Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Oxford University Jazz Scheme: Masterclass with David D'Angelo
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Free entry - registration required.
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If you would like to attend this public masterclass as an observer, please complete the form above with your name.
The three ensembles of the Jazz Scheme - the Jazz Collective, Session Band and Studio Combo - will be performing their music in this session with David D'Angelo, Senior Lecturer of Jazz at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, University of Georgia.
The masterclass will feature the music of Wayne Shorter and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, alongside original music by Scheme members, as well as a short performance by David and Jazz Scheme Director, Harry Baker.
All are welcome to come along and watch!
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