The Villages Jazz Workshop was founded as a place where people can learn about playing various styles of jazz in a jazz ensemble structure. It’s a definite learning experience for all - whether you’ve never played jazz or consider yourself a novice.  The workshop is for those who aren’t necessarily steeped in jazz playing and want to learn more about it in a welcoming environment.  Though the group is primarily a rehearsal band, we also give several performances a year - including kicking off the annual Villages Jazz Festival at Savannah Center. 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 how much jazz experience you may or may not have. Just come and join in the fun!