Facilitated Jams & Special Topics 2023

This page is devoted to all Facilitated Jams and Special Topics offered at 4pm. To find 9AM warm-ups or 10am/1:30pm classes, please see the Schedule Overview page.

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Wednesday 4:00pm

Special Topics

Lisa Liu — Morris 101
Gypsy Picking L1
A beginner level course on traditional right hand technique for gypsy jazz.

Denis Chang — Morris Rec Room
Gypsy Picking L2
An intermediate level course covering the traditional right hand technique employed by Gypsy Jazz guitarists the world over.

Warren Sirota — Tyler Living Room
Gamifying your Practice
In this class we will work on strategies to help make your practice routine fun, effective, something you can sustain, and something that won’t put a strain on your sanity.

“Buco” (Davorin Cavar-Buco) — Tyler Host Dining Room
The Two Minute Practice Method
In this session we’ll work on a method that helps you master your instrument two minutes at a time.

Facilitated Jams

Level 1

Jack Soref — Tyler 101
Level 1 Facilitated Jam
Come walk, not run, through some Gypsy jazz standards. 

Level 2

Christine Tassan — Chase Study
Brad Brose / Eva Scow  — Chase Living Room
Jonathan Stout / Giacomo Smith — Chase Parlor
Sami Arefin / Nataly Merezhuk — Chase Dining Room
Evan Price — Chase 102

Level 3

Russell Welch / Dr. Sick Sage 15
Edouard Pennes / Julien Cattiaux — Mendenhall Studio 2
Sébastien Giniaux — Lawrence Dining Room
Max O’Rourke / Giorgio Albanese Morris Living Room
Fanou Torracinta — Lawrence Living Room

Level 4

Romain Vuillemin — Baldwin Dining Room
Jules Dussap — Baldwin Living Room

Thursday 4:00pm

Special Topics

Jack Soref — Morris 101
Gypsy Picking L1
A beginner level course on traditional right hand technique for gypsy jazz.

Brad Brose — Morris Rec Room
Gypsy Picking L2
An intermediate level course covering the traditional right hand technique employed by Gypsy Jazz guitarists the world over.

“Buco” (Davorin Cavar-Buco) — Tyler Host Dining Room
The Two Minute Practice Method
In this session we’ll work on a method that helps you master your instrument two minutes at a time.

Facilitated Jams

Level 1

Lisa Liu — Tyler 100 S
Level 1 Facilitated Jam
Come walk, not run, through some Gypsy jazz standards

Level 2

Christine Tassan / Giorgio Albanese — Chase Study
Denis Chang — Chase Dining Room
Jonathan Stout — Chase Parlor
Julien Cattiaux — Chase 102
Sami Arefin / Eva Scow — Chase Living Room

Level 3

Russell Welch / Dr. Sick Sage 15
Edouard Pennes — Mendenhall Studio 2
Romain Vuillemin — Lawrence Dining Room
Max O’Rourke — Morris Living Room
Fanou Torracinta — Lawrence Living Room

Level 4

Sébastien Giniaux Baldwin Dining Room
Giacomo Smith — Baldwin Living Room

Thursday 7:30pm

Django in June’s Women and Non-Binary Jam — Lawrence House Living Room

Friday 4:00pm

Special Topics

Lisa Liu — Morris 101
Gypsy Picking L1
A beginner level course on traditional right hand technique for gypsy jazz.

Denis Chang — Morris Rec Room
Gypsy Picking L2
An intermediate level course covering the traditional right hand technique employed by Gypsy Jazz guitarists the world over.

Jonathan Stout — Tyler Living Room
Swing-Era Chord Melody – “Swing-Era Chord Melody Building Blocks 1”
A brief history of Swing-Era Chord Melody, and starting with the main shapes and patterns. 

Buco Davorin — Tyler Host Dining Room
The Two Minute Practice Method
In this session we’ll work on a method that helps you master your instrument two minutes at a time.

Christine Tassan — Chase Dining Room
“Rêves bohémiens” Exploring the Waltz
In this session Christine will teach you how to play the melody, the accompaniment: waltz “pompe” and variations, and other little nuances, of this beautifully, and relatively easy to play (for a Musette Waltz) Jo Privat composition.

Josh Greenberg and Craig Baumgarner — Chase Study
Craig and Josh Talk about Gypsy Jazz Guitars
In this class professional Luthiers Craig Baumgarner and Josh Greenberg will tell you everything you want to know about Gypsy Jazz Guitars.

Facilitated Jams

Level 1

Jack Soref — Tyler 101
Level 1 Facilitated Jam
Come walk, not run, through some Gypsy jazz standards.

Level 2

Jules Dussap — Sage 15
Brad Brose — Chase Living Room
Sami Arefin — Chase Parlor
Nataly Merezhuk — Chase 102

Level 3

Giacomo Smith — Mendenhall Studio 2
Max O’Rourke — Morris Living Room
Sébastien Giniaux — Lawrence Dining Room
Eva Scow — Lawrence Living Room

Level 4

Fanou Torracinta Baldwin Dining Room
Giorgio Albanese — Baldwin Living Room

Saturday 4:00pm

Special Topics

Jack Soref — Morris 101
Gypsy Picking L1
A beginner level course on traditional right hand technique for gypsy jazz.

Sami Arefin — Morris Rec Room
Gypsy Picking L2
An intermediate level course covering the traditional right hand technique employed by Gypsy Jazz guitarists the world over.

Josh Greenberg and Craig Baumgarner — Chase Study
Craig and Josh Talk about Gypsy Jazz Guitars
In this class professional Luthiers Craig Baumgarner and Josh Greenberg will tell you everything you want to know about Gypsy Jazz Guitars.

Warren Sirota — Tyler Living Room
Gamifying your Practice
In this class we will work on strategies to help make your practice routine fun, effective, something you can sustain, and something that won’t put a strain on your sanity.

“Buco” (Davorin Cavar-Buco) — Tyler Host Dining Room
The Two Minute Practice Method
In this session we’ll work on a method that helps you master your instrument two minutes at a time.

Facilitated Jams

Level 1

Lisa Liu — Tyler 100 S
Level 1 Facilitated Jam
Come walk, not run, through some Gypsy jazz standards.

Level 2

Christine Tassan — Chase Living Room
Adrian Holovaty — Chase 102
Giacomo Smith — Chase Parlor

Level 3

Russell Welch Sage 15
Dr. Sick — Mendenhall Studio 2
Eva Scow — Lawrence Living Room
Giorgio Albanese — Lawrence Dining Room

Level 4

Max O’RourkeBaldwin Dining Room