Two Sessions of Fun & 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!

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 also 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!

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.
 
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JazzWire

Maryland Summer Jazz serves the Jazz Wire Community!

Over the past 16 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 2020 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 now for Jazz Wire, get started on the music ahead of time, and you'll be able to register for MSJ 2020! 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 2020 songs from February through July. Get a jump start on Maryland Summer Jazz now!

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  • TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020Session 1 Opening Concert - MSJ Faculty at Blues Alley: July 14

    MSJ Kickoff Concert at Blues Alley in Washington DC! 1073 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007. Shows at 8pm and 10pm, with Jeff Antoniuk and MSJ Faculty. *ARRIVE EARLY*

  • WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY, July 15-18, 2020MSJ Session 1: July 15-18, 2020

    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 15, 2020After Hours Jam Session: Wed, July 15

    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 16, 2020After Hours Jam Session: Thurs, July 16

    Optional Jam Session, 7 - 9:30 PM, at Cooper's Mill Restaurant, 5151 Pooks Hill Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814.

  • FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2020Faculty Concert, Jam Session/Party: Fri, July 19th

    MSJ Faculty Concert & Party, 7 - 9:30 PM, at Cooper's Mill Restaurant, 5151 Pooks Hill Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814.

  • SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2020Session 1 Final Participant Concert! - Sat, July 18

    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 21, 2020Session 2 Opening Concert - MSJ Faculty at Blues Alley: July 21

    Session 2 Kickoff Concert at Blues Alley in Washington DC! 1073 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007. Shows at 8pm and 10pm. Headliners: The 3Divas (Sherrie Maricle, Amy Shook, Jackie Warren), and special guests! *ARRIVE EARLY*

  • WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY, July 22-25, 2020MSJ Session 2: July 22-25, 2020

    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 22, 2020After Hours Jam Session: Wed, July 22

    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 23, 2020After Hours Jam Session: Thurs, July 23

    Optional Jam Session, 7 - 9:30 PM at Cooper's Mill Restaurant, 5151 Pooks Hill Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814.

  • FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020Faculty Concert, Jam Session/Party: Fri, July 24

    MSJ Faculty Concert & Party, 7 - 9:30 PM at Cooper's Mill Restaurant, 5151 Pooks Hill Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814.

  • SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2020Session 2 Final Participant Concert! - Sat, July 25

    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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