{"id":3700,"date":"2023-05-31T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/?post_type=update&p=3700"},"modified":"2024-06-04T19:27:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:27:28","slug":"pathways-on-the-jazz-road-an-artistic-career-workshop","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/artsmidwest.org\/about\/updates\/pathways-on-the-jazz-road-an-artistic-career-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathways on the Jazz Road: An Artistic Career Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you a jazz musician looking to expand and enhance your career? Join Arts Midwest and South Arts at Pathways on the Jazz Road: An Artistic Career Workshop<\/em>, September 23, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our expert panelists will share their experiences and insights on the various aspects of the jazz industry, including performance, recording, marketing, and more. You will have the opportunity to network with other musicians and gain valuable advice on how to build your own artistic career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \n Keynote with Victor Wooten\n <\/h3>\n
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    Our award winner keynote speaker will present \u201cMusic and You\u201d and answer questions from our audience.<\/p>\n

    With a career spanning several decades, Wooten has captivated audiences worldwide with his exceptional musicality and innovative playing style. As a five-time Grammy winner and an acclaimed solo artist, he has worked with musical icons such as Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Stanley Clarke, and Marcus Miller<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    \n Stress-Free Studios Training with Laura Sinclair\n <\/h3>\n
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    Join performer, educator, and coach Laura Sinclair as we dive into the world of creating a dream teaching studio built around the life of a performer. During this session, we will explore aspects of studio design that embrace the needs of an artist\u2019s lifestyle. Laura will share insights and tips on how to create a functional and inspiring teaching studio that will enhance your students’ learning experience without burning you out.<\/p>\n

    An active performer in the South Florida music scene, Laura Sinclair can be seen in Atlantic Classical Orchestra, Miami City Ballet, Boca Symphonia, Symphony of the Americas, and the Kravis Pops Orchestra. A lover of Broadway old and new, she has appeared on both violin and viola around the country on the national tour of \u201cHamilton\u201d and on the South Florida stop of the national tour of \u201cAin\u2019t Too Proud\u201d, \u201cThe Book of Mormon\u201d, \u201cHello Dolly!\u201d, \u201cAnastasia\u201d and \u201cAladdin\u201d. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    \n Marketing Training with Springboard for the Arts\n <\/h3>\n
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    Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists is a professional development curriculum designed to teach business skills to artists in all disciplines \u2014 visual, performing and literary arts. Define your product, discover your target audience, make decisions about how you sell your work, and identify a budget and strategy for your artistic business.<\/p>\n

    Work of Art will be led by Naomi RaMona Schliesman, a multidisciplinary artist with an MFA in Studio Arts. Schliesman has received multiple Fellowships, grants and has attended residency programs nationally and internationally. Her practice consists of studio art, collaborations with artists, organizations and communities in creative placemaking nationwide as a freelance artist, and is an active Arts Advocate in her rural community.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    \n Performance Coaching with Plexusplay\n <\/h3>\n
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    Spanning a performance, Masterclass, and Q&A, Plexusplay will demo portions of his music festival shows fusing immersive visuals and live vibraphone. The class will provide a digital starter kit and walkthrough of tools used in his production process as a means for creatives to develop their own multimedia workflows. Questions are strongly encouraged.<\/p>\n

    Plexusplay combines stunning 3D animated motion graphics and jazz synth xylophone to create a live dance music experience unlike any other. Plexusplay\u2019s futuristic sound draws on lush jazz harmonies, infectious Brazilian and house grooves , hard hitting color bass, infused with melodic jazz improvisation to produce a show that\u2019s as dazzling as it is impactful. From emotional interludes, to playful choreography, to heavy headbangers and stunning solos, Plexusplay\u2019s show offers something we can all immerse ourselves in.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    \n Grant Writing Best Practices with Drew Tucker\n <\/h3>\n
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    Drew Tucker is a musician, educator, and social entrepreneur\u2014a unique combination of talents that place him at the intersection of the arts and activism. Artistically, he\u2019s at the forefront of the movement to reinvent the vibraphone\u2014a dynamic instrument that he melds with soul, funk, jazz and hip-hop influences. He has shared the stage with Shaun Martin, Stefon Harris, Mani Hoffman, Jeff Coffin, Tom Hurst, Nebojsa Zivkovic, Norah Jones, Mark Ford to name a few. He has toured extensively solo & with his band \u2018The New Standard and his jazz influenced twists on modern-day standards from Michael Jackson, to Prince and The Police, have earned him key endorsements from Innovative Percussion, Musser, Beetle Percussion, Lot Riot and Sabian Cymbals\u2014and the esteemed title of \u201cCultural Ambassador\u201d by the U.S. Department of State and the applause of sold-out audiences worldwide.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    \n Conversation with Cory Wong\n <\/h3>\n
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    Minneapolis native Cory Wong will join virtually to have a conversation about life touring as a professional musician.<\/p>\n

    Recognized for his high-speed improvisational skills, fun-loving performance spirit, and a flexible right wrist, guitarist Cory Wong had a multifaceted music career in his base of Minneapolis, Minnesota, before becoming better known for regular guest spots as rhythm guitarist for Ann Arbor R&B\/funk outfit Vulfpeck in the mid-2010s. Often incorporating intricate, percussive picking into his rhythm playing, his style merges acoustic and electric techniques gleaned from years invested in both. Wong’s second solo LP, a set of lighthearted jazz-funk titled The Optimist, debuted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart upon its release in 2018. He picked up a Grammy nomination for his 2020 collaboration with Jon Batiste, Meditations, and returned in 2021 with another collaboration, Golden Hour, with saxophonist Dave Koz. He then joined forces with a bevy of guest artists — including Chromeo, Victor Wooten, and B\u00e9la Fleck — on the ’80s funk- and pop-inspired Power Station<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    Registration for Pathways on the Jazz Road: An Artistic Career Workshop is now closed. <\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \"A\n\n

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    \n Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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    Pathways on the Jazz Road: An Artistic Career Workshop is taking place at Augsburg College at Augsburg’s Sateren Auditorium<\/span>, 625 22nd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55454.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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    Visit <\/span><\/span>this page<\/span><\/span><\/a> on the Augsburg website for most up-to-date public transportation info.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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    Staying at <\/span>Radison Blu at Mall of America<\/a> so you can take the public transit in.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Or, stay at <\/span>Courtyard Marriot<\/a> near Augsburg which is walking distance from the workshop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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    If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please call the University Events Department at 612.330.1104 or email events@augsburg.edu<\/a> in advance of your participation or visit.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

    Pathways on the Jazz Road: An Artistic Careers Workshop is part of Jazz Road<\/a>, a program of South Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest and the other Regional Arts Organizations.<\/em> This program is made possible with funds from the Doris Duke Foundation with additional support from the Mellon Foundation. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n