Rather than presenting a conventional lecture on jazz, I would like to invite participants into the creative process itself.
Themes include:
- The Art of Listening: What Jazz Can Teach Us About Leadership
- Composition as Problem Solving
- Improvisation Beyond Music
- Building a Creative Voice Through Collaboration
- Leading Without Controlling: Lessons from Conducting and Directing a Jazz Ensemble
- Brazilian Music and Contemporary Jazz: Finding Identity Through Composition
The workshop would combine storytelling, musical examples, score excerpts, recorded performances and practical demonstrations of how an original composition evolves from a simple melodic idea into a fully orchestrated performance.
My aim is not simply to discuss music, but to encourage participants to think differently about creativity, collaboration and lifelong learning.