Saturday, March 28 10:00am-3:00pm Sloan Morgan Building CPCC 1220 Elizabeth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204 Daily Schedule TBA JazzArts Charlotte welcomes Monika Herzig and her group Sheroes for a special Jazz Girls Day workshop. Dr. Monika Herzig (born 1964, Germany) is a distinguished jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and scholar whose career bridges performance, education, and research. In 1987 she earned a scholarship to study in the U.S., and in 1988 she moved to America on a one-way ticket, launching her musical journey. She completed her doctorate in Music Education and Jazz Studies at Indiana University, where she taught for decades before assuming her current role as Professor of Artistic Research and Vice Rector at Jam Music Lab University in Vienna. This applied workshop is open to middle and high school-aged musicians, with at least one year of experience on their instrument. All instruments are welcome – you are invited to bring it along. ALL participants are required to bring a packed lunch. There will not be an opportunity for participants to purchase lunch. FREE. Registration required. Parking: Deck #4 (on 4th street) behind Sloan-Morgan. Parking is FREE on Sundays. Thank you to the program sponsors and supporters, who each bring jazz alive in Charlotte: Infusion Fund, Knight Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, North Carolina Arts Council, Arts & Science Council and O’s Place Jazz.
JazzArts Charlotte is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, education, and support of jazz in Charlotte, NC.
