One of the best aspects of the SWING CENTRAL event is the clinics and master classes, facilitated by a world-class faculty of teachers and performers. Our students were initially treated to a 2 hour master class with the entire faculty that focused on equipping the jazz improviser with specific tools for success. Following that session, the students split into instrument specific classes which focused more on pedagogy specific to each instrument. The event concluded by attending a performance at a venue for the Savannah Music Festival, featuring a world premiere of a piece composed by tenor saxophonist Walter Blanding. The students are over-flowing with ideas and techniques, poised to apply all they learned today during their performances over the next several days.
