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Clinic

CLINIC: Improvisation - Beginning

Improvising using Eastern Music (Ragas, Makams and more!)

Friday, January 9, 2026
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CST
Location: Imperial 5
JazzWire Adult Learner Track Clinic Room 1 Sponsor
Clinic Description: This clinic will introduce the listener to the art of ragas (modal scales), makams (Middle Eastern patterns) and rhythms from the East. Listeners will receive examples and techniques to improvise within the framework of western jazz style (e.g. in licks, phrases, jazz harmonies, modulation, and rhythm).