SLIGO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ SUMMER SCHOOL AND FESTIVAL
SJP Internatioanal Summer School is a unique festival of jazz, combining education, inspiration and entertainment for musicians of all ages. SJP is Ireland's biggest jazz summer school and includes a festival featuring line-up comprising mainly members of the SJP teaching faculty, all world class performers in their own right. SJP 2008 featured a new commission on the opening night by Cathal Roche, featuring the RISE saxophone Quartet, Julian Arguelles and Matthew Halpin. The faculty and festival also featured two Grammy winners (Paul Wertico and Todd Coolman) and great jam sessions for the participants to take part in at local venues each night. As with all SJP events, SJP Students get free admission to all festival concerts. All faculty members give one masterclass and two ensemble sessions each day and give up to 2 live performances during the week. The summer school is very performance oriented and participants spend quite a lot of the week playing. The week culminates with a marathon Sunday afternoon concert featuring all participating jazz students.
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SJP 2008
Faculty:
Paul Wertico (USA) - Drums
Steven Davis (N Ireland) - Drums
Ulf Wakenius (Sweden)- Guitar
Mike Nielsen (Ireland) - Guitar
Anita Wardell (Australia/UK) - Vocal
Todd Coolman (USA) - Double Bass
Reggie Washington(USA/Belgium) - Electric Bass
Bill Carrothers (USA) - Piano
Brian Priestley (UK/Ireland) - Piano
Julian Arguelles (UK) - Saxophone
Paul Williamson (Australia/Ireland) - Trumpet
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