Crock bassist Christian participated in a week-long jazz music camp put-on by Mel Brown and friends at Western Oregon University. The camp featured a week of music instruction, jazz combos, and in general some fun music schooling with great musicians and music teachers in Oregon. The week culminated with live performances on various stages as featured in the following clip.
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Crock bassist Christian participated in a week-long jazz music camp put-on by Steve Owen and his colleagues at the University of Oregon. The camp featured a week of fine music instruction, jazz combos, and in general some excellent music schooling from great musicians and music teachers in Oregon. The week culminated with live performances as featured in the following clip.
Crock members and students of the Bend Student Jazz Ensemble performed and participated in a music teaching workshop featuring some fine improvisation instruction and music schooling from members of King Louie’s Portland Blues Review III. Special thanks to director Georges Bouhey for orchestrating the event. Here’s a clip of these fine students:
Crock members Damon & Christian participated in a week-long jazz music camp put-on by Steve Owen and his colleagues at the University of Oregon. The camp featured a week of fine music instruction, jazz combos, and in general some excellent music schooling from great musicians and music teachers in Oregon. The week culminated with live performances as featured in the following clip.
Crock members participated in a music teaching workshop featuring some fine improvisation instruction and music schooling from Jazz Pianist & Grammy Winner Arturo O’Farrill with members of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. The day was covered by the Bend Bulletin who pulled together the following article as well as the video shown below. Special thanks to directory Georges Bouhey for orchestrating the chaos.
Crock members Damon, Christian, & Laz participated in a week-long jazz music camp put-on by Mel Brown and friends at Western Oregon University. The camp featured a week of fine music instruction, jazz combos, jazz bands, and in general some excellent music schooling from great musicians and music teachers in Oregon. The week culminated with live performances on various stages as featured in the following clip.
The Cascades Rock Ensemble music school in Bend, Oregon was featured in central Oregon’s Hot Sauce Magazine for kids and teens. It’s a fun magazine about activities for kids. Several CROCK rockers were interviewed about their music lessons, drum lessons, guitar lessons, and music performance training within CROCK – and of course – about how much fun the whole gig is for them! Click on the thumbnail for more details.
Crock members participated in a jazz music teaching workshop featuring some fine music instruction and schooling from Mel Brown in Bend, Oregon. Mel Brown Jazz Drummer is well known for his work with Martha and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and more. Here’s some highlights:
[Photo] Cascades Rock Ensemble Drummer Steven George picking up a few pointers from Mel on the proper swing technique. All drummers got a chance to play, as did dozens of other kids on a variety of instruments. The workshop was kindly put on by the Jazz at the Oxford Series and is free of charge for young musicians to participate. Check it out here.
Special thanks to directory Georges Bouhey for orchestrating the chaos. And thanks to Mel Brown Jazz Drummer who is a true Gentlenman of Jazz musician and organizes a Music Camp for young musicians to learn and teach music which you can check out here.
And here’s a brief video from the very end showcasing all the participating young people who came out to play and learn drums, horns, keys, guitar, bass, and more. The tune of the day was the infamous Bags’ Groove off Miles Davis 1957 release. Enjoy!
Special thanks to the Editors, David Jasper (Features, Fine Arts and Outings Reporter), and Rob Kerr (Photographer) at the Bend Bulletin for featuring CROCK is the Saturday paper today. For the full-length article you can read it here. The following are some highlights:
[Photo] Cascades Rock Ensemble’s Team Bachelor ensemble: Singer Judi Kelley, 15, sings with Laz Glickman on keyboard, Damon George on guitar and Christian George on bass during a rehearsal.
[Excerpt] Along with playing in the ensemble, students in the program pursue regular private lessons to better learn their instruments and study “the language of music.” … George says, “Alone-time practice is not what gets your kids over the hump musically. While it is absolutely imperative they do work on technicals, it’s working with others and breathing the music they like that makes it click.”
[Photo] Drummer Steven George, 8, and his guitarist brother Damon, 15, work on timing with the help of coach Georges Bouhey during a rehearsal Monday.
[Excerpt] Their music teacher, Georges Bouhey, patiently stopped them mid-song to help the backup singers work out the highs and lows of harmonizing on their background chant — “after midnight, after midnight” — behind lead singer Judi Kelley, 15. A moment later, they launched back into the song sounding as polished as any working band.
[Photo] Laz Glickman and Damon George rehearse on Monday. CROCK ensembles rehearse 90 minutes each week.
[Excerpt] “It’s really about accelerated performance training,” George says. “If you watch those shows on TV — I don’t know if you agree with ‘American Idol’ or not — the ones who are winning are the ones who have been training. They’re like the downhill skier that makes the Olympic team. They didn’t just walk up there one day and go, ‘I bought a pair of skis the other day, and now I want to race.’ There are some of those (prodigies), but you know, they’re not our kids.”
— Reporter: 541-383-0349, djasper@bendbulletin.com
Crock members participate in a jazz music teaching workshop featuring Grammy nominated jazz pianist & vocalist Karrin Allyson at Summit High School in Bend, Oregon. Here’s a shot of the auditorium full of kids.
To ring-in the New Year, CROCK members gig a new year’s party at the Kelley residence. Here’s a photo for posterity. The first set was: Blues in F, Little Wing, Take the Money & Run, Sunshine of Your Love. The second set was: Mercy Mercy Mercy, Blue on Black, After Midnight. Thank you Kelley family!
Cascades Rock Ensemble | A Performance Based Youth Music Program 