Camp Info
SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE STUDY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE LATIN JAZZ GENRE
THE ROBERTO OCASIO FOUNDATION
presents
THE ANNUAL
ROBERTO OCASIO LATIN JAZZ CAMP
July 10-14, 2023
5 DAYS – Mon-Fri Day Camp 9am-5pm
(Plus evening sessions as announced. No dorm accommodations.)
Bobby Sanabria, Artistic Director/Artist-In-Residence
(Eight-time Grammy-nominated leader in the Afro-Cuban and jazz fields and one of the world’s foremost performers, educators, and articulate scholars of the genre, collaborating/performing/recording with the legendary Latin-jazz founders whose music permeates our culture. bobbysanabria.com)
Case Western Reserve University
Department of Music – Denison Hall
1650 E. 115th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
For Music Students
High School Level – 9th grade & above (incl current grads)
(basic music background and strong ability to read music required)
College Level – Freshman and above music students (incl current grads)
(background in jazz and Latin music helpful but not required)
ALL INSTRUMENTS
Percussion, Brass, Woodwinds and All Instruments (incl piano, guitar, bass, violin);
Drumset; Afro-Cuban Percussion (incl congas, timbales, bongo, auxiliary percussion);
Brasilian percussion (incl surdo, repinique, ganza, agogo)
Students required to bring own instruments and be responsible for them.
(Exceptions TBD for large difficult-to-transport instruments.)
Supervision by RO Foundation & CWRU Adult Counselors and Music Grads
APPLICATION DEADLINE JUNE 20
By June 1 – $350 Tuition (incl $50 application fee)
After June 1 – $400 Tuition (incl $50 application fee)
LIMITED SCHOLARSHIPS (inquire 440.572.2048)
Minimum 20 Enrollment required by June 20 to hold Camp (max 30 enrollment)
Note: Tuition excludes airfare and other travel expenses.
INSTRUCTION, THEORY, IMPROV, FUNDAMENTALS OF CLAVE, HISTORY,
AFRO-LATIN CULTURE, PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES,
REHEARSALS, SPECIAL SESSIONS, DIVERSITY/WORLD PERSPECTIVE,
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION TO MUSICIANSHIP & SKILLS.
PRESTIGIOUS FACULTY (Bobby Sanabria supported by music educators and professional career musicians, music majors, and Camp alumni from outstanding music programs around the country)
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, CHARTS, OFFICIAL CAMP SHIRT PROVIDED
LUNCH PROVIDED (additional meals TBA, provided as applicable to schedule)
FREE PUBLIC ROBERTO OCASIO LATIN JAZZ CONCERT
July 14, 2023, 7pm
Case Western Reserve University Harkness Chapel
On Campus – 11200 Bellflower Rd. – Cleveland, OH 44106
LIVE
Streaming – Link TBA
In Person – Masks Recommended, Not Required
Open Seating – First Come First Served (400 capacity)
Camp Student Ensemble & Faculty – Bobby Sanabria, Director
The Roberto Ocasio Latin Jazz Camps
Case Western Reserve University: July 11-15, 2022, July 21, 2021 Concert only, 2020 & 2019 cancelled due to Covid, June 10-15, 2018, June 25-30, 2017, July 3-8, 2016, July 12-17, 2015; June 22-28, 2014
Cleveland State University: July 7-12, 2013; July 8-13, 2012;
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music: July 11-16, 2011; July 11-16, 2010; July 12-17, 2009; July 8-11, 2008; July 10-13, 2007;
Lake Erie College: July 19-21, 2006 ; July 28-29, 2005
Overview & History
The Camp is an unusual summer environment for students from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds to learn the fundamentals of Latin-American rhythms and their relationship to jazz and all music. The Camp, bringing students from outside of Ohio as well as from Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, is purposely set on a college campus to provide a taste of a campus-resident experience and to plant the seed and encourage the goal of college or other higher learning.
Camp Program
The Camp music program is designed to introduce and to broaden and enhance students’ existing skills and knowledge. Class sizes are conservative to permit significant personal attention. The agenda includes the technical aspects of playing, composition and improvisation in the various styles in Latin Jazz; the history of the continuum; and analysis of the rhythmic aspects (in particular, “la clave”). The curriculum typically includes bossa nova and Brasilian jazz as well as mambo/salsa. It is an intense packed week of study and playing—the faculty provides a daily schedule of group and individual instruction, music theory, improvisation, rehearsals, and special sessions as well as evening jam sessions with professional artists. Professional musicians and music educators also come to campus to present programs to the students. In addition to classroom and outdoor study locations, learning will include the field trip with Bobby Sanabria for students to experience the genre. Whether formal class time or informal off-hours, serious or fun, everything in the Camp schedule has a purpose relating to the music and culture and to learning and living Latin Jazz.
Latin Jazz Concert
Fulfilling its mission to community, The Foundation produces a popular free public Latin Jazz Concert associated with the Camp, which includes the genre’s most illustrative and historically significant songs performed by Camp students, faculty, and guests and directed by Artistic Director/Artist-In-Residence, Bobby Sanabria, seven-time Grammy® nominee and world-renowned Latin jazz performer and educator. The concert repertoire not only teaches the students but also educates and entertains a big audience from all cultures and parts of Greater Cleveland as well as other communities within and outside of Ohio.