Program Overview
We currently offer 3 programs to provide as much accessibility as possible to Long Beach, Orange County, and greater Los Angeles area. Our most popular program is in-person learning at our Signal Hill studio location, offering classes Sunday’s, Monday’s, and Tuesday’s. For the homeschooled youth of Southern California we are approved vendors for a number of charter homeschool programs. Through this program these children can begin to build lifetime friendships with other dedicated musicians. Lastly Jazz Angels offers in-school programs within the greater Los Angeles area. Schools will have access to once-weekly jazz lessons as part of their regular music class curriculum. We welcome participation from all local schools/districts who are interested!
Studio Semester Sessions
The Jazz Angels’ Studio Programs currently serve about 70 young musicians at a time, divided into 6-8 bands based on ability, in quarterly studio sessions in Signal Hill, CA.
Each session consists of eight Sunday afternoons/evenings and two live public performances. Summer schedule may vary. The Jazz Angels provides an exciting and complete jazz education program unlike any other music program.
We arrange the sheet music so it is challenging but not overwhelming and there is a low student to teacher ratio. In addition, we have jazz mentors assisting during rehearsals and performances.
Homeschool Programs
Our homeschooled students have the advantage of often being available for the occasional daytime performance, mentoring brick and mortar students, and gaining volunteer hours. They begin lifetime friendships with other dedicated musicians. All programs offered to charter school students are non-religious.
If you are a member of a charter home school that is not listed here, please let us know, and we’ll sign up for you. Please contact Barry first to see if we can get you into the program at barry@jazzangels.org
Inspire Charter Schools, iLead, Sage Oak, Heartland Charter School and Excel Academy.
In-School Sessions
Our in-school programs in the Paramount Unified School District reach over 200 middle school music students in a once-weekly jazz lesson as part of their regular music class instruction. This gives the students additional exposure to improvisational jazz while allowing their regular music teacher the freedom to circulate around the room to observe and give individual attention to students as needed.
We welcome participation from all local schools/districts who are interested.
Jazz Legacy Program
Jazz Angels established the Jazz Legacy Program (JLP) to introduce our young musicians to the giants of jazz – famous jazz artists whose pioneering work shaped the jazz music we know today. Via this program, our young musicians learn about their music, lives and contributions that these legendary artists made both within and outside of jazz.
We create special arrangements of their most famous songs, including solos diretly transcribed from thier recordings. Our mentors guide the student musicians to learn, rehearse and perform the music. In so doing, our musicians go beyond standard education and actually experience the legends’ jazz, especially when playing transcribed solos!