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Harry Allen (the professional tenor sax player) and Ray McMahon (the
amateur tenor sax player) and CEO/Producer of McMahon Jazz Medicine
.com, are offering a 4-hour teaching Master Class for saxophone
Players on Saturday April 8, 2006 from 12:00 p.m.4:00 p.m. at the
McMahon Concert Center in New York City, prior to the April Jazz
Concert.
The class will be open to all saxophone players, no matter if you’ve been
playing for 10 years or 10 months, who want to learn how to improvise,
and improve your technique.
If you would like to attend this McMahon Jazz class, please respond
below. The added benefit for students is a 3-hour DVD of the entire
class, which includes a duet with Harry Allen, and a discounted concert
ticket.
Harry Allen is a 39-year-old artist, and has been playing the saxophone professionally for over 20 years. He was the winner of the 2006 New York City Nightlife “Best Jazz Combo” award. He has played all over the world with most of the great players of the day. His style is straight ahead jazz improvisation in the style of legends like Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Zoot Sims and Stan Getz. He will lead the Master Class, demonstrate different melodies of playing the saxophone and giving tips on mouth pieced ligature/horn, set-ups, different styles of improvisation for beginners as well as advanced amateur saxophonists.
Ray McMahon is the CEO/Producer of the exciting new jazz label and music Web site www.mcmahonjazzmedicine.com. He is a 68-year-old tenor saxophone player with only 8 years of playing the saxophone. He has attended 3 week-long jazz camps with the great teacher Jamey Abersold in Louisville Ky, and will pass on some tips on how he learned to play using the Abersold music/play along teaching books written by James Abersold. Each book has play along CDs allowing the student to learn and at the same time play along with great jazz combos.
The class will run 4 hours, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday April 8, in New York City prior to the Harry Allen jazz concert that evening.
If you are learning to play the saxophone (all types) or are trying to learn the art of improvisation and have never actually played with a great player, this is the class of a lifetime. The entire session will be video- taped as a personal DVD of your playing with the class, and Harry Allen will be part of the class cost. All you have to do is bring your horn along with some music you are working on, and Harry and Ray will provide the rest. As an amateur player, Ray for one, knows how important it is to learn from the “masters,” so this is your chance to spend 4 hours learning and playing along with the best tenor saxophone player of the day, Harry Allen.
- Date: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. April 8, 2006.
- Place: McMahon Jazz Medicine Music Center,
545 West 45th St., New York, NY 10036
- Contact: Althea Maynard at (212) 957-5300, ext 200 for any questions.
- Cost: $200 per student (class size is limited). 4 hours hands-on.
- Material: Ray will have music for each student, and play-along CDs, so you’ll play with a back-up combo.
- What to bring: Your instrument (any saxophone) and some music you know.
- Jam Session: The session will end with a group jam session where each student will get a chance to play along with Harry Allen in duets.
- DVD available: The 4 hours Masters Class will be videotaped, and each student will get a personal DVD of the session.
- Show tickets: Each student can purchase a discounted ticket for only $50 to attend both the 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Jazz Concert on Saturday night.
- Order tickets now: Call Althea Maynard at (212) 957-5300, ext 200 or order on-line below using any credit card or PayPal.
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