MUSIC EDUCATION

While Cuba has a rich history of jazz, there is a dearth of resources to formally study the form. Our education programs provide expert instruction, new pedagogies and methods that are integrated into student training and curriculum by local instructors. Our education advisors Victor Goines, Yosvany Terry and Chad Eby are world-renowned musicians and teaching faculty at Northwestern University, Harvard University and University of North Carolina at Greensboro. We produce annual music and cultural exchange residencies we call Jazz Amistad residencies. We recruit volunteer U.S. jazz musicians and partners such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Preservation Hall Foundation and Trombone Shorty Foundation to teach the residencies which include:

• Teacher’s workshops to address the needs of the local music educator;

• Student sectional workshops (by instrument);

• Student ensemble workshops; and

• Performances by our faculty and student performers

BRINGING THE SPIRIT OF JAZZ TO MUSIC STUDENTS