Want to learn to play jazz and improvise in a jazz band? Now's your chance: Intro to Jazz combo for adults at JWA. Weekly rehearsals, structured teaching.

Jazz Workshop Australia

11.07.2024

Jazz Camp 2025 dates announced - Jazz Workshop Australia

JWA Summer Jazz Camp 2025 dates have been announced: 12-16 January. The camp will be held in the NSW Blue Mountains town of Katoomba.

Jazz Workshop Australia

25.06.2024

Jazz Phrasing: phrase length - Jazz Workshop Australia

Controlling phrase length while improvising is a powerful and important skill for jazz students to master. Here is an effective exercise to help develop this essential technique.

Jazz Workshop Australia

16.05.2024

On the shoulders of many - Jazz Workshop Australia

A lot of teaching reputations are built on "cherry-picking" only the best students. But great jazz players stand on the shoulders of many.

Jazz Workshop Australia

27.03.2024

Does jazz even exist? - Jazz Workshop Australia

Does jazz even exist? If not, then what is it and what's all that noise that jazz musicians make? Let's find out!

Jazz Workshop Australia

25.02.2024

Comping | meaning in jazz - Jazz Workshop Australia

‘Comping’ in jazz is creating an accompaniment with chords and rhythms. Comping is usually improvised. It is a key role of the rhythm section.

Jazz Workshop Australia

18.02.2024

Is my child ready for music lessons? - Jazz Workshop Australia

To be ready for music lessons your child needs basic social skills of listening and focus, without a parent supervising. Here's a summary of readiness at different ages & levels.

Jazz Workshop Australia

12.02.2024

How to read jazz chords and interpret charts - Jazz Workshop Australia

Understanding chord families is the key to reading jazz chords and interpreting chord charts. Here's what they are and how to use them.

Jazz Workshop Australia

30.01.2024

Term 1, 2024 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Term 1, 2024 at JWA is 5 February to 13 April. Credit Card payments are now free and can be made in-person at the studio or online.

Jazz Workshop Australia

28.12.2023

How do people learn jazz? - Jazz Workshop Australia

Find out how people REALLY learn jazz. Skip the unhelpful mythology with this accurate summary of the essential steps and jazz skills.

Jazz Workshop Australia

22.12.2023

Welcome Sam Gill - Jazz Workshop Australia

Study saxophone or clarinet at JWA St Leonards with Dr Sam Gill | highly effective teacher, acclaimed musician, and accomplished scholar.

Jazz Workshop Australia

03.12.2023

Five more tips for jazz beginners - Jazz Workshop Australia

Five more tips for jazz beginners. Want to get started in jazz or improve? Following this advice will help, a lot.

Jazz Workshop Australia

16.11.2023

Adult Jazz Combos Festival 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Adult Jazz Combos end of year festival. Monday 4 December from 6:30pm at JWA studios, 89 Chandos St St Leonards. Enquire/Enrol now for 2024.

Jazz Workshop Australia

03.11.2023

Tips for jazz beginners 1 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Useful & encouraging tips for jazz beginners. Don't just 'transcribe'. Resist pressure from YouTubers, and build a strong foundation first.

Jazz Workshop Australia

13.10.2023

JWA bands at 7 Bridges Walk 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Bands from JWA will be performing at the 7 Bridges Walk, a major fundraiser for the Cancer Council.

Jazz Workshop Australia

26.08.2023

Welcome to new trumpet teacher Amy Fox - Jazz Workshop Australia

Trumpet teacher Amy Fox now available for Saturday trumpet lessons at JWA St Leonards, on the lower north shore. Jazz, classical, beginner.

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.06.2023

Combos end of term concerts - Jazz Workshop Australia

JWA jazz combos end of term concerts to showcase student achievements throughout Semester 1, 2023. JWA, St Leonards, various times.

Jazz Workshop Australia

17.06.2023

Don't just stand there - Jazz Workshop Australia

Don't just stand there, do something. When you play in a jazz band, contribute to the performance in more ways than just soling. Four ideas.

