New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp
Camper Site
Banjo Tutorials
Jazz Band 101
(36 minutes)
In 2015 Banu Gibson and the Jazz Camp faculty discuss and demonstrate the role of each instrument in a trad jazz band and their relationship with each other.
Sitting In With The Band
(5 minutes)
Ben Polcer talks about the proper etiquette when sitting in with a band.
How to Improv with Dave Kosmyna
(5 minutes)
Dave Kosmyna talks about how to do improvisation.
Leading The Band
(4 minutes)
Ben Polcer discusses what it means to lead a band.
Chord Compendium
(PDF)
Faculty member Ray Moore shares a chord compenium for campers.
Jam Session Songs
(PDF)
This is a PDF with a list of songs for playing along in our evening jam, sessions.
Lil' Liza Jane YouTube Videos
Big Fun Brass Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Tuba Skinny (with Eugene Grant)
Katie Cavera Tutorials
Banjo 101
(14 minutes)
Katie Cavera demonstrates techniques for Traditional Jazz Banjo. There are sample tracks you can listen to below for examples.
2024 Chord Chart Overview
(11 minutes)
Katie Cavera provides a chord chart overview for Banjo and Guitar.
Optional Reading
History Myth and Legend — The Problem of Early Jazz
This is an overview of how different historians contribute to the history of Traditional Jazz in different ways by author David Sanger. It is an excerpt from The Cambridge Companion to Jazz.
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New Orleans Tradtional Jazz Camp
PO Box 15851
New Orleans, LA 70175
(504) 895-0037
notradjazzcamp@gmail.com