“If you love Jazz, you pass it down” - Stanley Clarke

The inaugural Frank B. Foster Summer Jazz Camp exists to carry forward a living lineage in composition, improvisation, and mentorship with some of Cincinnati’s own budding young musicians.

Join us for a double header performance opening with the talented students of the Frank B. Foster Summer Jazz Camp followed by special guest artist Bruce Williams accompanied by the Myles Ellington Twitty Quintet. With everything from arrangements of classic Jazz standards to bold new original compositions, this performance will take you on an unforgettable musical journey.

Schedule:

• 1:00 p.m. opening performance with Frank B. Foster SJC students
• 2:00 p.m. Bruce Williams performs with Myles Twitty

Bruce Williams is a powerful jazz saxophonist who hails from our nation's capital of Washington, D.C. He has four recordings as a leader under his belt and more than 30 as a sideman. He’s toured the world in both roles, performing with the World Saxophone Quartet, Jimmy Scott, Frank Foster, Russell Gunn, Cecil Brooks III, Count Basie Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Ben Riley and Roy Hargrove among others. Bruce is Adjunct Professor of Jazz Saxophone at Montclair State University and has taught at Princeton University, the New School and New Jersey Performing Arts Center. He currently serves as an ensemble coach for The Juilliard School’s jazz department.

The Frank B. Foster Summer Jazz Camp is a one-week intensive workshop held on the campus of Walnut Hills High School paying homage to Cincinnati-born saxophonist, composer and arranger Frank B. Foster. This camp immerses a small group of Cincinnati’s most dedicated high school instrumentalists in the art form of Jazz helping them develop lifelong skills necessary both on and off the bandstand. Accepted students participate in daily combo classes, Jazz theory/improvisation and Jazz history. Additionally students are given two private lessons by experts on their instrument in the region. The camp culminates in a final performance taking place at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

Myles Ellington Twitty is a trumpeter, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator from Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2022, he earned his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music. To date, Myles has been fortunate to perform with some of today's most prominent Jazz luminaries like Rodney Whitaker, Jerome Jennings, Dr. Eddie Henderson, Winard Harper, Pasquale Grasso, Frank Vignola, Lance Bryant, Walter Blanding, and Kurt Elling to name a few. He has also performed at some of the premier venues in the Midwest and on the East Coast including Carnegie Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Cincinnati Music Hall, and Caffe Vivace among others. Currently, he is pursuing his Masters of Music at Montclair State University. He is also founder and director of the Frank B. Foster Summer Jazz Camp.