We are excited to announce that Ben Samuels will be teaching clarinet and saxophone at JWA in St Leonards. A marvelous teacher, Ben can help kids and adults alike to become great at classical and/or jazz. He has a B.Mus in classical clarinet from Sydney Conservatorium and in jazz saxophone from Monash University. He is a […]
Enrol now for lessons in 2018 We have an insanely great drum teacher at JWA, available for drum lessons on the lower north shore and definitely good enough to warrant coming from anywhere in Sydney. Jamie Cameron has vacancies for students in 2017 at our St Leonards studio. He is best known for his jazz […]
JWA 10th Anniversary Concert Monday 28 August Chatswood RSL Club auditorium (Victoria St, Chatswood) 6:15pm. Free entry. Meals & drinks available. Families and kids welcome. Who’s performing? All our students have been invite to perform including everyone taking private lessons and all our combos. Jazz Workshop Australia is ten years old this year, 2017. […]
Group rehearsals for the JWA Student Concert are on Sunday September 8 at JWA. Here is the schedule for the afternoon: 3:00 Peter Farrar’s group (downstairs) Ellen Kirkwood’s group (upstairs) 3:30 Rob Campbell’s group (downstairs) adults’ group (upstairs) 4:00 Anna Savery’s group (downstairs) Richard Savery’s 1st group (upstairs) 4:30 Gai Bryant’s group (downstairs) Trombone groups (upstairs) 5:00 Andy Fiddes’s group (downstairs) Richard […]
We are delighted to welcome Alex Hirlian to Jazz Workshop Australia as our new drum teacher. He is now available for lessons on Wednesday afternoons/evenings. Alex is one of our youngest teachers. He is studying for a Bachelor of Music in Jazz at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He has already developed a reputation as […]
Combo rehearsals and lessons go into a two week recess from the end of this week. The last day of lessons and combos for the term is Saturday June 29. Term 3 starts on Monday July 15 with all lessons and combo rehearsals resuming from then. For our students taking private lessons a highlight of […]
The annual JWA combos concert will be on Thurdsay November 29 Ryde Ex Services Club 742 Victoria Rd, Ryde 6:00pm $5/$20 for families. Tickets at the door. Funds go to the Sydney Youth Jazz Orchestras. Featuring performances by all the JWA Combos and guest performances by the Syjo Big Bands.
Term 4 at JWA has started. All lessons are back on and combo rehearsals have also resumed. The term dates are: Monday October 8 to Saturday December 15 for private lessons. The last combo rehearsal is Saturday December 8. Some of the highlights this term will be: Bob Montgomery/Al Hermann weekend workshop for Adults and […]
The Jazz Workshop Australia annual concert is on the evening of Monday September 17 at Chatswood RSL Club. Entry for audience is $5, performers are free. The idea is that everyone who takes private music lessons at JWA performs in a group. This year the students of each teacher play together accompanied by a rhythm […]
After four years with the JWA faculty Greg Burgett, one of our piano teachers, is moving on to take up a full time classroom music teaching position. This has been a long-term ambition of his, and he has been doing post-graduate study over the last couple of years. Greg has been a terrific teacher with […]
