2010 ROBERTO OCASIO LATIN JAZZ CAMP LINKS MUSIC AND DANCE
Bobby Sanabria, Artist-in-Residence

Be a part of history....which began way before Dancing With The Stars! Student enrollment is underway for the sixth annual Roberto Ocasio Latin Jazz Music Camp, July 11-16, at Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music (Berea/Cleveland, Ohio). The program is under the direction of Artist-In-Residence, Bobby Sanabria, world renowned leader in the Latin and jazz fields, and a multi-Grammy-nominated drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, bandleader, producer and educator. The resident camp is for music students in grades 8-12 (including 2010 graduates), all instruments—percussion (including Afro-Cuban and Brazilian), drum set, brass, woodwinds, piano, and other instruments. The camp is also open to middle and high-school students of dance to learn or expand Latin-dance skills under the instruction of Eileen Torres, internationally recognized salsa instructor, entertainer, producer, historian, and educator.
The music program 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 rhythm (in particular, la clave). Sanabria and faculty provide group and individual instruction, rehearsals, jam sessions, nightly music presentations, field trips, Latin-jazz activities, and a public concert. The Latin-dance curriculum, overlapping with selected classes in the music program, will include social and folkloric dances as well as a study of the evolution of Latin dance, its pioneers and masters. Prerequisite for both programs is middle-school-and-above levels of general music and dance background. Jazz and Latin-dance studies are not required but helpful. The week’s tuition ($550) covers all costs (instruction, materials, activities, room and board) excluding travel.
Application deadline is June 10 (tuition-discount deadline is extended to May 30). Time payment and sponsorship arrangements are available as well as limited scholarship and financial-assistance opportunities. Complete details and application forms are posted at robertoocasiofoundation.org or contact the RO Foundation at 440.572.2048 or trof@robertoocasiofoundation.org.

Contact: Bev Montie
The Roberto Ocasio Foundation
(robertoocasiofoundation.org)
P.O. Box 81230
Cleveland, OH 44181
440.572.2048
trof@robertoocasiofoundation.org