Tim spent two weeks of the summer of 2008 in Hangzhou, China as part of an Arts exchange program between Ohlone College and the Zhejiang Vocational Academy of Art. He led workshops on Jazz Improv, Blues, and Pop styles, as well as presenting academic lectures on Broadway History, Pop Music History, and Motown. Tim finished his visit by presenting a solo concert for the students. It was a blast!

Zhejiang Academy specializes in Western classical music as well as Chinese traditional music. Jazz and Commercial music, however, as creations of 20th-Century Western popular culture, are looked at with some anxiety by the Chinese musical Establishment. The students, on the other hand, were really into the idea.

Below are links for both photos from the visit and a short Quicktime movie to give you an idea of what it was like.