Sonoma Valley Jazz Society 

JAZZ CAMP 2008

Instructor Roger Glenn working with student at Jazz Camp 2008.

2008 JAZZ CAMP FEEDBACK

Ms. Dana Land                                                                                  Director, Sonoma Jazz Camp                                                                       276 East Napa Street                                                                               Sonoma, California 95476

Dear Ms. Land,

Thank you for a wonderful jazz camp experience! My son, Kyle, Thought this was his best music camp. The environment was nurturing, creative and supportive. He enjoyed partaking in the jam sessions with the rest of the students and music instructors. He thought the music instructors were passionate, experienced, patient and very kind. His instructor, Roger Glenn, taught him techniques on how to be an effective background soloist, how to use chord changes in improvisations, the importance of knowing your scales, and understanding that if you can “sing it, you can play it.”

As a parent having watched all the students these past two weeks, I thought the camp was organized, positive, comfortable, and carefully adapted to meet the student’s different skill levels. The instructors were sensitive to each student’s needs and were able to bring out the best in each student. The jam sessions were fun, expressive, and innovative. It was a pleasure to see students blossom into inspiring musicians. I would definitely recommend this camp to others.

                                                      Sincerely,

                                                      /s/

                                                     Evangeline Santos-Ong                                                      Parent/Teacher

2008 Teen Jazz Camp vocalists with director, Dana Land.

 Jazz camp is not all serious.

Summer Jam Jazz Camp

Co-sponsored by

Sonoma Community Center and Sonoma Jazz+ in association with Sonoma Valley Jazz Society

2008 Jazz Camp Director: Dana Land

Monday-Friday, June 16-27

The two-week camp for middle and high school students will provided intensive instrumental and vocal instruction in small combo jazz and allowed students the opportunity to perform with their peers and to be coached by experienced jazz professionals. The camp culminated in a concert on Friday, June 27, on stage in the Center’s Andrews Hall with additional performances during the Sonoma Fourth of July Parade, the July 8 Farmer’s Market Concert, and Sonoma’s City Party.

Dana Land studied music at Sonoma State University with jazz educator Suzanne Pittson, and started performing professionally within a year. She has performed throughout the Bay Area, Los Angeles and Hawaii. Dana currently resides in Sonoma Valley, where she produces ‘Kids Perform for Kids’ Sake’, a variety show put on by the talented youth of Sonoma for the benefit of local children in need. She is also a board member of Sonoma Valley Jazz Society supporting and promoting jazz by producing free concerts for the public.

Sonoma Jazz + is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization whose central purpose is raising money to support the Sonoma community’s music education needs, while producing a world-class music festival. The goal of Sonoma Jazz + is to build a world-class music program in the public schools of Sonoma.  www.SonomaJazz.org.

The Sonoma Valley Jazz Society is a small non-profit 501(c)3 organization solely funded by donations made by local citizens and business owners. The purpose of the Sonoma Valley Jazz Society is to enhance the appreciation of jazz as an American musical art form through live jazz performances and education in Sonoma Valley.  www.SonomaValleyJazzSociety.org.

The non-profit SonomaCommunity Center exists to enrich the lives of Sonoma Valley residents by providing and encouraging cultural arts education through classes, lectures, and workshops in all arts disciplines, and by sustaining the collective memory of this valley’s textured and treasured history through community-wide celebrations.