The Jazz & Arts Festival is giving B.C. high school and college musicians the chance to enhance their skills, industry knowledge, and relationships to the music industry during the 2021 festival going ahead in Fort 91原创 on the Labour Day long weekend.

All levels of jazz instrumentalists and vocalists are registering for the one-day jazz education workshop, which is being held in junction with the 2021 three-day jazz festival recently confirmed 鈥� after some of the COVID restrictions were lifted 鈥� to be happening Sept. 2 to 5 in the village.

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The workshop, being held at the Chief Sepass Theatre, will be held on the Sunday, Sept. 5 鈥� the final day of the festival.

Registration is $75 and requires online. Spaces are limited, said Jodi Proznick, the workshop facilitator and a two time Juno-nominated bassist, composer, producer, and educator.

The 2021 jazz education workshop is a full day of personalized music mentoring and coaching from some of Western Canada鈥檚 top jazz musicians and educators, said Proznick.

The 2021 faculty includes (bass), (drums), (guitar), (piano), (trumpet), (woodwinds) and (vocals).

鈥淭he workshop gives young B.C. musicians the chance to play with pros and peers to boost their improv skills in a supportive, no-pressure environment,鈥� said Proznick.

鈥淚t provides them with the opportunity to receive feedback, insights, and knowledge to level up their musicianship while forging relationships with A-list pros and other up and coming musicians.鈥�

Students will start the day with a kick-off faculty performance, followed by master class breakouts by instrument, and a round table panel discussion on the artistic and business side of 鈥渓ife as a professional musician鈥� during the lunch break.

The afternoon will focus on improvisation ensemble sessions and end with wrap up performances by each of the ensemble groups.

鈥淥ne of the key mandates of the festival is to support youth artists so we are delighted to once again host a jazz education workshop,鈥� said Dave Quinn, festival co-founder and artistic director.

鈥淲e have expanded this year鈥檚 workshop to a full day to give students more time to perform, be mentored, and learn from experienced jazz musicians, while networking with other young jazz musicians,鈥� he added.

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Established in 2018, the Fort 91原创 Jazz & Arts Festival is a not-for-profit organization with a mandate is to enrich cultural life in the Fraser Valley by bringing emerging and established jazz acts and visual artists to Fort 91原创. The year鈥檚 festival is typically held during the last weekend of July and draws thousands of residents and visitors to the streets of the community.

Odlum Brown has become the namesake sponsor of the Fort 91原创 Jazz & Arts Festival is funded by other corporate and government supporters, including the federal and provincial governments, and corporate sponsors such as Odlum Brown Limited, ConWest Group of Companies, Kane Shannon Weiler LLP, and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port of Vancouver).

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