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This unique multi-day clinic allows students to develop their individual skills in the context of a real rock band, rehearsing and performing with other student musicians and faculty professionals. Rock & Roll Camp is full of intense instruction, practical playing experience, and loads of fun!
Musicians in this camp include drummers, bassists, guitar players, vocalists, horn players, and others. Potential students must be at least going into the 6th grade in the fall of 2010, and they must have been studying their instrument for a minimum of one year.
Steve Bailey and Carl Verheyen are returning to Jackson Hole Rock & Roll Camp 2010!!! Walfredo Reyes Jr. will join the 2010 rock & roll camp faculty...
Steve Bailey is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential bassists in the history of rock and jazz music. Bailey grew up listening to the ground-breaking music of Clapton, Hendrix, and Skynyrd, but it was his quest to push the envelope on his instrument that drove him to pursue music academically. He was awarded full scholarships to two of the world’s premier music schools, North Texas State University and the University of Miami, and he graduated to a remarkably diverse and rewarding career. Steve Bailey has performed and recorded such varied artists as Jethro Tull, Jon Anderson (Yes), Dizzy Gillespie, Paquito D’Rivera, Willie Nelson, Tab Beniot, Mel Torme, and others too numerous to mention. He has been honored twice as runner-up for Bass Player magazine's Bassist Of The Year Award, and his work with Victor Wooten in Bass Extremes has brought tremendous critical acclaim. 2009 marked the debut of the Fender Steve BaileyJazz Bass VI, Fender's first-ever 6-string bass. Bailey is also now endorsing the new line of T.C. Electronics bass rigs. We'll have one on stage for you to enjoy hearing and playing through too!
JHME is proud to welcome Carl Verheyen back to Rock & Roll Camp for a second time. Even in his early teens Carl practiced guitar every day, a tradition that continues to this day. Carl is a major presence on the guitar and his resume reads like the “Who’s Who of Music”.
“One of the Top 10 Guitar Players in the World” - Guitar Magazine
In his 40-plus years of playing the instrument, Carl has created a wildly successful, multi-faceted career. He is a critically-acclaimed musician with ten CD’s released worldwide and is commonly regarded as a guitar virtuoso capable of playing any style of music with remarkable mastery and conviction. He has been one of LA’s elite “first call” session players for the past 25 years, playing on hundreds of records, movie soundtracks and television shows. Carl has graced the pages of countless industry publications and been the subject of numerous articles chronicling his rise to the forefront of the modern day guitar scene. Carl has won numerous polls and musical honors in the US, Germany, France, Italy and the UK.
A member of the smash hit British rock group Supertramp since 1985, Carl has played to millions of enthusiastic fans in sold out arenas worldwide. As the creative force behind The Carl Verheyen Band, he has released an impressive and eclectic discography that showcases his endless talents across a wide array of musical genres.
A much sought after studio musician, Carl plays on other artists’ CDs whenever his busy schedule permits. He has recorded and played with a virtual who’s who of the music industry. His vast collection of movie soundtrack and television credits is enviable. Carl was heard by 67, 000,000 people as a featured soloist at the 2009 Academy Awards. He will also be heavily featured in the forthcoming film documentary about the electric guitar, Turn It Up!
On the educational front, Carl has produced two instructional videos called Intervallic Rock Guitar and Forward Motion as well as various on-line lessons. He also has a book/CD detailing his unique “intervallic” style called Improvising without Scales. Another book entitled Studio City is a compilation of all the columns Carl wrote for Guitar Magazine between 1996 and 1999. He has written a monthly column for Chitarre, Italy’s #1 guitar publication as well as Guitar World and Guitar Jam Daily, a website devoted to serious guitarists. Carl also lectures and teaches at clinics regularly when not on the road.
As if that weren’t enough, working closely with the Austrian string company Thomastik-Infeld, Carl developed a line of signature strings for the electric guitar that perfectly balance the tremolo bridge of the Fender Stratocaster. He also helped design a unique double cutaway acoustic guitar with AvalonGuitars, a highly respected manufacturer in Ireland, in addition to his numerous existing endorsements.
Due to the anonymous nature of studio work, not a day goes by when you don’t hear Carl playing guitar on one thing or another: in the movie theaters, on TV, or over the radio.
JHME is proud to announce Walfredo Reyes Jr. is joining the Rock Camp Faculty in 2010.
Born in Cuba, raised in Puerto Rico and culminating his musical style in the U.S., Wally (Walfredo Jr.) learned the traditions from the master, his father Walfredo Sr. He married those principles with his love of the drum set, coming up with his own truly global rhythmic style. Simply put, Wally is able to sound like a drummer and a percussionist at the same time. Add blistering chops and a penchant for playing unusual patterns to the mix, and you have only a small idea of what this man can do.
Not surprisingly, this “one man percussion show” has gathered an impressive list of gigs over the years, including touring and/or recording with: Carlos Santana, Traffic, Steve Winwood, Carl Verheyen, Jackson Browne, Celia Cruz, Gloria Estefan, David Lindley, Ricki Lee Jones, Richard Marx, Sergio Mendes, Smokey Robinson, Robbie Robertson, Joe Sample, Boz Scaggs, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Johnny Hallyday, Lindsey Buckingham, Khaled and many, many more! Wally has performed in over 1,000 educational events over the last 30 years at universities, drum festivals, music schools, etc. He released his DVD, Global Beatsfor Drum Set &Percussion, in 2004 through Hal Leonard Publishing.
Because of his versatility, Walfredo is one of the most in-demand musicians in the world today. He currently lives in the Los Angeles area where he continues to expand his talents to recording, producing, composing, education, live performance and touring.
Steve Bailey is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential bassists in the history of rock and jazz music. Bailey grew up listening to the ground-breaking music of Clapton, Hendrix, and Skynyrd, but it was his quest to push the envelope on his instrument that drove him to pursue music academically. He was awarded full scholarships to two of the world’s premier music schools, North Texas State University and the University of Miami, and he graduated to a remarkably diverse and rewarding career. Steve Bailey has performed and recorded such varied artists as Jethro Tull, Jon Anderson (Yes), Dizzy Gillespie, Paquito D’Rivera, Willie Nelson, Tab Beniot, Mel Torme, and others too numerous to mention. He has been honored twice as runner-up for Bass Player magazine's Bassist Of The Year Award, and his work with Victor Wooten in Bass Extremes has brought tremendous critical acclaim. 2009 marked the debut of the 
second time. Even in his early teens Carl practiced guitar every day, a tradition that continues to this day. Carl is a major presence on the guitar and his resume reads like the “Who’s Who of Music”.
