JAZZ EDUCATION NETWORK
Getting Inside the Mind of an International Jazz Promoter by Matt Fripp Whether you’re an artist manager/booking agent (like me), or an independent jazz musician,
JEN Conference Preview: Instrumental Performances for Everyone by Dr. David Fodor The upcoming JEN conference from January 3-6, 2018 in Dallas, Texas is packed with
JEN Conference Preview: Vocal Performances by Daniel Gregerman Why attend the Annual JEN Conference? So many times I have been asked this question and never
Natural Harmonization (Part II) Harmonizing a Melody in a Natural Way by Dr. Sócrates García A question I get frequently asked at my clinics is
FREE CURRICULUM KIT TRADITIONAL JAZZ The JEN Conference in San Diego marked the debut of the Traditional Jazz Curriculum Kit, a free package of materials in CD-ROM
Natural Harmonization (Part I) Harmonizing a Melody in a Natural Way by Dr. Sócrates García A question I get frequently asked at my clinics is
Drafting a Roadmap to Effective Vocal Improvisation By Justin Binek In a previous article for the JEN e-newsletter (published in February 2017), I briefly discussed
Jazz Listening 101: A Primer For Students Of Exemplary Songs Of the Genre by Dr. David Fodor I was recently asked by a friend for
No Resources? No Problem! Starting A Free, After-School Music Education Program In Your Community by Arturo Riera There is an after-school youth performance ensemble that
How to Get the Most out of Summer Jazz Camp By Ernie Rideout Summer camps can help supercharge your passion for music. When you spend
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Swiss/Dutch saxophonist Charlotte Lang was born in 1996 in Basel and studied the bachelor and master program at the JAZZCAMPUS Basel under the guidance of Domenic Landolf and Daniel Blanc. She is currently studying the Master of Music in Global Jazz at the Berklee College of Music in Boston under the artistic direction of Danilo Pérez. In addition she is part of Terri Lyne Carrington’s Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.
From 2015 to 2018, Charlotte she was a member of the Swiss National Youth Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Christian Muthspiel. Since 2020, she became a member of the German National Youth Jazz Orchestra (Bundesjazzorchester Deutschland), under the direction of Niels Klein and Ansgar Striepens. She also plays is the Austrian FJO (Frauen Jazz Orchester→Women Jazz Orchestra of Austria).
In 2021, Charlotte founded her own Quintet the „Charlotte Lang Group“, for what she is composing, arranging and booking. In the fall 2023, her first album will be recorded and hopefully released by a renowned label.
Charlotte plays in the “Swiss Jazz Orchestra” and the “Zurich Jazz Orchestra”, the two professional Big Bands of Switzerland.
Charlotte recently got the unique opportunity to write a monthly blog for the Swiss Jazz & Blues Magazine called JAZZTIME, to tell readers about her time at abroad and specifically her time at Berklee. Her graduate program lasts only until the summer of 2023. She hopes to stay in the United States to enlarge her network and build her musical career.