Top Jazz Artists at NGW this Summer

The National Guitar Workshop has always been dedicated to presenting top-level guest artists to its students, and this summer’s jazz lineup is no exception. With the talent of Kenny Burrell and the John Scofield Trio, all jazz enthusiasts are in for a treat.

Kenny Burrell is among the handful of guitar greats who have forever changed the role of their instrument. He has been a jazz professional for 40 years and appeared on several hundred albums as leader and sideman. He will be a guest artist in Tom Dempsey’s Giants of Jazz Guitar seminar (July 5–10) at the Los Angeles campus. This class is a unique opportunity to experience the lineage of jazz guitar, as students will study the music and improvisation styles of many legendary jazz guitarists including: Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, George Benson, Jim Hall, Joe Pass and Grant Green. It is sure to be a great experience.

The John Scofield Trio, with bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bill Stewart, is the featured guest ensemble for the New Milford Jazz Summit (August 10–15). This trio matches three of the great jazz musicians of our time, and the clinic will be a great opportunity for musicians of all instruments. The Jazz Summit is designed for intermediate to advanced level jazz guitarists, keyboardists, acoustic and electric bassists, and drummers who are looking to be immersed in a week-long program of jazz studies. Faculty for the Jazz Summit include Tom Dempsey, Jody Fisher, Freddie Bryant, Mark Dziuba, Ron Oswanski, Tim Ferguson, Carlo DeRosa, Jeff Siegel and Sunny Jain.

The NGW experience allows students to have extraordinary access to amazing musicians, which is just one ingredient that gives NGW its reputation for excellence. For more information about how you can make the NGW experience part of your summer, please visit www.guitarworkshop.com.