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Classes Begin January 9, 2018 • Register at www.playmys.org

Jazz Big Band Intensive for Advanced Students

If you are a jazz, band, or orchestral (reed and brass) musician at an advanced level, join us in January for a comprehensive Big Band program with renowned composer/arranger/bassist/educator, Chuck Israels. Chuck has worked with many Jazz greats, including, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock, J.J. Johnson, John Coltrane, and others.

Big Band will focus on the classic large ensemble compositions of jazz legends such as Duke Ellington, Basie, Gerry Mulligan and Gil Evans. Students should know all major and dominant scales, and a two-octave chromatic scale. A jazz transcription of your choice and good sight-reading required. Advanced improvisational skills are desirable but not required.

Classes will take place Tuesdays from 4:30pm - 7:00pm and Saturdays from 3:00pm - 5:30pm at Northwest Academy: 11th and Main in SW Portland. This location is easily accessible by public transportation. Classes run through the school year.

Audition December 14th or by Appointment

About Metropolitan Youth Symphony

About Chuck IsraelsChuck Israels is a composer/arranger/bassist who has worked with Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock, J.J. Johnson, John Coltrane, and many others. He is best known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1961 through 1966 and for his pioneering accomplishments in Jazz Repertory as Director of the National Jazz Ensemble from 1973 to 1981. He directed the jazz studies program at Western Washington University from 1986 to 2009 when he retired and moved to Portland, OR, to return to full time professional musical life forming the Chuck Israels Jazz Orchestra.

Chuck is a guest composer/director with various European jazz ensembles and orchestras as well as a frequent performer with the Barry Harris Trio. “The Eindhoven Concert,” a CD of Chuck’s compositions and arrangements, played by the Metropole Orchestra under Chuck’s direction, with trumpet soloist Claudio Roditi, has been released on Azica Recordings. Mood Records has released a concert of Chuck’s compositions and arrangements played by the Hannover Philharmonic Orchestra under his direction, and Chiaroscuro Records has released historic National Jazz Ensemble recordings on CD.

Among Chuck’s many recordings as a bassist, some outstanding ones include: Coltrane Time, with John Coltrane; My Point of View, with Herbie Hancock; Getz au Go-Go, with Stan Getz; and many recordings with the Bill Evans Trio, including The Town Hall Concert; The Second Trio; Trio ‘65; Live at the Trident; Time Remembered; and Live at Shelley’s Manne Hole.

MYS STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATIONMYS does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran/military status, or sexual orientation, the presence of any mental or physical disability in its employment, programs and/or activities.

The Metropolitan Youth Symphony provides music education and performance opportunities for young musicians of all ages and levels of experience. Now in our 44th year, MYS enrolls nearly 500 youth from the greater Metropolitan and SW Washington areas in our orchestra, band, jazz, and percussion ensembles. Our 14 ensembles meet at Roseway Heights School in NE Portland in addition to a new String Orchestra in Hillsboro. Our Intermediate Jazz Band and advanced Jazz Ensemble are also available via our regular Saturday program. Go to www.playmys.org for more information.

At MYS we are committed to giving our students an excellent musical experience in a fun, sup-portive setting that develops leadership abilities, life skills, and celebrates community. Through special coaching sessions with local musicians (including many from the Oregon Symphony), a strong community Outreach Program, and peer-to-peer leadership opportunities, MYS musicians are able to both develop their own skills and use their music to give back to their schools and communities.