Improv 101: Youth & Family Workshop with Jon Irabagon | Arts + Literature Laboratory | Madison Contemporary Arts Center

Improv 101: Youth & Family Workshop with Jon Irabagon

On Sunday, June 12, 2022 from 3:30-4:30pm, join renowned saxophonist Jon Irabagon for an all-ages presentation and Q&A on jazz improvisation. Irabagon will share insights into his technique and style while improvising on familiar tunes from nursery rhymes to pop music. Bring all your improvisation questions for this intimate look behind the music with one of today's top jazz artists and educators. The event at Arts + Literature Laboratory is free and open to the public. Masks are currently required for all audience members. Doors open at 3pm.

This program is supported by the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board.

Jon Irabagon with Saxophone

First-generation Filipino-American Jon Irabagon (b. 1978, Chicago) has been influenced by the self-empowering and individualistic philosophies and aesthetic of the great AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) ensembles as well as the historic world-class tenor saxophone lineage from his hometown. Equally adept at composing for rising stars in new music and the most intricate modern jazz ensemble, Irabagon builds on this foundation by adding modern classical and late-period John Coltrane to his compositional base, focusing primarily on mixed chamber ensembles to take advantage of hand-chosen musicians' voices and attitudes.

After earning a Bachelor of Music from DePaul University, Irabagon continued his education by earning a Master of Arts from the Manhattan School of Music and completing post-graduate studies in the jazz program at Juilliard, where he received an Artist Diploma. However, Irabagon’s accomplishments do... Read More

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