Jazz Improvisation Workshop  w/ Victor Garcia Trio

People's Center for Cultural & Contemporary Arts

Learn what it takes to create a music that flows through the selfless collaboration of musical ideas in this immersive masterclass.

Blue Door Neighborhood Center

A living breathing form of African-American art rooted in the blues and ragtime, Jazz continues to evolve and reinventitself through improvisation. In this immersive workshop, the Victor Garcia Trio will demonstrate and speak to the important elements needed to create a music that flows through the selfless collaboration of musical ideas between individuals.ABOUT THE ARTISTExaminer.com’s Neil Tesser calls him “one of the most exciting young musicians.” Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich says that he “stands out as an ebullient soloist offering a formidable technique and a radiantly polished tone.” JazzChicago.net’s Brad Walseth regards him as a “young lion trumpeter.”He’s as versatile as he is creative. His trumpet talent heralds his international acclaim. He also sings, plays percussion, and his songwriting, arrangements and charts have led him to professorial positions at Roosevelt University, Loyola University and the University of Illinois in Chicago.The lineup of greats he’s performed with speaks for itself: Aretha Franklin, Arturo Sandoval, Spoon, Monty Alexander, Wynton Marsalis, Victor Manuelle, Nicholas Payton, La India, the Temptations, Steve Turre, BeBe Winans, Tito Puente, Jr., Paquito d’Rivera, Randy Brecker, Branford Marsalis, and Dr. John. Victor has recorded on dozens of albums, three of them Grammy-nominated. He’s currently on tour with The Isley Brothers and released his debut album, The Grind/The Groove, in 2018.

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