From the perspective of the 21st century, it is clear that few jazz musicians had a greater impact on the contemporary mainstream than Horace Silver. As pianist with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Silver was an influential figure of the genre that came to be known as hard bop. This six workshop package follows on from previous Derby Jazz masterclasses featuring the music of Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Duke Ellington. Many of the tunes penned by Silver, “The Preacher,” “Doodlin’ “, “Room 608” — became jazz classics. The Blue Note albums that followed established him for all time as one of jazz’s major composer/pianists. LPs like Blowin’ the Blues Away and Song for My Father (both recorded by an ensemble that included Silver’s longtime sidemen Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook) featured Silver’s harmonically sophisticated and formally distinctive compositions for small jazz ensemble. In this workshop players will learn: • Seminal and unique compositions by Horace Silver. • the ensemble style in Horace Silver’s music • The use of rhythmic devices in improvisation• understanding the unique harmony used by Horace Silver. The monthly Session Sundays 12:00pm – 2.00pm will be held at Dubrek Studios on the dates listed below. It is important that you are able to commit to the full programme as far as is possible as the sessions are progressive, and it is the work of an ensemble. For this ensemble we need 1 keys, ​1 bass, 1 drums, 1 guitar and ​4 horns. The dates of the workshops are: 13th September 2026 11th October 2026 8th November 2026 13th December 2026 10th January 2027 14th February 2027