Classes at the Jazz Academy are designed to engage all ages and interests, from pre-school children to senior citizens, guitar players to aspiring producers, and students to teachers. From its home at the newly-restored Lincoln Theatre, the Jazz Academy connects people, starts conversations and inspires music making – a place where anyone can listen, learn and play. With nearly 5,000 square feet, the Jazz Academy is a premier facility for multi-generational and recreational music making, ensemble playing, after-school programs, technology instruction and lectures with world-class musicians.

View class offerings by clicking on the list to the right. Suggested age ranges are listed for each class. Please call to discuss registration for participants who fall outside of posted age ranges. Always check to see if a class is available, even if the registration deadline has passed. For more information regarding registration policies, classes or scholarships, please contact Jazz Arts Group at 614.294.5200 x 107.

Spring/Summer 2012 Offerings:

Register now for our Spring 2012 class offerings including Recording & Producing Your Songs (February 8 – March 14), where Central City Recording’s Andy Dodson lends his studio skills to for songwriters or bands who want to learn how to record and produce their own original music and compositions. Join nationally-known jazz educator Bradley Sowash for a fun and creative approach to piano playing completely different from having your knuckles rapped by an overbearing childhood teacher in Popular Piano for Recovering Childhood Pianists (February 8 – April 4). Jazz/Classical guitar master Tim Cummiskey will lead four different workshops on mastering guitar skills including Let’s Start at the Very Beginning – Scales and Melodies to Harmonies and Progressions (February 21), Bridging the Gap – Scales and Arpeggios to Chromatics (March 6), Fingerpickin’ Good – Technique and Style (March 27), and Now Let’s Play – Exploring Repertoire (April 3).

The Jazz Academy will also host free workshops in conjunction with the Columbus Music Co-op titled “So You Want to Make Music in Columbus?” (Sunday, March 25) and “How to Throw a Benefit Show & Working with Music in the Community” (Sunday, April 22).

Get a head start for summer with early bird registration for COSI’s Electronic Music Making; Sean Carney’s CAMP Blues and CAMP Blues, Too; “No Charts!” Ensemble with Jay Miglia; Live Recording CAMP; Rob Parton’s CAMP Jazz; and Columbus Community Big Band (formerly known as Big Band for Grown-Ups).

Jazz Academy programs are made possible through ongoing support from the Greater Columbus Arts Council; Ohio Arts Council; The Columbus Foundation; Chase Bank; PNC Foundation; Cardinal Health; Lewis Smoot, Sr.; Limited Brands; Nationwide Insurance; Bob Evans Farms; Schottenstein Stores Corp.; Honda of America Mfg., Inc.; Wolfe Enterprises, Inc.; the NAMM Foundation; Plante & Moran; Crabbe, Brown & James, LLP; the Puffin Foundation West, Ltd.; and the Target Foundation. Jazz Academy music partners include Yamaha; Sabian; Remo; Sweetwater Music; Central City Recording; and Capital University with media support from WCBE 90.5 FM and WOSU Public Media.