成人爵士节目
CCJA 成人爵士小团体
2018 年，CCJA 寻求为有才华和好奇的成年音乐家创建一个组织分支，为 18 岁及以上的成年人提供该组织同样出色的爵士乐教育节目。 CCJA 成人小组由专业导师领导，偶尔也会有近乎同行的导师协助。这些导师都是多才多艺的专业音乐家，他们中的大多数人还在大学任教，他们有丰富的经验可以与各个年龄段的学生分享。 在此处了解有关我们教师的更多信息。
丹佛 CCJA 成人小组将在整个学年（秋季、冬季和春季）以每周排练的形式举行为期 5 周和 10 周的会议，CCJA 学生和教师在学习爵士即兴演奏时一起演奏和表演，技术、风格、理论和历史。夏季产品也将提供。鼓励学生即兴地表达自己，并通过为他们的团体作曲/安排。 在每节课结束时，CCJA 成人团体 为公众表演，通常在著名的爵士乐场地。
取消政策：课程开始后，CCJA 只能为未来的 CCJA 计划提供部分现金退款或全额学分。
Summer 2026
Registration is now OPEN!
Denver Adult Small Groups
The Denver CCJA Adult Group will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays June 2-18 from 7-8:30pm. There, CCJA students and faculty play and perform together as they study jazz improvisation, technique, style, theory, and history. Students are encouraged to express themselves through improvisation and composing/arranging for their groups. This session will culminate in a performance for the public on June 18th.
Brazilian Ensemble 17+
The Denver CCJA Adult Brazilian Ensemble will meet at 800 Kalamath on Tuesdays and Thursdays June 2-18, 7-8:30. There, CCJA students and faculty play and perform together as they study Brazilian music though improvisation, technique, style, theory, and history. Students are encouraged to express themselves improvisationally and through composing/arranging for their groups. This session will culminate in a performance for the public on June 18th.
Jazz Piano 101
Open to students of all ages. Led by Camilla Vaitaitis, this class will teach you the basics of jazz piano playing. Learn to play simple to intermediate chords, melodic playing, comping and more! You don't need to be a piano player to join, learning basic jazz piano will help you better understand jazz harmony, comping, and how it relates to the rest of the ensemble! Dates for this class are Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 2-23 (skipping June 18th) from 5-6:30 PM.
Boulder Adult Small Group
The Boulder CCJA Adult Group will meet in the CU Boulder Carlson Gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 2-18 at 7pm. There, CCJA students and faculty play and perform together as they study jazz improvisation, technique, style, theory, and history. Students are encouraged to express themselves through improvisation and composing/arranging for their groups. This session will culminate in a performance for the public on June 18th at 800 Kalamath in Denver.
Sopris Jazz Camp
May 29-31 Carbondale, CO
This jazz intensive for adults, set in the beautiful town of Carbondale will feature...
-Small group rehearsals
-Instrument/vocal Masterclasses
-Group Workshops
-Group Activities
-Faculty Concert (Brad Goode, Walter Gorra, Bailey Hinkley Grogan, Jonathan Zimny, Jake Alvarez, Domi Edson, and Paul Romaine)
-Jam Sessions
-Final Concert
This camp will have an optional kick off jam on May 28th, will run all day May 29th/30th plus a half day on May 31st.
Tuition for this camp is $800, and you will be responsible for lodging and food. We'll be letting attendees know who else is going ahead of time if any of you want to share lodging.
Since this is our first time putting on this camp, we will only have three ensembles worth of students. We will only be accepting students who have done at least one CCJA ensemble before. If things go well, we will likely do this again in the fall with more spots and open it up to everyone! Since we're aware that particularly for rhythm section/vocals there are many of you who would like to go, to be fair we are requiring a short audition. For this first time "proof of concept" camp, we will be selecting attendees based on their audition.
To audition:
-Perform a blues and a standard of your choice. Everyone play the melody and take 2-3 choruses of solo on the blues, 1-2 choruses on the standard. Rhythm section please comp 1 chorus of each song in addition to playing the melody/soloing.
-Please use a backing track (iReal pro, aebersold, etc is totally fine) or a live rhythm section.
-Take a video and send us either a google drive link, dropbox link, or unlisted YouTube video (preferred). Please email auditions to jonathan@jazzarts.org
-The production quality does not need to be high and will not affect your audition. Phone video/audio is totally ok!
-Auditions are due by 11:59pm on March 31st
In addition to the jazz retreat/camp, Carbondale is full of natural beauty and fun amenities like free e-bikes (for the first 30min)!
Please don't hesitate to reach out to Domi (domi@jazzarts.org) or Jonathan (jonathan@jazzarts.org) with any questions.
We hope to see you in Carbondale!
Spring 2026
Registration is now CLOSED
Denver Adult Small Groups
Denver Adult Small Groups
The Denver CCJA Adult Group is a 10 week course with 9 rehearsals and a performance. There, CCJA students and faculty play and perform together as they study jazz improvisation, technique, style, theory, and history. Each group is directed by a professional musician in the Denver music scene. Students are encouraged to express themselves improvisationally and through composing/arranging for their groups. Beginners are welcome!
Tuition for this session is $365. Rehearsals take place from 5-6:30 or 7-8:30pm at 800 Kalamath.
Tuesday
Dates:
February 3, 10, 17, 24
March 3, 10, 17
April 7, 14
Performance: April 19th
@ 800 Kalamath
Thursday
Dates:
February 5, 12, 19, 26
March 5, 12, 19
April 9, 16
Performance: April 19th
@ 800 Kalamath
Guitar Ensemble: This will be just like a "normal" ensemble with bass and drums spots available, but rather than have horns or a vocalist playing the heads, up to 5 guitar players will play the heads as an ensemble. There will still be lots of instruction regarding improvising!
Kent Denver Adult Small Group
Kent Denver Adult Piano Ensemble
The Denver CCJA Adult Group is a 10 week course with 9 rehearsals and a performance. There, CCJA students and faculty play and perform together as they study jazz improvisation, technique, style, theory, and history. Each group is directed by a professional musician in the Denver music scene. Students are encouraged to express themselves improvisationally and through composing/arranging for their groups. This group will consist of 4 piano players and a drummer, led by director Justin Adams. Find out all the amazing things you can do on the piano!
Tuition for this session is $365. Rehearsals take place from 7-8:30pm at Kent Denver School.
Dates:
February: 3, 10, 17, 24. March: 3, 10, 17. April: 7, 14
Performance: April 19th @ 800 Kalamath
Boulder Adult Small Groups
Boulder Adult Small Group
The Boulder CCJA Adult Group is a 10 week course with 9 rehearsals and a concert. There, CCJA students and faculty play and perform together as they study jazz improvisation, technique, style, theory, and history. Each group is directed by a professional musician in the Colorado music scene. Students are encouraged to express themselves improvisationally and through composing/arranging for their groups.
Tuition for this session is $365. Rehearsals will take place on Thursdays from 7-8:30pm at the Carlson Gym on the CU Boulder campus.
Dates:
February 3, 10, 17, 24
March 3, 10, 17
April 7, 14
Performance: April 19th
@ 800 Kalamath
Dates:
February 5, 12, 19, 26
March 5, 12, 19
April 9, 16
Performance: April 19th
@ 800 Kalamath