teaching music with a capital M."
musically and every day."
in a natural way."
Creativity and improvisation as a way to learn: CMW is active all year long, but is centred around an 8-day summer program for musicians and artists of all disciplines which takes place during the Halifax Jazz Festival in Nova Scotia. The CMW’s founder and long-time director Jerry Granelli died in July of 2021 at the age of 80. Now under the leadership of his son J. Anthony Granelli (Brooklyn-based bassist/composer/improviser and long-time CMW faculty), the program continues to bring together musicians from around the world through the teaching of the CMW’s very unique creative process.
Creative Music Workshop |
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A program where the ensemble is the classroom and improvisation is a path to learning. CMW will take your creative practice to a new level. |
Faculty |
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Every year the Creative Music Workshop welcomes internationally renowned musicians and artists to join our core faculty. |
Creative Music Labs |
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Concerts and workshops with an emphasis on improvisation, held throughout the year at 1313 Music Association in Halifax NS |