Masterclass Jazz-Bass mit Joris Teepe

 Joris Teepe will talk about his experience playing and recording with Benny Golson, Barry Harris, Bobby Watson, Sonny Fortune, Tom Harrell, Chris Potter, Billy Hart, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Louis Hayes and Randy Brecker. His longest stint was with Rashied Ali (John Coltrane’s last drummer), with whom he recorded 4 CDs and toured the world for 9 years, between 2000 and 2009.
 Jazz Harmony: He will talk about harmony and communication on the band stand. Students can check this video before meeting with him, if they like. It’s not just for bassists, for everyone who wants to learn more about jazz harmony.
 Joris Teepe has been living in New York since 1992.  So he will talk about his career and how students nowadays can plan their future.
 Composing and arranging workshop: Joris has his own Big Band in New York, this band plays only his music, he wrote over 100 originals, including pieces for Symphony Orchestra & Small Jazz Group and for Symphony Orchestra, Big Band & Choir.

Joris Teepe (acoustic and electric bass) is from Amsterdam and has been living in New York since 1992. He has been (and still is) working with many Legends & Stars in Jazz such as Benny Golson, Rashied Ali, Barry Harris, Bobby Watson, Sonny Fortune, Tom Harrell, Chris Potter, Billy Hart and Randy Brecker. His longest stint was with Rashied Ali (John Coltrane’s last drummer), with whom he recorded 4 CDs and toured the world for 9 years. Joris Teepe has been leading his own groups for 25 years and has recorded 12 CD’s as a leader. Teepe has composed over 100 originals, including pieces for Symphony Orchestra & Small Jazz Group and for Symphony Orchestra, Big Band & Choir. He leads his own Big Band in New York, performing exclusively his own music. He also performs his own repertoire as a guest soloist with local Big Bands. Teepe also established himself as a record producer and jazz educator (Queens College NY and Director of the Jazz Department in Groningen).
Joris Teepe has been doing a lot jazz education (Queens College NY and Director of the Jazz Department in Groningen, Netherlands). Other teaching projects include Peter Herbolzheimer European Jazz Academy (Germany), Jazzinty (Slovenia), ChoJazz (Poland), JZ-School Summer Camp (China) and Litchfield Jazz Camp (Connecticut, USA).