MAC Jazz Camp
With Temple Jazz Professors Jake Kelberman & Chris Oatts
Grades 8 - 12
June 19 to June 23, 9AM - 3PM At the MAC - 11 E State St, Media, PA
Building on their overwhelmingly successful MAC Youth After Jazz Class, Temple University Jazz Professors, Jake Kelberman (guitar) and Chris Oatts (saxophone) are offering an exciting week-long immersive Jazz Camp at the Media Arts Center from June 19th to June 23rd.
Daily instruction will include topics in Jazz History and Appreciation, Music Theory and Analysis, Jazz Improvisation and Aural Skills, and an Introduction to Music Recording and Production. Students will have the opportunity to rehearse daily in a small ensemble and to participate in open-mic jam sessions with their peers and faculty. Culminating in a final public concert, participating students will have a primer in the fundamentals of jazz performance to prepare them for future performances, college auditions, and a lifelong love of America’s musical heritage.
Open to instrumentalists and vocalists from 8th-12th grade.
The Summer Jazz Camp session is $400 and discounted $15 for MAC members. You can become a member here. A sibling discount of $50 off of the combined registration fee is also offered for each registered sibling in the same session.
Scholarships are available upon request. Please email Amy Chapkovich, Director of Educational Programs, at education@mediaartscouncil.org.
Looking for MAC's Summer Arts Camp for your 8-12 year old? Check out our sessions here.
Full refunds or credit will be offered up to 30 days in advance of the program start date, less a $25 processing fee. Partial refunds (50%) will be offered for cancellations made up to 14 days in advance of the program start date, less a $50 processing fee. No refunds will be given for cancellation within 14 days of the program start date. Rescheduling a session date without a fee is permitted on a case-by-case basis (i.e. illness), otherwise, a $25 processing fee will be incurred for each switched session.
Jake Kelberman is a Philadelphia-based guitarist and much sought after performer and private instructor. He is also professor of jazz guitar and small ensemble director at Temple’s Boyer School of Music in Philadelphia.
Chris Oatts is a Philadelphia-based saxophonist, composer, and educator. He is the head of the jazz ensemble at The Shipley School and is on faculty at Temple’s Boyer School of Music.