Live Music in the Life Drawing Room!

So, I'm teaching so much lately this appears to be becoming a teaching blog!  But drawing and teaching are both considerable art forms, so there is no end to the potential overlaps.

The Community College has asked me to arrange another Drawing on Jazz Event to help promote the art and music programs as their Open House for high school seniors comes through.  It has always been a HUGE attraction for the school when I have put it on to end my Life Drawing Classes.  Now I imagine the number of people that will see us drawing will be greater than ever.  We are sure to attract some new students into the art program when they see just how much fun and intensity we can bring up!  This is unique among interdisciplinary events at ANY college, let alone our little Community College!

I thought I'd dig up some videos and work from the live groups that have played for my classes.    Jazz, classical, either way, it not only gives the students a chance to relate the proportional, gestural, compositional and color work we have done in the class to a real life event, but gives them greater appreciation for these musical art forms that cannot thoroughly be experienced from recordings alone.   What a great way to sum up a semester, and in this coming case, draw in new interest and engagement with our classes!