Duke Ellington Jazz Composition Study Group Los Angeles

The Ellington Study Group is organized and led by composer and pianist Scott Healy, and is open to all music professionals.




 
Reservations are suggested for the study group at Vitello's. The cost is $25, which includes tax, lunch and gratuity. Call the club at (818) 769-0905.

Vitello's Restaurant and Jazz Club
4349 Tujunga Ave.
Studio City, CA 91604

The Ellington Study Group is organized and led by composer and pianist Scott Healy, and is open to all music professionals.

The group is intended for professional composers, arrangers and performers, and will feature hands-on study of scores and recordings—not just of Ellington, but of many influential jazz composers and bandleaders from Bennie Moten and Gil Evans to Sun Ra and Ornette Coleman.

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"Blues for Pablo" by Gil Evans and Miles Davis was on the menu on the September 30th class. Study guides will be published soon. We talked about the usual: harmony, spacing, voicings--Gil's music and arranging techniques are tremendously influential and makes for great study.


You can buy scores online, it's not a requirement.


CLICK TO BUY STUDY SCORES


Click the "Study Guides/Media" link at the left for some videos, music, and handouts from the group.