60 Years of Jazz.
60 Years of Community Impact.
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| Access for Every Young Musician We remove barriers and create opportunities for the community to access instruments and practice spaces, enjoy performances and mentorship programs, and participate in unparalleled live jazz experiences. | A Premier Hub for Jazz Learning Our year-round programming nurtures a love for jazz and centers jazz as intervention, empowering students ages 8 to 19, at every level of experience, to rise and improvise. | Pathways to Professional Success Through jazz, we prepare young people to become community leaders and global citizens, empowering them to find their voice both on and off the stage. | A Thriving, Connected Jazz Community We foster communities of informed listeners, uplift marginalized voices, and create meaningful connections among emerging musicians, working artists, master practitioners, and lovers of jazz |
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2025-2026 Clef Preparatory Jazz Music Academic Calendar
Jazz is a unique, interactive musical art form. Masterful jazz performances rarely just happen. They are the result of improvisational talent, practice, and carefully honed skills developed through education through the Clef Prep Jazz Music Education Program for Youth.
Your musically inclined children can learn to be creatively adventurous and free through jazz education classes being taught by dedicated master-level professional musicians at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz for Youth.
CPJMA FALL TRIMESTER – A Deep Dive into Jazz Improvisation
“Exploring the Art of Spontaneous Musical Conversation”
Saturday, October 11, 2025 – Saturday, December 20, 2026
Class times: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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CPJMA WINTER TRIMESTER – The Art of Big Band
“Power, Precision, and the Pulse of Jazz”
Saturday, January 10, 2026 – Saturday, March 14, 2026
Class times: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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CPJMA SPRING TRIMESTER – Crossover Jazz – Roots & Grooves
“Where Jazz Speaks the Language of Groove”
Saturday, March 21, 2026 – Saturday, June 27, 2026
Class times: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Recital Saturday, June 27, 2026
Recital Start Time 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
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CLEF PREP SUMMER JAZZ CAMP (Three Sessions)
Monday, July 6, 2026 – Friday, July 10, 2026
Class times: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Monday, July 13, 2026 – Friday, July 17, 2026
Class times: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Monday, July 20, 2026 – Friday, July 24, 2026
Class times: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Recital: July 24, 2025
Recital Time 1:00PM – 3:00PM
No Classes on April 4. 2026, May 23, 2026, and December 26, 2026