Double Vision Youth Jazz Workshop + Jam Session

An afternoon of listening, learning, and jam-session fun for young jazz musicians

Sunday, August 9, 2026
2:00–3:45 PM
Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches
3220 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78723

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This youth jazz workshop is free and open to young musicians, families, teachers, and jazz supporters. RSVP helps us plan student participation, seating, and the jam-session format. Walk-ins are welcome as space allows.

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Presented by H Project Performing Arts Association
In partnership with Austin Jazz Society
Hosted at Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches

This project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music, & Entertainment.

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H Project Performing Arts Association presents the Double Vision Youth Jazz Workshop + Jam Session, an interactive afternoon designed for young jazz musicians who want to learn how a real jazz jam session works.

Led by members of Double Vision Jazz Ensemble — Hank Hehmsoth, John Mills, Utah Hamrick, and Aaron Easley — this workshop gives students a supportive place to listen, ask questions, learn jam-session etiquette, and build confidence playing with others.

Students will explore how musicians communicate in a jazz setting: listening, taking turns, following forms, interacting with a rhythm section, and finding their place inside a live ensemble. The event is especially designed for high school jazz students, youth jazz orchestra members, young improvisers, parents, educators, and anyone interested in Austin’s youth jazz community.

Students are encouraged to bring their instruments.

House Band / Clinicians

Double Vision Jazz Ensemble is a contemporary jazz quartet co-led by composers and improvisers Hank Hehmsoth (piano) and John Mills (saxophone and flute). Rooted in a musical relationship that stretches back roughly half a century, Hehmsoth and Mills bring a rare depth of shared language to the stage.

Hank Hehmsoth — piano / Nord Stage 4
John Mills — saxophone / woodwinds
Utah Hamrick — bass
Aaron Easley — drums

About the workshop

This workshop is built around a simple idea: a jam session should feel welcoming, not intimidating.

Students will learn practical concepts such as:

  • How to listen before playing

  • How to enter and exit a tune

  • How to follow the form

  • How to interact with a rhythm section

  • How to support soloists

  • How to prepare for a public jam session

The goal is to help young musicians feel more comfortable participating in Austin’s live jazz community.

Event Details

H Project Performing Arts Association presents the Double Vision Youth Jazz Workshop + Jam

Date: Sunday, August 9, 2026
Time: 2:00–3:45 PM
Location: Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches
Address: 3220 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78723
Phone: 512-401-3025
Email:info@batchatx.com

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Partnership

This event is presented by H Project Performing Arts Association in partnership with Austin Jazz Society, with support from Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches.

The workshop is part of HPPAA’s FY26 Elevate-supported Double Vision Jazz Ensemble series, a set of public jazz and arts events designed to expand access to live music, creative learning, and community engagement in Austin.

This project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music, & Entertainment.

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