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JUNE JAZZ CAMP
The new DiJSS June jazz camp is set in the beautiful French countryside in a luxury villa complex where students can spend a peaceful week playing and learning jazz. The course is aimed at instrumentalists who can already play their instrument but would like to develop their jazz skills. Prior experience or knowledge of jazz is not necessary but we do welcome musicians who have already played or sung some jazz. The only real requirement is a love of Jazz !
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DATES 2026

Saturday June 21st until Saturday June 27st 2026

FEES 2026

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€ 1500 single room in a shared luxury cottage
There are twenty luxury rooms available to be booked as singles or sharing with a life partner. Once these are taken applicants will need to find their own offsite rooms.
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Having the time to learn and practice will make this course intensive as well as a lot of fun! By learning in a group and using keyboards with headphones as well as an acoustic piano, students will have the space to explore and develop their playing. Classes will focus on the skills to play in a variety of formats. As well as developing solo piano skills you will also learn to play as a duo and part of a rhythm section. Playing piano in a more sophisticated style requires many skills and we will be looking at these areas during the week such as playing in many keys, being able to ‘voice’ chords and harmonic techniques (drop 2, rootless voicings.e.t.c..) We will be developing stronger rhythm and listening and copying ideas from the piano greats such as Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Hiromi, Chick Corea, Bud Powell, Wynton Kelly, Herbie Hancock, Eliane Elias, Keith Jarret and so on. Achieve your goal to become a more accomplished jazz musician and by the end of the week you should be able to see significant progress.

Based at the luxurious La Chartreuse country house retreat with our in-house French chef creating traditional dishes with local produce, this will be the holiday that unlocks your creativity in a friendly and encouraging environment.
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MUSICAL DIRECTOR
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MUSICAL DIRECTOR

ANDREA VICARI Bmus LGSM PGCE (PIANO)
Professor of Jazz Piano
Senior Lecturer
Trinity Laban Conservatoire, London,
Andrea Vicari  made her mark on the jazz scene both as a pianist and composer and has five albums under her own name as well as two records with ‘Jazz Extempore’; a multi-national project formed through a cultural exchange initiated in Croatia. Andrea has written music for this band and arranged UK tours including a recent residency at Lyth Arts Centre in Scotland. She has just released an album of original songs with vocalist Trudy Kerr called ‘The House”. Andrea has performed the Marlborough Jazz Festival with South African Trumpet star Claude Deppa;  Teignmouth Jazz and Blues Festival with Steve Waterman; Stratford Jazz, Shrewsbury Jazz ; Scarborough Jazz Festival; and The Bulls Head Barnes with Ex Ronnie Scott sax player Mornington Lockett. She has performed with world greats Eddie Harris and Art Farmer. Andrea is a jazz piano professor and senior lecturer at Trinity Laban conservatoire - one of the leading colleges in Britain for Jazz studies. 

Andrea presents a weekly radio programme "Andrea Vicari's Jazz Doodles”; on www.jazzlondonradio.com;  which debuts every Tuesday at 3pm and is repeated at various times throughout the week. In the past year she has broadcast interviews with leading jazz artists including John Taylor; Hiromi; US stars Bill Stewart; Marc Copland; John Abercrombie and Larry Goldings; plus Bill Laurance (Snarky Puppy); Omar Puente; Joe Stilgoe; Bobo Stenson and many more.

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Andrea's latest album called LOST IN DREAMS is available on Spotify, iTunes, AppleMusic, BandCamp, AmazonMusic and DistroKid.
Andrea has written a musical called Lionesses 110% currently in development and workshopping most recently at TrinityLaban after a sold-out performance at London's Gatehouse Theatre
"a brilliant young British talent" Humphrey Lyttleton
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VOCAL TUTOR
Paola Vera Dordogne Jazz Summer School
PAOLA VERA  Mmus ARAM
Trinity Laban Conservatoire (London), Brussels Conservatoire, Bordeaux Conservatoire

An experienced and highly skilled teacher, performer and workshop leader specialising in voice and piano, having just completed a Masters degree (Mmus distinction) from The Royal Academy of Music, London, after taking her Bmus at Trinity Laban Conservatoire.  A fluent Spanish speaker from her Venezuelan heritage Paola also speaks fluent French. Paola has just released her second album "Addicted to My Love" on DotTime Records. Paola released her first album "Spellbound" produced by Paul Booth (Steve Winwood), and engineered by Grammy nominated sound-engineer James Towler. Recent radio airplay includes a feature of my performance at ‘The Steinway Festival’ held at Pizza Express Dean St, broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
"Sings with beautiful measured phrasing and dark tones"
Jazzwise Magazine
SAUT DE LOUP - ACCOMMODATION
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A diverse hotel and tourist complex offering accommodation for children and adults in an exceptional natural setting. It is located in the heart of one of France's major tourist regions: Aquitaine, and more specifically in Miramont-de-Guyenne in the Lot-et-Garonne department. At your service, new and innovative accommodations, quality catering and top-level sports facilities.

A LAKE-FACING COTTAGE RESIDENCE

Located in the heart of a secure residence with private parking, on the shores of a lake and facing a forest of several hectares, the Cottages du Saut du Loup offer an exceptional natural setting, ideal for both relaxing holidays in the heart of nature and for hosting groups of children or adults.

