Description

Join Jazz historian Alan Matheson as he takes you through a journey of bi-weekly topics, in this acclaimed online course. With no music experience required, you will be learning a range of topics from the Roots of Jazz and the development of the Rhythm Section to the music of Mary Lou Williams to Fusion and Jazz Rock. Enroll in the classes that interest you most, or all 12!

Students who add all 12 classes to their cart and complete checkout in a single transaction will receive a $66 discount, equivalent to getting over two classes free.

Sub-Activities

• 01. The Jazz Rhythm Section-A Musical Evolution
• 02. Early Jazz (1917-1933)
• 03. Pioneering Jazz Vocalists
• 04. The Swing Era (1935-1949)
• 05. The Vocalists of the Swing Era
• 06. The Music of Mary Lou Williams
• 07. Be-Bop, Cool Jazz and Hard Bop 
• 08. The Voices of Modern Jazz
• 09. Modal Jazz and “Free” Jazz (1959-1970)
• 10. Jazz in Canada-An Overview
• 11. Fusion / Jazz-Rock (1963-1979)
• 12. Jazz In Our Time – Recent Developments (1980-2020)