SMJ-Paris 2025
APRIL 23 - 27, 2025
Samba Meets Jazz Workshops invites instrumentalists, vocalists and tap dancers to:
STUDY 5 hours daily with a stellar faculty
PERFORM at PARIS Jazz Club
EXPLORE the music, sights, cuisine, and people of this magical city
CONNECT with like-minded adults & world-renowned muscians
Jazz & Brazilian 5-Day Intensive
Overview of the Week
SMJ-PARIS 5-day instructional program includes and integrates:
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Brazilian Styles (Samba, Partido Alto, Bossa Nova, Baião, music of Northeast Brazil, Choro)
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Brazilian Phrasing & Articulation
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Brazilian Rhythmic Explorations through percussion
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Instrumental Ensembles
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Vocal Coaching - repertoire, song interpretation, phrasing, Portuguese pronunciation for participants singing in Portuguese
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Harmony & Improvisation
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Rhythm Section Lab
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Batucada (Carnaval percussion)
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Jamming with faculty
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Public performance
FACULTY - PARIS 2025
NILSON MATTA - SMJ Artistic/Music Director
will be joined by faculty
TBA .... SOON!
Instructional Schedule & Venue
Our week will commence with an optional welcome dinner on Tuesday night. Classes (Wednesday - Sunday) will culminate in a performance on Sunday night at a Paris club. The instrutional schedule will allow ample time to partake in Paris' cultural eplorations, as well as its cuisine and night
Our instructional schedule will include approximately 25 hours of instruction -- typically in the afternoon, with some flexibility to move instruction to the morning to accommodate sightseeing. Final schedule will be posted as we get closer to our program dates.
INSTRUCTIONAL VENUE
Classes will be held at STUDIO BLEU rehearsal / recording studios and dance studios (see below).
Lodging
As per the map below, Studio Bleu music and dance studios are a few minutes walk from each other -- in the 9eme and 10eme arrondissements.
Studio Bleu Music: 7 R. des Petites Écuries
Studio Bleu Dance: 14/16 boulevard Poissonnière.
Studio Bleu is easily accessible either by Uber or by public transportation -- from St. Germain de Pres, Le Marais, the Latin Quarter - neighborhoods which offer an array of cafés and restaurants so characteristic of Paris charm, as well as central the 1st and 2nd arrondissements
The Insiders Guide to Paris Neighborhoods, along with the map below, is a good way to familiarize yourself with the various neighborhoods.
Program Costs & Policies
Coming soon ...