Farewell Kali Gillen
October 18, 2018

Kali Gillen, popular sax and clarinet teacher, is leaving teaching to pursue other opportunities. Although [...]

Craig Naughton, drum teacher at JWA in St Leonards
Craig Naughton drums @ JWA

Award-winning drummer & composer Craig Naughton is now giving drum lessons at the JWA studio [...]

01
Aug
jazz band with cello, bassoon, and French horn
Some ways that jazz education excludes girls and why this is a problem

Saul Richardson. 2018. Here are some thoughts on some factors that seem likely to drive [...]

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16
Jul
Register for Summer Jazz Camp 2019
July 12, 2018

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Summer Jazz Camp 2019 electives
July 12, 2018

The elective activities for our upcoming 2019 Summer Jazz Camp will be: A break from [...]

Gavin Ahearn teaches piano and jazz combo for adults at JWA
New jazz combo for adults

  New members are welcome in our new jazz combo for adults We’ve started a [...]

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06
Mar
First trumpet lesson for a beginner at JWA
Beginning teaching music lessons

The first lessons: what to do with a new student – advice for starting to [...]

16
Feb
Ben Samules, clarinet and saxophone teacher at JWA, St Leonards / Crows Nest
Welcome Ben Samuels, clarinet and sax teacher

We are excited to announce that Ben Samuels will be teaching clarinet and saxophone at JWA [...]

15
Feb
JWA intermediate combo young musicians aged 8 to 13 posed in a group
Combos 2018 underway

Our jazz bands are underway for the new year. The Saturday intermediate combo was first, [...]

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13
Feb
Sydney Conservatorium entrance
University auditions success

At the end of last year seven of our students auditioned for various university music [...]

03
Feb