Speaking of Music – “Inside Jazz” with Steve Treseler
“Inside Jazz” with Steve Treseler
Get inside the jazz tradition through a presentation with musical demonstrations by Seattle-based saxophonist and teaching artist Steve Treseler. The session will explore the diverse musical threads that converged in New Orleans over a century ago. Steve will give insight into techniques jazz musicians employ to transform popular songs into jazz arrangements, with examples from the 1920s to today. No previous musical knowledge is required.
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About the Presenter:
Steve Treseler is an award-winning Seattle-based saxophonist, composer, and innovative leader in teaching improvised music. Hailed as a “firebrand of the tenor saxophone” (Earshot Jazz), DownBeat describes his music as “beautifully crafted…whether free, through-composed, or somewhere in between.” Steve performs and leads improvisation workshops throughout North America and Europe, and has performed at Birdland, Blue Note Hawaii, and live on NPR’s Jazz Night in America.
Treseler’s bold and collaborative approach to improvised music began to take shape during his early adolescence immersed in the hypnotic rhythm of Seattle’s grunge scene, and high school years fascinated with the spontaneity and virtuosity of classic jazz records. Treseler’s musical voice crystallized during his studies at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he was exposed to an eclectic range of improvised music and the mentorship of jazz legends Jerry Bergonzi, Bob Brookmeyer, and George Garzone.
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