Melodic Mastery: Secrets of Lyrical Improv, with Dmitri Matheny

5415 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118, Seattle WA

20 November, 2021

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Melodic Mastery: Secrets of Lyrical Improv with Dmitri Matheny Saturday, November 20th, 2021, 1pm - 3pm Jazz Night School www.jazznightschool.org Based on the teachings of his mentor, jazz legend Art Farmer, flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny advocates a lyrical, melodic approach to jazz, as opposed to chord scale and pattern-based methods. In this workshop, Matheny will explore the mental processes that take place while playing and the skills required for true improvisation, with an emphasis on deep listening and jazz-as-conversation. You’ll get recorded examples, specific techniques, practical advice, and relevant anecdotes to help you learn: Why the melody should be your guide when improvising. How to spontaneously create your own melodies and develop them in real time. The importance of developing your own personal sound and style. “Your solo is an opportunity to express something entirely new and profoundly personal. Create your own melody. Tell your own story. Sing your own song!” - Dmitri Matheney This workshop is being offered as a hybrid, both online and in-person simultaneously, with a limited number of in-person participants. To participate in person, you will need to provide proof of vaccination and wear a mask. Further instructions will be sent following registration. Register TODAY to reserve your spot: About Dmitri Matheny Celebrated for his warm tone, soaring lyricism and masterful technique, American musician Dmitri Matheny has been lauded as “one of the most emotionally expressive improvisers of his generation” (International Review of Music). After private studies with Carmine Caruso in New York City, Matheny became the protégé of the legendary Art Farmer, a formative relationship that lasted over a decade. Under Farmer’s tutelage, Matheny emerged as a promising new voice in jazz. Throughout his professional career as a concert and recording artist, Dmitri Matheny has distinguished himself as a dedicated educator, community leader, and advocate for jazz and the arts. Matheny presents clinics, lectures, master classes, and workshops at leading universities and conservatories, and is gratified to have staged more than 500 free, curriculum-based concerts for kids, introducing over 50,000 school children to jazz. Register TODAY to reserve your spot: