Workshop with Sid Jacobs

Join the London Jazz Guitar Society for a workshop with very special guest, Sid Jacobs.

Top US guitarist and teacher, Sid Jacobs, is in the UK for the first time in several years and has kindly agreed to give a workshop for our group, almost ten years to the day since we last hosted him (29 March 2014!).

Sid will be sharing some insights with us into counterpoint on the guitar (Sid was a friend and student of the legendary Jimmy Wyble), lines based on fourths, the harmony of Bill Evans and much more besides.

Please bring your guitars!

Sid Jacobs was born in Miami Beach, Florida. Sid spent his first few years in Havana, Cuba prior to the revolution, after which, the Jacobs family returned to Miami. It is there, at the age of seven, he began his fascination with the guitar. When his family moved to Nevada, Sid obtained a position as guitar instructor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. This made him, at eighteen, the youngest faculty member in the school's music department.

After moving to Los Angeles he developed the curriculum for the Advanced Bebop and Jazz Guitar course at the Dick Grove School and the Jazz Guitar class at the Musicians Institute (MI and GIT), where he continues to teach.

Some of the great jazz artists with whom Sid has performed include Harold Land, Eddie Harris, Buddy Montgomery, Joe Diorio, Brad Mehldau, Larry Goldings and Javon Jackson.

In addition to booking via this page, places can also be booked through Ticketsource at LINK

VIDEOS:
Paying tribute to Jimmy Wyble: LINK