Sunday, August 13, 2 – 4 pm (online)

Solo Jazz Guitar: Chord Melodies with Jeff Massanari

Explore arranging techniques for solo guitar, including basic concepts and more advanced techniques such as inversions, re-harmonization, counterpoint, and back-cycling.

Sunday, August 20, 2 – 4 pm (online)

Jazz Lines from the Masters with Jeff Massanari

We’ll examine numerous jazz lines from master musicians Bill Evans, Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Sonny Stitt and talk about the characteristics that identify each player.

Saturdays 11:45 am – 1:15 pm 7/8 – 8/5 (6 weeks)

Blues and Swing Guitar

Learn chord voicings, fingerboard harmony and single-string soloing techniques, with various styles covered, from the urban blues of B.B.

Mondays 6:30 – 8 pm 7/10 – 8/14 (6 weeks)

Music Theory And Fretboard Knowledge for Guitar

Learn the basics of music theory as applied to guitar, developing familiarity with the fretboard through chord, scale and arpeggio practice.

Wednesdays 7 – 8:30 pm 7/5 – 8/9 (6 weeks)

Intro to Jazz Guitar

This class provides an overview of essential jazz guitar techniques.

Thursdays 8:15 – 9:45 pm 7/6 – 8/10 (6 weeks)

Modern Jazz Guitar in the post-Hip-Hop Era

Explore the role of jazz guitar in hip-hop and other modern contexts.