The Villages Jazz Workshop was founded as just that, a workshop, where people can learn about playing various styles of jazz. It’s a definite learning experience for all.Even if you’ve never played jazz or consider yourself a novice – all are welcome! I’d a place for people who aren’t necessarily steeped in jazz playing and want to learn more about it. Accordingly, the group is primarily a rehearsal band, though we also give a performance or two during the year. Importantly, all are welcome. Except for the rhythm section, we do not constrain the instrumentation to the standard eight brass and five woodwind player configuration, so our size varies somewhat from week to week. While we do suggest a reasonable comfort level on your instrument and some degree of sight-reading ability, we don’t care at all how much jazz experience you may or may not have. Just come and join in the fun!