Each cottage includes:
1 room and 1 open lounge, 2 bedrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 bathroom, 1 WC

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Saut de loup is situated in a prime location, just 10 minutes from the lively and popular bastide town of Eymet, which is filled with restaurants and bars, and close to the Chateau des Vigiers that boasts a 27 hole golf course and Michelin Star restaurant.  It is 25 minutes from the Dordogne River, ands 45 minutes from some of the very best and most famous wine appellations in the world including Saint Emilion, Pomerol, and Monbazillac, while being just over an hour from the historic and stylish city of Bordeaux and 30 minutes from the charming and historic town of Bergerac. 

Les Domaines du Saut du Loup - rue Pierre Clerjou
- 47800 MIRAMONT-DE-GUYENNE FRANCE

https://lesdomainesdusautduloup.fr/


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COURSE OUTLINE
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DJSS ONLINE JAZZ EDUCATION


The Dordogne Jazz Summer School has developed an online year-round jazz education progamme hosted by DiJSS MD Andrea Vicari on her Tipeee page at en.tipeee.com/andreavicari with a fully organised schedule of lessons listed on her website www.andreavicari.com Just use the menus on the left to access The Jamming Book (DiJSS programme), Jazz For The Happy Amateur; Advanced Jazz Piano (essential harmony and theory for all) and two books of original compositions. Or go to www.jazzsnippets.com for our bitesized jazz jargon busting reference guide - best explained by Andrea in the video. All videos and lessons are available free and course materials available for only €1/month - so get studying for the DiJSS and more at https://en.tipeee.com/andreavicari
THE JAMMING BOOK


Jamming Book THE JAMMING BOOK is Andrea Vicari's original curricullum designed for The Dordogne Jazz Summer School with a live trio playalong to accompany every tune. A ready to play repertoire of well-known jazz songs to play in any jam session with parts in all keys on the same page. To follow the online lessons with a tablet or large-screen mobile phone; you can place that device on the music stand of your piano as you study. Stop and rewind as often as needed. Play the movie in full-screen for the best experience. The Jamming Book by ANDREA VICARI available exclusively through a Tipeee monthly subscription

FUND ME VIA TIPEEE for only ONE EURO €1/month !


or free to Dordogne Jazz Summer School participants (link will be forwarded with booking)ALL LESSONS ARE HERE and AVAILABLE FROM TIPEEE FOR ONLY €1/month - includes Advanced Jazz Piano, A-Rhythm-A-Tik, Happy Amateur + more
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CONTACT DETAILS
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PRICES
Single room in a shared cabin. Fees include full days of course tuition, course materials; plus accommodation, breakfast, lunch, evening meal with wine; full use of facilities. Acoustic piano, Electric piano keyboards, Mics, PAs and some amps are provided. But please feel free bringing your own. Access to the accommodation is from 4pm on the 21st and clients are asked to leave their rooms by 10am on June 27th

FEES € 1500

DEPOSIT € 300

We require the deposit to be sent at the time of booking for each person. (including partners)
The balance must be paid no later than one moth before the start of the retreat.

PAYMENT METHODS
We welcome payment in EUROS, by direct bank transfer, or via WISE, or REVOLUT. For UK customers wishing to pay in POUNDS STERLING we offer a currency exchange service giving you a price in pounds when you book and bank transfer.
EXCHANGE RATE
Prices are in Euros and sterling (£) and rates are worked out when you book. To avoid currency risk you can pay the total when you first book or spreda payments over the year. Exchange rates may improve, but remember that they can move against you as well as in your favour.  EMAIL to discuss.
EUROS
If you wish to pay directly in euros (ie not a converted Sterling rate); please contact us first and we will arrange it (the bank details are slightly different as it is a French bank). Some UK banks such as LloydsTSB are offering direct bank transfers to EU nations from online banking.
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If you wish to use a different currency (ie DOLLARS) you will need to convert in it into EUROS. Contact your Bank for advice, bearing in mind that you will need Euros to spend when you are in France.

If you have any queries about accommodation or any queries about music tuition, pricing, bookings etc. Please   EMAIL The Dordogne Jazz Summer school for details.


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There are no payment details on this page as we need to confirm availability before any transaction takes place. Balance payable not later than four weeks before start of course.

Booking Conditions (please read carefully)
1.  A deposit of €300 (or the full amount) should be sent immediately after booking. The balance is due four weeks before the start of the course after which no refund will be possible.
2.  We reserve the right to make changes to the course (including cancellation) in the event of circumstances beyond our control - such as, but not limited to, pandemics, Brexit or any government or legal directives related to these crises.
3.  We reserve the right to cancel the course up to three weeks before the start date. Naturally, in these circumstances, we will give you a complete refund of fees paid to the Dordogne jazz summer school only. We advise obtaining travel insurance to cover any potential loss sustained in travel (flight/ferry) costs etc.
5.  Saturdays are change-over days. Course activity limited to evening jam session. Classes proper commence Sunday morning at 10 am.
6.  SOCIAL DISTANCING and COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS. All stagiaires must agree to and abide by our social distancing policies in all circumstances for the safety of themselves and fellow students. Anyone exhibiting symptoms of Covid-19; or who has been in contact with anyone exhibiting symptoms 14 days prior to the start of the course is not allowed to attend. In these circumstances students can claim a full refund or transfer their booking to a future year. Students in breach of this rule will not be refunded.
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