Four Days of Fun and Connection

Maryland Summer Jazz is one of the only jazz workshops in the country focusing on ADULT students. If you are looking for an amazing faculty, loads of fun and inspiration, an innovative curriculum and fantastic organization, you’ve found us. Participants and faculty continue to rate Maryland Summer Jazz among the finest adult camps in the nation. Learn and play in small combos with top recording artists, Grammy winners, You Tube personalities and university professors. Exciting electives round out the jazz camp experience. A thousand adults students from around the world who have attended MSJ can’t be wrong!

Visit Washington, DC

Maryland Summer Jazz is held in Rockville, Maryland, just a few miles from Washington, DC. Many MSJ participants travel from around the country and around the world to play some jazz with us, and have a stellar family vacation. You’ll attend our concerts, jam sessions, and nightly “hang-outs,” and have time before or after MSJ to visit some of the great museums and national attractions that DC is famous for. Area residents commute to Maryland Summer Jazz, while out-of-towners stay at nearby hotels. Attend both sessions of MSJ, and spend a few of the "in-between" days exploring one of the greatest cities in North America.

Adult Amateurs and Semi-Pros

MSJ helps serious semi-pros and adult amateurs get to the next level in their playing. If you are eager to dig in, to get playing with a BAND, and to work with some of the finest players and teacher on the scene today, you have found your place! We are also a great “summer refresher course” for full time music teachers. Novice jazz players are very welcome to get moving with us - you supply the passion, and we’ll get you playing better than you ever thought possible. This works because all of our classes are grouped by skill level. You will be comfortable and relaxed, but challenged and growing!
 
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Make the Most of Maryland Summer Jazz

Over the past 15 years, what we hear most at the end of camp is “I wish I knew at the beginning of MSJ what I know now. I’d be so much further ahead!” We’ve taken that sentiment to heart, and have created an amazing way to level up your playing and work on the music in advance of Maryland Summer Jazz.

Jazz Wire is an online, global community for adult jazz students, with hundreds of members from over 25 different counties. At Jazz Wire, you’ll receive a personalized Practice Plan and Playing Evaluation, and spend the several months leading up to Maryland Summer Jazz 2019 digging deeper into the camp song selections. You’ll be better prepared, be relaxed and confident, and you’ll have met many of your Maryland Summer Jazz campers in advance. What an amazing opportunity to learn and connect with other players at your ability level.

Register for MSJ 2019, and you'll receive a special code for $50 off of your application fee for Jazz Wire. You'll join a passionate community of musicians from around the world, with weekly song-specific video lessons, all at your level. And the best part? We'll be focusing on MSJ 2019 songs from February through July. Get a jump start on Maryland Summer Jazz now!

  • TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2019Session 1 Opening Concert - MSJ Faculty at Blues Alley: July 16th

    MSJ Kickoff Concert at Blues Alley in Washington DC! Shows at 8pm and 10pm, featuring Jeff Antoniuk, and faculty members from the 2019 MSJ workshop!

  • WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY, July 17 - 20, 2019MSJ Session 1: July 17 - 20, 2019

    Session 1: FOUR days of Maryland Summer Jazz, Adult Jazz Camp, at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD 20852.

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2019After Hours Jam Session: Wed, July 17th

    Optional Jam Session from 5:45-7pm, open to all participants, at the camp location: Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20852.

  • THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2019After Hours Jam Session: Thurs, July 18th

    Optional Jam Session, 7 - 9:30 PM location TBD

  • FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2019Faculty Concert, Jam Session/Party: Fri, July 19th

    Optional (but very fun) Faculty Concert, Jam Session & Party, 7 - 9:30 PM location TBD

  • SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2019Session 1 Final Participant Concert! - Sat, July 20th

    Our participants all take the stage at 5:30pm. Have your friends and family come out to this wrap-up concert to hear you and your band strut your stuff! At Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20852.

  • TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019Session 2 Opening Concert - MSJ Faculty at Blues Alley: July 23rd

    Session 2 MSJ Kickoff Concert at Blues Alley in Washington DC! Shows at 8pm and 10pm, featuring Jeff Antoniuk, and faculty members from the 2019 MSJ workshop!

  • WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY, July 24-27, 2019MSJ Session 2: July 24-27, 2019

    Session 2: FOUR days of Maryland Summer Jazz, Adult Jazz Camp, at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD 20852.

  • WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019After Hours Jam Session: Wed, July 24th

    Optional Jam Session from 5:45-7pm, open to all participants, at the camp location: Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20852.

  • THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019After Hours Jam Session: Thurs, July 25th

    Optional Jam Session, 7 - 9:30 PM location TBD

  • FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2019Faculty Concert, Jam Session/Party: Fri, July 26th

    Optional (but very fun) Faculty Concert, Jam Session & Party, 7 - 9:30 PM location TBD

  • SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2019Session 2 Final Participant Concert! - Sat, July 27th

    Our participants all take the stage at 5:30pm. Have your friends and family come out to this wrap-up concert to hear you and your band strut your stuff! At Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20852.
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