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 The Taiwan International
Summer Jazz
A report by Ron Nethercutt
Read Ron’s 2004 report on the Taiwan Summer Jazz Workshop at Academe 6.
Academy had a 25% increase in enrollemnt this July. Newly added were male and female vocalists that fit right in with the instrumentalists, giving the combos an added dimension. Three outstanding students from Texas received financial assistance from that state's art foundation and played key roles in many of the ensembles.
Both the city of Taipei and the government of Taiwan were new sponsors this year. Opening night found the faculty on stage at the Taipei City Auditoruim with a full-house. The workshops were held at Shih-Chien University with the final concert being held in one of
the beautiful downtown Taipei parks where over 500 heard both the small and large ensembles.
 Faculty for TIJSA were from Europe, the US, and Asia. Many of those enrolled at the last workshop, and one said, "I'll be here every year as long they will have me."
John Ruocco, Reeds, Netherlands*
Fabien Degryse, Guitar, Denmark
Mike Del Ferro, Piano, Netherlands*
Chi-Pin Hsieh, Violin, Taiwan
Kay-ya Chang, Piano, Taiwan
Bruno Castellucci, Drums, Netherlands
Bart De Nolf, Bass, Netherlands
Adrenne West, Voice, Netherlands*
John Ferguson, Administor, USA
Ron Nethercutt, Brass, Philippines*
* ExPat originally USA
The camp is held in the summer for 18-35 year-old musicians that wish to study improvisation, history, and perfromance techniques utilized in jazz." said Ron Nethercutt
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