Friday night at Jazz Camp is always a special night. It is the night were the dancers who’ve been working all week in class show the everyone the fruits of their labor. The Cressman sisters, Julianna & Natalie, grew up at Jazz Camp, literally. Their parents, Jeff & Sandy, (trombonist and vocalist and also sound...
A Message From Jazz Camp’s Artistic Director, Madeline Eastman Jazz Camp Faculty Artist Spotlight This week we’d like to highlight this year’s Afro-Cuban Dance Instructor, Silfredo La O Vigo. Silfredo La O Vigo is a professional dancer in the Afro-Cuban and Haitian tradition, as well as popular Latin and modern dance. He is a graduate...
Camp is just 2.5 weeks away! For those curious about what camp life looks like, here’s a little video with snippets of what goes on at camp: classes in the woods, practicing under tall redwoods, spontaneous salsa dancing on the deck, percussion classes, dance classes, ensemble classes, vocal classes, big band, blues classes, ping-pong, people...
How can you not be excited about such a fantastic line-up of talent we have coming this year (and every year with a different mix each time!): JAZZ CAMP WEST June 25 – July 2 YMCA Camp Jones Gulch- La Honda, No. CA MUSIC DIRECTOR: Madeline Eastman ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: Allison Miller VOCAL INTENSIVE: Anita...
Jazz Camp Faculty Artist Spotlight This week we’d also like to highlight tremendous guitarist Mimi Fox. “Mimi plays with tremendous fire, she can pretty much do anything she wants with the guitar – Joe Pass “Fox has not only mastered the traditional forms, she has managed to reinvigorate them. – Guitar Player Magazine Mimi has been...
