Images courtesy of Brubeck Living LegacyMy family and I, the administration and faculty, and supporters of the Brubeck Jazz Summit are very sorry to be postponing our inaugural summer program. There has been a ton of work going on behind…

Article by Chuck Reider, Executive Director of the Reno Jazz Orchestra
Brubeck Jazz Summit – Incline Village July 19th – 25th

Classical Tahoe is bringing the Brubeck Jazz Summit to Sierra Nevada University this summer which is the main event for this…

Brubeck Jazz Summit: Sylvia! Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to catch up. Let’s start with your introduction to jazz and your instrument.

Sylvia Cuenca: I’m originally from San Jose, California. The San Francisco Bay Area has always been a hub…

Grammy-nominee, resident and head of the Jazz Voice Department at Roots, Jazz, and American Music at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Brubeck Jazz Summit Jazz Voice Instructor, and jazz royalty.
Ladies and Gentleman,
Brubeck Jazz Summit: Thank you for your time, Carmen!…

Brubeck Jazz Summit: We’ve started each Summit Notes interviews with the esteemed musicians and Brubeck Jazz Summit faculty with an inquiry on their introduction to jazz.

Family has played an outsized role.

Brandon Roberston’s mother was a gospel singer who enrolled him in…

Brubeck Jazz Summit: Hi Simon! Thanks for your time. Let’s jump right in with an inquiry on your introduction to jazz and the piano.
Simon Rowe: Having taken the obligatory classical piano lessons in elementary school, I began playing cornet and…

Brubeck Jazz Summit: Tell us about your music education background and how it evolved.

Brandon Robertson: My mother was a gospel singer growing up and I was always surrounded by music. When I was in 5th grade, my mother enrolled me in a…

By Sean McAlindin – July 24, 2019

Be it genius or praxis, it is a special artist who holds a natural ability to communicate emotionally, intellectually and energetically through music.

“I really love playing,” says Svetlana Smolina, a Russian pianist born in…