Shared Time Jazz

Shared Time JazzShared Time JazzShared Time Jazz

Shared Time Jazz

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A WEEKLY, SEATTLE-AREA ZOOM SERIES

Join LIVE: A JAZZ improv SESSION FOR those living with TBI

EXPLORE THE EXPERIENCE

45 MINUTES · LIVE ON ZOOM · EVERY SUNDAY AT 4:00 PM, PT

Shared Time: Jazz Drumming is a free, weekly Zoom experience for Seattle-area jazz enthusiasts living with and recovering from a traumatic brain injury. Led live by drummer Anthony Amoratis, Shared Time brings together improvisation, great jazz backing tracks, and the freedom to join in at your own comfort level. 

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WHAT SHARED TIME OFFERS

open studio session

The point of Shared Time is to provide a space in which jazz enthusiasts living with TBI can explore the musical conversation   of jazz from the comfort of their own homes. No musical background, preparation, or tools are needed. 

Live drums

Anthony performs in real time over carefully chosen backing tracks.

A predictable rhythm

Each 45-minute Zoom gathering progresses through a welcome, three short musical sets, an invitation to improvise,  a chance to reflect, and a brief close. 

Make your own beats

Use your hands, pencils, or  spoons, or have available to play along with your camera on or off. Anthony stays live on Zoom. Pets welcome. 

A small-group invitation

You can keep your camera and microphone on or off.  Anthony will introduce the music and share some examples of improv to each piece. 

WHY ANTHONY IS LEADING THIS PROGRAM

Research on Jazz and the Brain

Anthony's independent research project, Jazz on the Brain: When Memory Confronts the Unexpected, began with the question of how social connection is altered after neurological injury. His undertaking explores the relationship between memory and spontaneous  communication, both through the medium ofspeech and drumming. 

Explore Anthony’s research project

Seattle Jazz Fellowship

Selected by live audition as the sole drummer in the five-member 2026–27 Fellowship Futures ensemble. 

Reno Jazz Festival

2025 Exceptional Performance recognition in both Small Combo and Big Band. 

Jazz on the Brain

Jazz on the Brain

Independent interdisciplinary study exploring improvisation, timing, memory, and communication after neurological injury. 

Music helps my brain move forward when I get stuck. I first learned that in rehabilitation. Now, Anthony’s work on percussion, rhythm, and improvisation is helping me deepen what that means for my own speaking patterns.

— William, TBI survivor, age 85

There is no wrong way to join the session

Built for the way you want to show up

Keep your camera off. Listen without speaking. Take a break and come back for the next set. Or join the improvisation with your hands, pencils, or spoons, quietly at home, with your microphone off while Anthony’s live drums stay at the center of the room. 

Welcome. Three live sets. A private drum-along. A focused close.

Anthony introduces simple right-left patterns and open improvisation choices. After the session, a tap-only Google Form offers three quick bubble check-ins, no writing required. 

Pre and Post Session Form

Share the Invitation

Bring this new opportunity to the people who would value it.

The weekly-series flyer and outreach copy are ready for your organization, a community newsletter, or a Seattle-area host’s email list. Shared Time begins Sunday, October 25th and continues every Sunday at 4:00 PM PT. 

two links. One easy routine.

Use the Session Form to answer 3 multiple choice  pre-session questions.  Join the live Zoom experience, then tap through the 3 post-session questions. The same links work each Sunday at 4:00 PM PT. 

SUNDAY ACCESS

Join Anthony live

Open the Zoom room a few minutes before 4:00 PM PT. Keep your microphone off while Anthony improvises live. 

Tap in before you listen

Three quick bubble questions before the music starts. No writing, name, or health information required. 

Tap out after the set

Use the same form to answer three bubble questions after the closing set. It takes less than a minute to complete. 

Join Shared Time Each Sunday.

The series begins Sunday, October 25 at 4:00 PM PT and continues weekly. Request an invitation or ask how your Seattle-area community can help bring Shared Time to the people who would value it. 

CONTACT ANTHONY

Shared Time: Jazz Drumming is created by Anthony Amoratis. © 2026. 

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