Students from
“Fresh Approaches in Arranging Holiday Jazz ”
Kelly Zhong
(pianist/California Jazz Conservatory student)
The workshop was very informative and opened up a world of possibilities. Would recommend, especially to people who are looking for fresh ideas.
Andrei Secor
(pianist)
I’ve participated in many of Michael's workshops, but this one was different because he had us create the beginning of a Holiday arrangement between the two sessions. This approach helped me internalize the concepts more than the previous workshops, and gave me tools that I could apply to any kind of arranging. Seeing what the other workshop members did with their arrangements was inspiring . . .
Jim Washington
(pro pianist/arranger)
I had an intense experience in this workshop, beyond my expectations . . . The scores, audio files, videos, examples from different genres, and rhythmic and harmonic transformations are all valuable templates that my playing and arranging will reference. I'll be learning from them for a long time.
Frances Feldon
(recorder player/CJC student)
His workshop was incredibly useful and Michael helped jumpstart my first large-scale arrangement of a spiritual. His comments were very detailed and he spent extra time helping me between the two workshop meetings. Above and beyond! Thank you!
Kimmi Hoang
(pianist/composer/arranger)
Seeing the variety of ways students approached their projects, and the one-on-one feedback they each received from Michael in the second session really helped me.