Trade Up Your Phrasing

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Join acclaimed jazz vocalist Greta Matassa for a playful, good-natured workshop designed to free up your phrasing and gently guide you into improvisation. Through four-bar “trades,” Greta offers live examples—ballad stylizing, bluesy inflections, scat ideas, and syncopated Latin and swing rhythms—while you experiment safely in your own muted window. Explore a handful of jazz standards as Greta trades phrases or lyric lines with the group, helping you discover fresh rhythmic and melodic choices without the pressure of performing. It’s a supportive, ear-opening way to break habits, try new ideas, and step with confidence into more creative jazz singing. “Matassa’s performance was a marvel of virtuosity.” — Los Angeles Times A Pacific Northwest treasure, Greta has been named “Best Jazz Vocalist in the Northwest” eight times by Earshot Jazz, and was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 2014. With over 40 years of performance experience, Greta has worked with top artists across the country, including a featured performance with John Clayton in a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. Known for her fearless musicality and instrumental-level improvisation, Greta is also a dedicated educator with students across the U.S. and abroad. Her most recent album Portrait on Origin Records has earned critical acclaim, and her impact as both performer and teacher continues to shape the future of vocal jazz. 🎶 Come be a part of this dynamic session — sing, listen, and grow with Greta!