In the Studio: The Jazz Audience

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Channel: Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning · 2013 · Education

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Join Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center's Artistic Advisor for Jazz, in this podcast as he explains the basics of jazz music and how the art form works. Along with his band—Kimberly Thompson on drums; Casey Benjamin on saxophone, keytar, and vocoder; and Vicente Archer on bass—Jason will show you how jazz is more like skateboarding and football than you would think, play some original pieces, and play a few of the classic jazz standards.

The Jazz Audience: What are your musical "tastes?" Jason talks about what the responsibility of the audience is, and gives some tips about how to enjoy a jazz performance.

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