Jazz Workshop Australia

12.06.2023

JWA's Ben Weatherall wins Jazz Quest 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Guitarist Ben Weatherall from the JWA jazz combos program, was the overall winner of Jazz Quest 2023 at the 41st Merimbula Jazz Festival.

Jazz Workshop Australia

05.06.2023

Child prodigies? Focus is the key. - Jazz Workshop Australia

What makes child prodigies? Experience and research show that FOCUS and SUPPORT are two of the essential ingredients. This post explains.

Jazz Workshop Australia

31.05.2023

Jazz Camp for Adults - Jazz Workshop Australia

A jazz camp for adults! 14-16 July at JWA studio in Sydney. Adults 18+, all instruments, all levels welcome. Learn jazz at JWA. Read more..

Jazz Workshop Australia

25.05.2023

2023 Merimbula Jazz Festival preview - Jazz Workshop Australia

Bands from JWA will be performing at the 2023 Merimbula Jazz Festival this June long weekend, 9-12 June. 2 combos & SYJO big band.

Jazz Workshop Australia

22.05.2023

Progress from Scales to Chord Changes - Jazz Workshop Australia

For many jazz students, making the leap to progress form scales to chord changes can be a real challenge. These 6 exercises will help.

Jazz Workshop Australia

02.05.2023

A key centre approach to teaching beginner jazz improvisation. - Jazz Workshop Australia

How a key centre approach to teaching beginner jazz improvisation can help new jazz players, what it is, and why it is a good idea.

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Don't Need To Master Everything All At Once - Jazz Workshop Australia

JWA Live Jazz at the Freeway Hotel - Jazz Workshop Australia

Enough with the fake jazz education - Jazz Workshop Australia

Performances at Lazybones Lounge - May 2025 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Music exams & jazz - Jazz Workshop Australia

Jazz drumming - more than just 'beats' - Jazz Workshop Australia

JWA success in HSC Music and Auditions - Jazz Workshop Australia

Adult jazz combos concert - Part 2 - Jazz Workshop Australia

JWA Summer Jazz Camp - Jazz Workshop Australia

Jazzier blues solos with II-V lines - Jazz Workshop Australia

Summer Jazz Camp 2025 - covers! - Jazz Workshop Australia

Are You Listening? - Jazz Workshop Australia

Guitar Settings for Jazz: volume & tone - Jazz Workshop Australia

3 more Tips for Teachers - Jazz Workshop Australia

Should you learn to play bebop? - Jazz Workshop Australia

Welcome Alex Tucker - Jazz Workshop Australia

Intro to Jazz Combo for adults - Jazz Workshop Australia

Jazz Camp 2025 dates announced - Jazz Workshop Australia

Jazz Phrasing: phrase length - Jazz Workshop Australia

On the shoulders of many - Jazz Workshop Australia

Does jazz even exist? - Jazz Workshop Australia

Comping | meaning in jazz - Jazz Workshop Australia

Is my child ready for music lessons? - Jazz Workshop Australia

How to read jazz chords and interpret charts - Jazz Workshop Australia

Term 1, 2024 - Jazz Workshop Australia

How do people learn jazz? - Jazz Workshop Australia

Welcome Sam Gill - Jazz Workshop Australia

Five more tips for jazz beginners - Jazz Workshop Australia

Adult Jazz Combos Festival 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Tips for jazz beginners 1 - Jazz Workshop Australia

JWA bands at 7 Bridges Walk 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Welcome to new trumpet teacher Amy Fox - Jazz Workshop Australia

Combos end of term concerts - Jazz Workshop Australia

Don't just stand there - Jazz Workshop Australia

JWA's Ben Weatherall wins Jazz Quest 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Child prodigies? Focus is the key. - Jazz Workshop Australia

Jazz Camp for Adults - Jazz Workshop Australia

2023 Merimbula Jazz Festival preview - Jazz Workshop Australia

Progress from Scales to Chord Changes - Jazz Workshop Australia

A key centre approach to teaching beginner jazz improvisation. - Jazz Workshop Australia

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