GROUP Intermediate Jazz Guitar with Kevin Rush
Level: Adult Intermediate
Starting: Oct 28
Duration: 8 weeks
Date/Time: Mondays, 7:00–7:50pm
Location: Friendly Community Room
Instructor: Kevin Rush
This is a group ensemble class, for intermediate level, (and above), guitar players to learn, explore and develop their understanding of basic Jazz Guitar. This class is primarily for the guitar player who has been playing for at least a few years. You may be playing in a band, or attending jam sessions with other musicians, or would like to start.
Using charts of jazz standards, we will cover
- chord structure and rhythm
- basic theory of chords, melody, and chord changes
- soloing, based on the student’s skill level
Students should
- Have a basic understanding and ability to play guitar chords, preferably in multiple positions up the neck.
- Be able to read basic chord charts
- Be able to interpret simple melody notes on a chart
- Be able to play guitar with a flat pick.
Kevin Rush Bio: Kevin Rush is a guitarist and native Chicagoan living in the south suburbs. Kevin currently plays with the Gypsy Jazz group The New Deal, and with the original rock group The Stray Toasters. Kevin is featured on The Stray Toasters 4th and 5th records, Let Go My Ego and 5 Things as well as on LePercolateur’s debut record Pop Manouche.
Kevin began playing guitar at the age of 13. Influenced originally by rock and roll guitar greats, Beck, Page and Hendrix at an early age, he quickly became aware of other styles: classical with Andres Segovia, blues via the 3 Kings, and ultimately jazz with Django Reinhardt and Les Paul. Kevin played in various bands throughout High School and College and studied Classical Guitar and Music Theory at Roosevelt University in Chicago.
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