La Plume — The seventh annual Jazz Institute at Keystone College will welcome a wide variety of jazz lovers from July 28 - Aug. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on campus.
The Jazz Institute, presented in partnership with the Pennsylvania Jazz Alliance, will offer an opportunity for local musicians of all ages to study and perform with several of Northeast Pennsylvania’s and New York’s finest touring and recording jazz artists. Participants will gain experience in the varied styles of music they will create and perform in their future musical careers. Following the week-long educational event, participants will perform as a group at the Scranton Jazz Festival on August 8-10 in downtown Scranton. Participants of this year’s Jazz Institute will have the option of residing on Keystone’s campus during the weeklong program.
Faculty members include well-known jazz musicians James Buckley (jazz history and theory), Tom Hamilton (saxophone and woodwinds), Marko Marcinko (drums and jazz piano), Tony Marino (acoustic and electric bass), Eddie Severn (jazz trumpet and brass), and Bill Washer (jazz guitar).
Tom Hamilton has performed and toured extensively with many jazz greats including Natalie Cole. Phil Woods, Machito and Dizzy Gilespie. Hamilton conducts workshops in high schools and colleges and has taught privately for close to 30 years. A graduate of William Patterson University and Marywood University, he currently teaches in Pocono area schools.
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