New Englanders, put this on your "Save the Date" planner, contemporary mandolin pioneer Jamie Masefield has been enlisted to lead a one-day intense workshop April 4th, 2009 (9:00-4:00) at River Tree Arts, 35 Western Ave. in Kennebunk, Maine. From the River Tree Arts website: "Topics will include composition, performance, technique, speed development, tone, dynamics, expression and duet playing. Linear motion across chord progressions in both bluegrass and jazz will be translated into useful licks for session-playing and improvisation."

Instruction will be hands-on within the small group context (space limited so reserve now!), and there can be no doubt you'll come out of the experience a better player than when you went in. The workshop coordinator recommends coming with a piece or two prepared to perform in order to get valuable professional feedback, but all levels of ability are certainly welcome.

Registration is $95.00
Phone: 207.967.9120
Workshop Information website

Also plug in the date for the Django in June festival June 9-14, where Jamie will be teaching the mandolin classes all but the final day when Berklee Professor, John McGann will step in. Either opportunity to see Jamie should be an amazing experience, the mandolinist/composer has fronted the widely popular Jazz Mandolin Project for nearly two decades. We've especially enjoyed his contributions to our own PROFESSIONALS SOUND LAB on the Webtracks page.

Posted by Ted at February 19, 2009 2:35 PM