Dan Balmer will host a clinic for us on Saturday 09 May from 1-3pm @ Mercer Island Community Center. Contribution for artist: $20 SJGS members in good standing and $25 for non-members or if you haven’t yet paid 2009 dues!
“UNDERSTANDING THE JAZZ BLUES.”
Blues are hugely important in the language of Jazz. In this clinic, “Professor Dan” will cover the high level “game within a game” of Jazz Blues including many of the substitutions that get used for comping and superimposing while improvising. From basics to advanced, this clinic will cover much of the vast territories of the Jazz Blues.
So who is Dan Balmer?
Hailing from Portland, OR Dan Balmer has talent coming out of his elbows. He’s played with just about everyone…really! Then again, he’s been teaching for over twenty years including his “day gig” post at Lewis and Clark College plus summers at Centrum Port Townsend so he’s no slouch at conveying information in a format that’s at once understandable, useful and practical.
