

Jean-Michel Pilc's Improv Workshop Project invites Meg Okura & Sam Newsome as Special Guests
"Were you improvising or reading?" is a question I get often from a stranger who had just witnessed my violin playing in a non-concert, or non-jazz situation, often a religious service or an event. Though my passion is and always will be jazz, a part of being a good jazz musician allows me to be a composer & arranger on the spot, creating lines and providing harmonies that will enhance the music, thus helping create a mood, elevate the atmosphere of the room, or even manipula