41st edition of the 'Jazz au Vert' workshop
Jazz au Vert is an unmissable annual event for anyone wishing to deepen their knowledge of jazz!
The spirit behind this residential course is unique: participants, completely immersed in the world of jazz, are musically stimulated and enriched for the long term! Now in its 41st year, Jazz au Vert offers a wide range of activities: instrument lessons, ensemble classes, harmony lessons, workshops, jam sessions and public concerts open to everyone.
Instrumental lessons
- Saxophone: Fabrice Alleman, Tom Bourgeois, Marjan Van Rompay (FULL)
- Piano: Eve Beuvens, Nathalie Loriers, Wajdi Riahi
- Guitar: Peter Hertmans, Benjamin Sauzereau, Quentin Liégeois
- Electric bass: Michel Vrydag
- Double bass: Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (FULL)
- Drums: Pierre Hurty, João Lobo
- Trumpet: Jean-Paul Estiévenart
- Trombone: Nathan Surquin
- Vocals: Kristina Fuchs, Chrystel Wautier (FULL)
- Violin: Amèle Metlini
- Vibraphone: Jan de Haas (subject to sufficient enrolment)
Workshops - Workshops are optional and take place in the evenings.
- Rhythm in all its forms: Jan De Haas
- African music: Désire Somé
- Free improvisation: Benjamin Sauzereau
- Vocal workshop: Chrystel Wautier
- Big band: Fabrice Alleman
- Brass band: Alexandre Furnelle (beginner and intermediate) and Peter Hertmans (advanced)
Course programme and special evenings
Sunday 12 July : welcome, settling in and auditions
Monday 13 July > Friday 17 July
Mornings: instrument lessons (9am–12pm)
Afternoons: harmony lessons (3pm–4pm), ensemble lessons (4pm–6.15pm).
Evenings: harmony lessons, big band, workshops and jam sessions (open to the public)
Thursday 16 July : public concerts by the teachers (free entry)
Friday 17 July : public concerts by the African music and vocal workshops (free entry)
Saturday 18 July : public concerts by the ensembles and the big band from 6.45 pm (free entry)
Venue and accommodation: Saint-Paul Boarding School – Godinne
Please visit the link below on the website of the association ‘Les Lndis d’Hortense’ to register.