Timothy Blackmon Jr. -- JazzEd Masterclass -- MSU Community Music School

This masterclass centers on Detroit Jazz Master Thad Jones’ legacy and contributions to jazz music. The video focused on a particular writing composition from Thad’s early career and explored aspects of the song’s melody, chord cycle, and rhythmic interpretation. It demonstrates in the importance of picking apart a song and searching for small digestible fragments to help better understand how to perform the piece.

Instructor: Timothy Blackmon Jr. -- Spartan Youth Jazz Faculty

Accompanied by:
Michael Reed, drums
Jonathon Muir-Cotton

Masterclass Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Performance of:
Howard’s Blues by Howard McGhee
Scratch by Thad Jones
Cristo Redentor by Duke Pearson
Willow Weep For Me by Ann Ronnel