September’s Play Jazz! Workshop will be all about playing and exploration. Time to dust off your instrument after the summer holidays and get back in the swing! With reference to three well known standards – Honeysuckle Rose, Night and Day and It Could Happen to You, we’ll get our fingers/ears/hearts back up to speed. With a particular focus on improvisation we’ll explore these great tunes, and learn to navigate them effectively using harmonic simplification techniques. Harmonic simplification is the process by which, through simple analysis, some chords may be reinterpreted and often omitted, making the task of navigating the changes far simpler. An invaluable technique for all improvising musicians.
About Play Jazz! workshops Play Jazz! is a series of introductory workshops focusing on specific aspects of jazz improvisation, running on the first Saturday of each month (except January and August). Each workshop is different. The Play Jazz! workshops are intended to appeal to a wide range of musicians including those who
play other styles of music but are new to jazz
play written music but want to learn to improvise
have not played for a while and want to refresh their skills
want to meet and play with other jazz musicians.
Suitable for all instrumentalists and improvising vocalists. Minimum age 16.
About learning and participation at The Globe You will need to bring all the equipment you need including instruments, amplifiers (if required) and music stands.
Prices
The workshop fee is £25.
There are some half-price bursaries available for adults aged 18-25 (please email learning@jazz.coop for details).
Creating a Globe Account
When you buy tickets you will be invited to create an online account. You don’t have to do this but, if you do, you will find it quicker and simpler to buy tickets in future. Also, you can access all your ticket information and livestream files from your account dashboard, which is very convenient.
Play Jazz! workshop – Sep 2025
£27.50
Saturday 6 September: 13:30 – 17:00 at The Globe with Steve Glendinning
Workshop ticket: £27.50
Important: As well as paying for this workshop below, please make sure you fill in the enrolment form here as this will help the tutor in preparing for this workshop. Many thanks!
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Get in The Swing
September’s Play Jazz! Workshop will be all about playing and exploration. Time to dust off your instrument after the summer holidays and get back in the swing! With reference to three well known standards – Honeysuckle Rose, Night and Day and It Could Happen to You, we’ll get our fingers/ears/hearts back up to speed. With a particular focus on improvisation we’ll explore these great tunes, and learn to navigate them effectively using harmonic simplification techniques. Harmonic simplification is the process by which, through simple analysis, some chords may be reinterpreted and often omitted, making the task of navigating the changes far simpler. An invaluable technique for all improvising musicians.
About Play Jazz! workshops
Play Jazz! is a series of introductory workshops focusing on specific aspects of jazz improvisation, running on the first Saturday of each month (except January and August). Each workshop is different. The Play Jazz! workshops are intended to appeal to a wide range of musicians including those who
Suitable for all instrumentalists and improvising vocalists. Minimum age 16.
About learning and participation at The Globe
You will need to bring all the equipment you need including instruments, amplifiers (if required) and music stands.
Prices
The workshop fee is £25.
There are some half-price bursaries available for adults aged 18-25 (please email learning@jazz.coop for details).
Creating a Globe Account
When you buy tickets you will be invited to create an online account. You don’t have to do this but, if you do, you will find it quicker and simpler to buy tickets in future. Also, you can access all your ticket information and livestream files from your account dashboard, which is very convenient.
Any Questions?
Please email learning@jazz.coop
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