THE SHEA WELSH INSTITUTE OF JAZZ 
 Los Angeles, California

Empowering TALENTED AND DIVERSE YOUTH TO FLOURISH THROUGH THE STUDY AND PERFORMANCE OF AMERICA'S
ORIGINAL ART FORM, JAZZ.

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Shea brings his experience and expertise as a renowned international performing artist, producer, and educator to lead the Westside’s destination to study jazz at an elite level -The Shea Welsh Institute of Jazz, Los Angeles. 

The Institute is open, by audition, to highly motivated and dedicated middle-school and high-school aged musicians interested in a small-group intensive immersion experience in the study of jazz performance, theory, and repertoire. 
The Institute of Jazz features masterclasses, college preparatory workshops, and frequent performances, 
along with national  and international concerts and competitions. Highlights include:  Four Top Prizes in the Downbeat Student Music Awards (2019, 2020 and 2021), The John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival, North Carolina (2019),  The Panama Jazz Festival (2020).

Opportunities are available online for international students.

Acceptance in The Shea Welsh Institute of Jazz is by video audition only.     LEARN MORE

For any questions about The Shea Welsh Institute of Jazz,  
please feel free to contact Shea at shea@sheawelsh.com

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Shea is proud to support young artists as they become serious, skilled musicians.  The Shea Welsh Institute of Jazz 
 is now a registered 501 (c)(3) non profit  and we are happily and humbly accepting donations through our Fractured Atlas link!