This morning, the Jazz Ensemble had a clinic with an All-Star team of jazz musicians and educators. The 8 member team listened to the ensemble perform their competition music and offered immediate feedback and insight for improvement. The clinician panel was Wycliffe Gordon, Jack Wilikins, Carlos Henriquez, Dan Nummer, Walter Blanding, Herlin Riley and Ron Ketch. As a special treat, Swing Central artistic director Marcus Roberts spent 20 minutes with the ensemble, focusing on the rhythm section. The clinicians were impressed with the prowess of the students and with their sonic maturity. The ideas shared and exchanged in a 90 minute session were priceless.
