June 12-15, 2025 • 10th edition
Global pricing options
1) EXCLUSIVE SPACE/COUPLE: € 1897 (AFTER CHRISTMAS: € 1947)
2) EXCLUSIVE SPACE/SOLO: € 1398 (AFTER CHRISTMAS: € 1448)
3) SINGLE BED: € 1198 (AFTER CHRISTMAS: € 1248)
4) SHARED BED: € 1098 (AFTER CHRISTMAS: € 1148)
Prices include Music Workshops, Food and Lodging
Instructors
Tim Kliphuis / violin
TIM KLIPHUIS Tim Kliphuis is one of the best-known improvising ...
Dario Napoli / guitar
Dario Napoli Imagine Django Reinhardt regaining use of all 5 fingers and hooking ...
Manu Hagmann / bass
Manu Hagmann « I’m glad to share my great passion for swing style and ...
Tim Kliphuis / violin
TIM KLIPHUIS Tim Kliphuis is one of the best-known improvising ...
Eva Slongo / violin
Eva Slongo Eva Slongo is one of the rising stars in ...
Dario Napoli / guitar
Dario Napoli Imagine Django Reinhardt regaining use of all 5 fingers and hooking ...
Manu Hagmann / bass
Manu Hagmann « I’m glad to share my great passion for swing style and ...
THE CAMP
1) Group and individual lessons
2) Organized and spontaneous jam sessions
3) Technique & Repertoire
4) Minimum of 6 hours of focused practice and playing per day under the supervision of Dario, Manu and Tim
5) Meet and connect with like-minded musicians eager to improve like you!
Individual & Group Classes + Accomodation
Minimum 6 hours of music per day
Farmhouse / Agriturismo Solario
Acccomodation / Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Swimming Pool
Pickup from Firenze/Roma (if needed) at reduced rate
The Program
The mornings are dedicated to the individual instruments, guitars will work with Dario, violinists with Eva, bassists with Manu.
The focus will be the fundamentals, both specific to the instrument as well general to music and specific to jazz and gypsy jazz. Right hand, left hand technique, improvisation, phrasing, repertoire building, ear training, will all be the priority. Each instructor will tailor the exact activity based on the relative level of the students.
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The farmhouse is Agriturismo Borgo Solario (https://www.borgosolario.com/
) and accomodation will be organized based on the number of participants. Participants that book as a couple will have their own individual rooms and participants that come alone might share apartments depending on the total number of participants, of course having their own individual space within them. -
Package can include (but doesn’t have to) Accomodation, Dinner on the 11th, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner through the rest of the Camp.Check in is expected at or after 15:00 of Wednesday June 11th and Check out is Monday June 16th by noon
FREE access to gorgeous outdoor swimming Pool INCLUDED!
FREE cooking classes and pasta making classes! - Package does not include travel, but if needed, we will pick you up at the close by station of Castiglione del Lago (which is connected by train from Firenze and Roma).
- If you sign up and pay but cannot attend the camp, 50% of your tuition will be refunded if such cancelation occurs on or prior to March 1st. After such date no refunds will be made
Testimonials
“What a professional and well organised workshop this is, such a great excuse to come to Italy!”
Under Tuscan Sun – 2019 edition
“Dario is such a great teacher, such a good guy! Jamming and working on songs with other people”
Under Tuscan Sun – 2019 edition