Derek Nash Blues & Boogie Woogie Workshop

🎷 Derek Nash Blues & Boogie Woogie Workshop 🎷🎷 12th October 2024 🎷

St Leonards Hotel, Ringwood, BH24 2NR.

🎷 Derek Nash Blues & Boogie Woogie Workshop 🎷🎷 12th October 2024 🎷

St Leonards Hotel, Ringwood, BH24 2NR.

On 12th October 2024 AB Workshops welcome Derek Nash, Sax man extraordinaire of Jools Holland fame, for a one day Blues & Boogie Woogie Workshop. A fantastic opportunity for ‘front line’ instrument players to work with one of the UK’s top musicians.

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Playing level: As a guide, you’ll need an instrumental ability of Grade 4 standard or above.

Derek has been a full-time member of the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra since 2004 and is also a member of the Ronnie Scott’s Blues Explosion. With these bands, he has enjoyed sharing the stage with many great artists including Tom Jones, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn, Jack Bruce, Amy Winehouse, Michael Buble and Sir Paul McCartney. He is one of the most in-demand and respected guest instrumentalists for jazz clubs across the UK and has received numerous nominations in the British Jazz Awards. In the jazz-funk world he has performed with David Benoit, Brian Culbertson, Ernie Watts, Mezzoforte, Nelson Rangell and Don and Dave Grusin.

Derek endorses Vandoren and Fusion Bags.

Playing level: As a guide, you’ll need an instrumental ability of Grade 4 standard or above.

If you play a “front line” instrument (eg, saxophone, clarinet, flute, trumpet, trombone), bring your instrument and have fun with one of Jools Holland’s musicians exploring the band’s style of music.

With 20 years of Blues and Boogie experience alongside Jools Holland in the Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, saxophonist Derek Nash will help you perform this genre. He will cover style, sound and phrasing plus reading, riffing and improvising. Live and recorded backing will be used to show you what it takes.

Jools Holland has just had a number 1 album alongside Rod Stewart “Swing Fever” which Derek has written and performed for.

This one day workshop will be very popular so be quick, will sell out fast!

Based at St Leonards Hotel in beautiful Dorset, with excellent facilities
One day of tutor lead sessions, four sessions in total
Suitable for the following instruments: Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Clarinet, Flute
Workshop runs from 10am – 4.30pm, with two 30 minute breaks and a 1 hour lunch break
Optional: A Hot lunch (including requirements such as vegetarian, gluten intolerance etc)
Refreshments; Tea, coffee (including freshly made filter coffee), juices, a variety of biscuits, fresh pastries
Prices range from £50-£64 for one day
FREE parking
On-site accommodation (subject to availability). Not included in the price, please book direct with the hotel
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Alternatively if you have any questions on the suitability of this course for you we will be happy to help. Contact us at hello@abworkshops.com or by calling 07711 998058 and we will be happy to discuss your needs further.

‘NOT JUST SAX’ are a group of five local musicians from the south led by Sarah Bolter on Saxes, flute, clarinet and vocals. The band was formed in 2001 and are bound together by a love of melodic, rhythmic jazz whilst enjoying pushing the boundaries of the idiom with a variety of well-known favourites and originals composed by pianist Ray Shea.

‘Not Just Sax’ have recorded 6 albums to date with the last being produced by Derek Nash. Following meeting each other, Derek and Sarah’s first performance together was at the Red lion in Swanage during Swanage Jazz Festival weekend in 2019. Sarah is very excited and honoured to playing again with Derek and especially in Swanage. ‘I have played in Swanage several times over the last 20 years and love the town and its people. This will be my 13th consecutive year at the Red Lion and it’s been so lovely to see people returning year after year’

Derek and ‘Not Just Sax’ share a love of high energy music as well as beautiful ballads and are looking forward to having lots of fun together on October 12th.

More Info and Booking: Swanage Jazz Club

As an approximate guideline; be able to play around Grade 4 standard. Please note, this does not mean you need Grade 4 qualification, it means your current playing level should be of this standard or better.

Regardless of your current level, we here at AB Workshops are committed to providing tuition and support at a pace that allows you to absorb salient points while good progress and motivation is maintained.

What do we mean by “grades” as a measuring tool? We use the ABRSM/Trinity “classical” syllabus, but in most respects this applies to the Jazz grades as well. If you haven’t taken any grades then please contact us to discuss suitability.

– Saxophone
– Trumpet
– Trombone
– Clarinet
– Flute

You will need to bring your own instrument and instrument stand as well as a music stand.

Prices range from £50-£64 for one day

Refreshments; Tea, coffee (including freshly made filter coffee), juices, a variety of biscuits, fresh pastries.

A hot lunch is included if you choose that option when making the booking (including requirements such as vegetarian, gluten intolerance etc).

Times for the workshop are as follows:

Arrive: 9.30am onwards
Session one: 10am – 11.15am
Morning break: 11.15am – 11.45am
Session two: 11.45am – 1pm
Lunch: 1pm – 2pm
Session three: 2pm – 3pm
Afternoon break: 3pm – 3.30pm
Session four: 3.30pm – 4.30pm

Participants of all ages are welcome. Please note: Participants under 18 will need to provide parent/ guardian contact details.

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