Swing Musician and Band Workshops in Freiburg, Germany.

Two days of workshops, the first for individual musicians and the second for already formed swing/trad bands. The workshop will be run by Steven Coombe and the Shirt Tail Stompers (UK) in conjunction with Lindy Cake dance Festival. Day 1: Workshop for instrumentalists Saturday 5th October 2-5pm Explore and develop your jazz improvisation skills with other keen musicians in a concentrated one day workshop. Learn to play in the swing style and work on timing, feel and form with experienced Jazz musicians. Open to anyone who can read notated music and follow basic chord charts. This interactive 3 hour workshop features focus on group-learning and performance-style. Price: 50 Euro per person Day 2: Band workshop - for already established swing or trad jazz bands. Sunday 6th October: 2-5 pm Every major city in Europe now has a Lindy Hop scene and this is almost worldwide! Why are there are only a few bands who are travelling to all these places and what are the real secrets of playing for Lindy Hoppers? This fun and interactive workshop will explore how to build sets, play for competitions, jams and create a dialogue with dancers and promoters. There will be a masterclass format meaning you get immediate feedback and tips on your band's performance and also learn from the other participating bands. Led by the very experienced band leader Steven Coombe (Shirt Tail Stompers), there will be lots of valuable information for all levels. There is also the possibility to perform in the Sunday night party of Lindy Cake. Price: 150 Euro per band (up to 4 players) – 180 Euro (5 or more players) More information and registration here: http://lindycake.de/workshops.html Steven Coombe International band leader and Trumpet player Steven Coombe is based in London, UK. Since starting swing dancing in 2009, he has spent countless hours working out the kind of music that makes people want to dance and keep dancing all night. Steve has led bands all over the world playing for Lindy Hop festivals and competition weekends. He also runs the European Swing All Star Big Band and is in demand as a DJ and emcee.