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Matt Ratcliffe live at his piano looking focussed

Derby Jazz PlayJazz

Led by Matt Ratcliffe PLAYJAZZ sessions are aimed at musicians who have some facility with their instruments and basic music reading skills.

Experience of playing jazz or improvising is definitely not essential.

This season each workshop is focused on a different aspect of jazz composition and improvisation.

As before Matt will post charts and video/audio clips for you to look at in a Dropbox. We'll give you the password when you buy your ticket. 

We've moved our monthly PLAYJAZZ workshops to the superbly equipped DUBREK Studios on Bridge St.  To give everyone enough space to express themselves we're limiting each workshop to TWELVE people and while each workshop is a stand-alone session we feel you'll get most out of PLAYJAZZ by attending the whole season of four workshops.

PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE THROUGH OUR ONLINE BOX OFFICE, IT HELPS MATT TO KNOW IN ADVANCE WHAT INSTRUMENTS TO EXPECT.