Concert-lessons aimed at secondary school students (grades 6-13)

THE ART OF IMPROVISATION

The concert-lessons aimed at secondary school students intend to introduce students to improvisation through various interactive examples that trace the evolution of jazz from its African-American origins to the present day. It’s a journey in constant change, capable of capturing and developing in real-time the creative qualities of its protagonists (from Louis Armstrong to Coltrane and beyond), based on the different cultures that jazz comes into contact with. Improvisation, that is, the ability to autograph any musical material in real-time according to each musician’s personality, is certainly one of the typical elements of jazz. It is what differentiates it most from music of European tradition, in which two distinct figures have crystallized: that of the composer and that of the performer. In jazz, on the contrary, both coexist in the same individual who invents, interprets, and dialogues with other musicians in real-time, making the music unique and unrepeatable. However, improvisation is not improvised but is a rigorous discipline based on very precise rules to be followed, which are at the same time reinvented. The concert lesson designed by CDpM for Bergamo Jazz aims to highlight these through the direct experience of the students.

In collaboration with CDpM EUROPE

Playbill

Giulio Visibelli flute and soprano sax
Claudio Angeleri piano
Paola Milzani voice
Gabriele Comeglio alto sax and clarinet
Marco Esposito bass
Matteo Milesi drums
Maurizio Franco musicologist