NYJA Summer Jazz Intensives Featured in DownBeat Magazine

March 2018 DownBeat Magazine Issue Spotlights NYJA Summer Jazz Intensives Now entering our 10th year, New York Jazz Academy® has received a new spotlight in DownBeat Magazine, the country’s leading jazz magazine. The photo shown in the magazine offers a fly-on-the-wall candid perspective of one of many NYJA ensembles in rehearsal. Pictured in the photo […]
NYJA Early Spring Semester 2018 At-A-Glance (registration is now open!)

NYJA Early Spring Semester 2018 At-A-Glance New York Jazz Academy® Early Spring Semester 2018 registration is now open! Feel free to download a PDF of our semester at-a-glance, or read for more information. The entire New York Jazz Academy 2017-2018 School Calendar is also available online here. NYJA Early Spring Semester registration opens Thursday, February […]
NYJA Vocal Jazz Intensives Announced for April 2018

Do you love to sing? Are you craving an environment that is made just for you, your vocal interests and goals? NYJA Vocal Jazz Intensives offer a completely immersive experience for vocalists to delve into jazz training for 2 full days. Based in part on the long-running New York Jazz Academy® Jazz Intensives model, the […]
Jazz Lesson: Bebop Leading Tones in Sequence

Much of bebop jazz vocabulary stems from the fusion of major and minor tonalities with a healthy dose of chromaticism. Get your feet wet with this inspiring exercise, and see what you can come up with in your own application. Feel free to download the PDF, too. Happy Woodshedding! Interested in more […]
NYJA Winter Semester 2018 At-A-Glance (registration is now open!)

NYJA Winter Semester 2018 At-A-Glance New York Jazz Academy® Winter Semester 2018 registration is now open! Feel free to download a PDF of our semester at-a-glance, or read for more information. The entire New York Jazz Academy 2017-2018 School Calendar is also available online here. NYJA Winter Semester registration opens Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Winter […]
NYJA Musicians Perform on ABC TV’s “Good Morning America”

Welcoming in Mardi Gras this morning on ABC Television’s broadcast of “Good Morning America” were New York Jazz Academy musicians and faculty members Michael Webster and Jeff Fairbanks. Their Street Beat Brass Band set the celebratory mood for the 8am-9am hour, hosted by Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan! Check out this pic backstage, members of […]
50% Off NYJA Online jazz classes! Now through May 13, 2014!
In honor of International Jazz Day today (April 30), we are offering a special gift to you! Register for a complete NYJA Online class for 50% Off. That brings tuition for a full course as low as $48 for members and $60 for members! Wow! Here are the details: Course Title: Introduction to Improvisation and […]