The NYU Steinhardt Summer Jazz Improvisation and Composers Workshop offers daily cutting-edge masterclasses, ensembles and seminars that provide a wide range of opportunities tailored to the needs of intermediate and advanced students. Students will interact and study with many of the top jazz musicians on the music scene today, and they will also have the opportunity to give public performances at the Provincetown Playhouse in Greenwich Village, the heart of the New York City jazz scene.
The workshops will consist of a daily improvisation class, a daily masterclass with special guest instructors (this will open with group meetings and discussions), daily small ensemble rehearsals with NYU or guest faculty, and a daily jazz composition class.
*Session 1 has very limited availability.
Program Dates
Session 1: June 25 - July 7, 2023 *Limited availability
Session 2: July 9 – July 21, 2023
Application Deadline
Session 1: March 31, 2023 *Limited availability
Session 2: April 14, 2023
Costs and Fees
$55 (Non-Refundable Application Fee)
$2,500 (Tuition)
$100 (Evening/Weekend Activity Fee)
$1,214 (On-Campus Housing $844, Required Meal Plan $370)
Scholarships: Limited, through application
Intended For
High School (16 years and older)
Undergraduate
Post-College and Graduate Students
Continuing Professionals
Faculty
Summer Jazz Improv & Composition faculty members will include Professor David Pietro (Director of NYU Jazz Studies), and Dr. David Schroeder (Professor of Jazz Studies) along with other distinguished jazz studies performers and educators.
Past faculty and lecturers have included Jay Anderson, Johnathan Blake, Alan Broadbent, Jeff Coffin, Dave Douglas, Dezron Douglas, Billy Drewes, Billy Drummond, Alan Ferber, Gil Goldstein, Tim Hagans, Marquis Hill, Dave Liebman, Lage Lund, Joe Martin, Peter Mazza, Camila Meza, Tony Moreno, Chris Potter, Bobby Previte, Mike Rodriguez, John Scofield, Kendrick Scott, Tom Scott, Brad Shepik, Janis Siegel, Alex Sipiagin, Helen Sung, Gary Versace, Johannes Weidenmüller, Michael Wolff.
View a complete list of current NYU Jazz faculty.
Audition Requirements
Submit a video recording with three contrasting jazz standards of your choice that demonstrate the breadth and range of your work and a command of the jazz language. You may either be accompanied by a live rhythm section of piano or guitar, bass, and drums; or perform along to a backing track over which you are clearly audible.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement & Safety Measures
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NYU has in place ongoing public health measures and requirements to ensure the safety of all University community members.
Costs and Fees
Costs, payment procedures, scholarships, cancellation/refund policy, and financial aid details for our summer programs.
Housing Information
All you need to know about NYU summer program housing including rates, meal plans, services, and check-in/out.
International Student Information
An application checklist and information on English proficiency testing, visas, and health insurance for students from outside the United States.
Receiving Your Admission Decision
All communications and admission decisions are provided via email (email account used when application was created).
Some admission decisions may be made on a rolling basis, but all applicants should expect a decision soon after the appropriate deadline has passed.
Contact Us
Program Administration
Summer Programs
212-998-5438
mpap.summer@nyu.edu
Academic Content
Dave Pietro
Jazz Studies
Director
212-998-5252
mpap.jazz@nyu.edu