Day concert, Virtual Concerts and more bringing people together from across the state and beyond to enjoy our capital city.

ColaJazz provides access to world class musicians, supports our own, invests in our future and does everything we can to ensure jazz has a home here in Columbia, SC. The ColaJazz community is comprised of musicians, educators, patrons, students, and anyone who desires to support jazz and develop our capital city’s cultural heritage.

ColaJazz remains committed to jazz which reveals the best of American culture. Jazz music from the beginning has taught us to persevere with intelligence, style and grace, be creative, work with others, celebrate differences, respect tradition while breaking new ground, be your best self while advancing the group, and jazz brings people together.