July 21, 2022 – July 21, 2022 Map and Directions | Register Description: Interplay jazz jam Thursday, July 21 at 7:00 pm at a private home at 8 Farman Ave., West Lebanon, NH. Parking is tight, so please don’t block any neighbors.  Players and singers, bring your sheet music to pass around; your instrument, your fake books, your tablets, and have a ball! Listeners welcome, as always. Register The post Interplay Jazz 3rd Thursday Jam Session July 21 appeared first on Interplay Jazz & Arts ..read more

December 15, 2021 – December 15, 2021 5 S. Main St. Map and Directions | Register Description: Interplay Holiday Jam Session, bring your festive holiday tunes as well as your favorite jazz tunes and tasty things to share! It’s this Wednesday, December 15th, at 6:30 at the Briggs Opera House, 5 South Main St, White River Junction VT 05001. There is an elevator to the second floor. Find it at the southernmost corner of the building. We ask that everyone be vaccinated twice. Please wear masks, but musicians don’t have to wear masks while they’re playing. If you’d like to bring a snack to share ..read more

October 20, 2021 – October 20, 2021 5126 VT Route 14 Map and Directions | Register Description: Bring a vaccine ID or a mask. Our next Interplay jam is coming up Wednesday, October 20, at 6:30 at Seven Stars Arts Center, 5126 Vermont Route 14, Sharon, VT 05065. The Center has a baby grand piano, plenty of room and plenty of seats. There’s a short flight of steps — a lot shorter climb than the Briggs. Wheelchair access: Park in the back and enter through the lower level. ​ Seven Stars is the tall white building with the bright yellow doors, a short ways up from I-89, Exit 2 on the righ ..read more

August 18, 2021 – August 18, 2021 15 Depot Street Map and Directions | Register Description: A jam session is an opportunity for musicians to get together and try out new tunes or arrangements, new improv or comping techniques and to hear and be inspired by what others are working on. Interplay’s jam sessions are social gatherings that welcome new players and singers into the Interplay family where we can all make music together, learn, and have fun. Attendance at these Third Thursday Jazz Jam Sessions is free and open to everyone. Audience members are encouraged to attend and enjoy! Everyone ..read more

July 25, 2021 – July 25, 2021 1453 Quechee Hartland Road Map and Directions | Register Description: “YOUR SONG, THREE WAYS!” Each student will come prepared with a*** standard song that they know already.  Something that’s TYPICAL in length.  32 bars or so.  In other words, nothing excessively long. We will experiment with different feels, time signatures, and even keys.   We’ll expand on how a singer needs to alter their performance, in order to adapt to different treatments. We’ll discuss, and demonstrate concepts such as phrasing, rhythms, keys, legato and conversat ..read more

April 4, 2020 – April 4, 2020 64 State St. Map and Directions | Register Description: Workshop cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Date: Saturday, April 4, 2020 Time: 10:00 am-3:00 pm(4 hours), with a one hour break for lunch Location: Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 64 State St., Montpelier, Vermont This a cappella jazz workshop will focus on: Reviewing how to sing with syncopation and swing as a group Reviewing what makes it jazz harmonically, and holding your own with a little dissonance Singing guide tones over jazz blues changes Singing some classic jazz tunes in harmony The abilit ..read more

March 19, 2020 – March 19, 2020 Map and Directions | Register Description: Sabrina and I have decided to play it safe and cancel the March 19 Third Thursday Jam Session. We will keep you updated as the situation surrounding the COVID-19 virus develops and how it might affect future Interplay events. I encourage you to be safe, make good decisions and keep practicing your scales, 2 – 5 – 1 progressions and licks and learn some new tunes. Interplay will be ready and waiting for you all when this is over and we’re going to rock it! This is Interplay’s 25th year – a quarter of a century! Thank you ..read more

February 8, 2020 – February 8, 2020 3650 Joseph Drive Map and Directions | Register Description: NOTE NEW DATE! Jazz pianist and saxophonist Fred Haas will guide you in learning how to play and sing what you hear in your head and feel in your heart, develop fluency with the jazz language and get into the groove. And, most importantly, have fun making music together. The workshop is open to all instrumentalists and vocalists who want to learn more about using their voice as an instrument. All age and experience levels welcomed, although a certain level of skill in reading music would be very he ..read more

July 15, 2021 – July 15, 2021 150 Upper Turnpike Rd Map and Directions | Register Description: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Thursday (date change due to weather forecast) A jam session is an opportunity for musicians to get together and try out new tunes or arrangements, new improv or comping techniques and to hear and be inspired by what others are working on. Interplay’s jam sessions are social gatherings that welcome new players and singers into the Interplay family where we can all make music together, learn, and have fun. Attendance at these Third Thursday Jazz Jam Sessions is free and open to every ..read more

Private home, hosted by Sabrina Brown & Fred Haas 59 Draper Road, Hartland, VT 05048 Jam sessions are free and open to everyone to participate or just listen. Jam session participation starts for instrumentalists at 6:30 PM. Vocalists are invited to join in at 7:30 PM. Jam session ends at 9:30 PM. You are invited to bring an offering of food or drink to share if you’d like. Not necessary!   Interplay has been hosting Jam Sessions at varies locations for the past 10 years in the Upper Valley of VT & NH on the Third Thursday of each month. Interplay’s jam sessions are used as ..read more