What a glorious week! Follow this link to our Flickr album of photos from the 2009 Lafayette Summer Music Workshop. Here’s a sneak peek…
(Photos by Dan Rosenstrauch)
Entries from August 2009
August 7, 2009
Jazz Camp Photos
Wayne Wallace enjoys a jam session at the Lafayette Summer Music Workshop 2009 (Photos by Dan Rosenstrauch).
Another combo rehearses at jazz camp
Frank Martin grooves with his combo
Jamie Davis and Louis Aissen play for the jazz workshop campers at a faculty performance Wednesday afternoon.
August 7, 2009
End of Jazz Week: Friday Concert
Today’s the last day of jazz camp — parents, be there at 3:30 for the end-of-camp summer jazz concert! All 22 combos are performing, as well as the full faculty, so it’s hours of fun. If you pre-ordered dinner, pick up the delicious fare on site. If you forgot, no worries … grab a picnic [...]
August 5, 2009
Jazz Camp Day 2
Another great day at jazz camp! Pictured above: John Santos, Mark Ferber and Michaelle Goerlitz perform during the faculty jam just after lunch. We’ll post photos from the kids’ jam sessions later today. (Photo by Amy Burrell)
August 4, 2009
First Day of Jazz Camp!
Today was fantastic! The opening festivities included the Horace Silver tune “Strollin’” – and halfway through, the staff had morphed the Silver classic into some other tune and then back again. As if that wasn’t spectacular enough, they also played a piece trombonist Wayne Wallace composed last week. From there, everyone headed off for master [...]
August 4, 2009
Frank Sumares Bio
Lafayette jazz kids know Frank Sumares as the consummate jazz piano teacher, king of improvisation and “Unca Funk.” But Sumares is also a professor in the Jazz Studies Program at San Jose State University and professor emeritus at Hayward’s Chabot College, where he was the director of jazz studies and instrumental music for more [...]
August 4, 2009
Jeff Cressman Bio
Trombonist and sound engineer Jeff Cressman is probably most famous to kids as a sideman for Carlos Santana’s sold-out “Supernatural” tour and every other Santana tour from 2000 to 2009. Their parents likely know the Berkeley native from his many gigs with Tito Puente, Poncho Sanchez, Israel “Cachao” Lopez, Pete Escovedo and [...]
August 4, 2009
Dave Martell Bio
Trombonist Dave Martell isn’t just famous here at home, the Bay Area native has performed with Earl Hines, Woody Herman, Cab Calloway, Natalie Cole, The Temptations, Johnny Mathis, Lou Rawls and Burt Bacharach. His discography includes recordings with Ray Brown’s Great Big Band, Dave Eshelman’s Jazz Garden Big Band, and the Black Market Jazz Orchestra. [...]
August 4, 2009
Douglas Yates Bio
Alto sax man Douglas Yates is a longtime sideman whose resume includes performances with such luminaries as Stan Getz, Gary Burton, the Mingus Big Band, Cab Calloway, Carla Bley and the Phil Woods Little Big Band. His recordings with the Either/Orchestra include “Across the Omniverse” and “Calculus of Pleasure, where he was featured on [...]
