Take 6 Inspiration 2026 with Greg Jasperse and James Rose
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On Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March 2026, the EduVox Foundation organises the Take 6 Inspiration Weekend, with very special teachers Greg Jasperse (US) and James Rose (UK). The weekend will end with a Take 6 Vocal Jazz Jam Session on Sunday afternoon.
Take 6
If you love jazz harmonies, gospel rhythms and close harmony a cappella music, you most certainly love Take 6. Take 6 is an American a cappella (gospel) sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama.
This wonderful, incredibly inspirational group takes some of it’s roots based in the Seventh Day Adventist Church and integrates jazz with gospel and soul music. Name someone inspirational in the jazz / gospel / R&B scene in the past 40 years and Take 6 has probably worked with them. Names like Ray Charles, Don Henley, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, Queen Latifah, Stevie Wonder, Randy Travis, The Manhattan Transfer, Marcus Miller and Jacob Collier to name a few.
Take 6 has received 10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Awards, a Soul Train Award as well as 2 NAACP Image Awards.
Greg Jasperse
A world-renowned composer, arranger, vocalist and pianist, Greg is now the Director of Vocal Jazz at Western Michigan University.
No stranger to the stage or recording studio, his credits include numerous movie soundtracks such as Epic, Oz, the Great and Powerful, The Campaign, Star Trek, and, Star Trek 2 as well as the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Monarchy Roses and The 2nd Law, the recent release from Muse. Greg is a member of Vertical Voices (which also includes Kerry Marsh – another Jazzy Dude). He has also performed with Adele, Jennifer Holiday, Joe Williams, Rosemary Clooney, Dianne Reeves and Bobby McFerrin among others.
Greg was the Master at the 2024 edition of the Vocal Pop and Jazz Days and is a very sought after vocal coach worldwide.
James Rose
As a prolific arranger, composer, performer, producer, and educator, he has become a veteran in the a cappella and vocal harmony field, touring worldwide with his acclaimed internet sensation group, Accent.
James has an extensive portfolio of arrangements and originals for prominent groups, choirs and bands, including Take 6,The Real Group, Voces8, Naturally 7, The Swingles, Rajaton, Perpetuum Jazzile, NBC’s ‘The Sing-Off’ winners Committed, The Filharmonic, Arturo Sandoval, Black Voices, Peter Hollens, Women of the World, The Aeolians and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain. He worked as a vocal group mentor and arranger for BBC1’s prime-time show ‘Pitch Battle’, collaborating closely with Bebe Rexha. Additional TV vocal arranging and coaching work includes BBC’s ‘The One Show’ & CBBC.
In addition, James is a very sought after vocal coach and adjudicator over the entire world. They count Take 6 as one of their biggest inspirations in a cappella arrangements.
This Jazzy Dynamic Duo count Take 6 as one of their biggest inspirations in a cappella arrangements. They will be taking you all on a journey through Take 6. You will sing Take 6 arrangements; arrangements inspired by Take 6 and learn about Take 6 jazz harmonies. We will end the weekend on Sunday afternoon from 16:00h with the Take 6 Vocal Jazz Jam Session. In this session, you will jam with Greg and James. You will learn more about- and apply the complex jazz harmonies that Take 6 has made famous. You will improvise and play with the Take 6 sound. This is a special opportunity that may never be repeated. This is why for this occasion the weekend will be a bit longer than before (up to 17:30h)!
Who is this weekend for?
Choir and ensemble singers (even if you don’t have a group right now) and conductors who want to develop their own (individual) musicality, or enrich the musical experience of the group in which they sing or the group they conduct. The weekend is also interesting to (semi-) professional musicians and voice- or music teachers who’d love to apply (vocal) jazz in their programs. The arranged repertoire will be sent in advance in the form of scores and practice files. You are expected to have prepared your parts in advance at home so that we can make music quickly.
Practical information and Registration
The workshop weekend will take place in Theater “De Borgh”, IJshof 1 in Zevenbergen (300 meters from the railway station).
The weekend starts on Saturday morning, March 14 at 09:30h and runs until Sunday afternoon, March 15, 17:30h. If you wish, you can arrive on Friday evening and spend the night on the spot with breakfast Saturday morning. The total weekend consists of five blocks of lessons (15 hours).
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The weekend is limited to 50 participants in order to make the educational experience as interactive as possible. You may be put on a waiting list if all places would already have been taken; the application form will show you if this is applicable and we will contact you on next steps and timelines when applicable.
Costs
Participation in this working weekend costs €395 and includes one overnight stay at Hotel “De Borgh” in a shared (double) room, all meals (Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch), coffee/tea (not including any special coffees like cappuccino or latte or special teas like fresh mint), all teaching materials, sheet music, practice files and vocal coaching. If there are more participants than there are still available rooms in Hotel “De Borgh” (in the same building), some of them can be accommodated in the nearby Golden Tulip Hotel.
Participation without overnight stay costs €355.
It is possible to arrive and stay overnight on Friday with breakfast Saturday morning for a surcharge of €65 (based on a double room).
For a single room there is a surcharge of €50 per night.
After you register, you will receive a first invoice for a deposit of €75 to hold your place as a participant. You are not officially registered until you have paid this deposit. The second invoice is for the rest of the amount owed. You will receive your second invoice no later than one week after having paid your deposit; the second invoice must be paid by January 1st, 2026. If it is not paid on time, you risk losing your place to a waiting list applicant.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation without charge is possible until December 1, 2025. From 1 to 31 December, the cancellation fee is €75. After January 1st 2026 no refunds are possible. Please take care of your own travel insurance for these situations. At the discretion of the EduVox board, a (partial) voucher may be issued for a future EduVox event but this is not guaranteed.