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The Jazzschool Announces May 2013 Concerts
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Jazzschool at CJC
THE JAZZSCHOOL ANNOUNCES MAY 2013 CONCERTS TICKETS ON SALE AT JAZZSCHOOL.ORG BERKELEY, CA: The Jazzschool continues its acclaimed concert series in the heart of the Berkeley Downtown Arts District. All events take place in the historic Kress Building at 2087 Addison Street, near Shattuck, unless noted otherwise. 4th ANNUAL JAZZSCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL at the Freight & Salvage Friday May 3, 8pm FREE The Jazzschool’s 4th Annual High School Invitational showcases outstanding high school jazz programs from around ...
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The Jazzschool Presents Sheila Jordan Tribute At The Freight, Berkeley, 12/3
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Terri Hinte Publicity
In just three years, the Jazzschool’s annual Mark Murphy Vocal Scholarship fundraisers have become established as a highlight of the fall concert season. They provide an opportunity for Bay Area vocal jazz royalty to come together in celebration of their art and their mentors. On Monday, December 3, the Jazzschool will present its 4th annual vocal scholarship fundraiser at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley. Whereas in past years the focus was firmly on Murphy, his music, and his influence ...
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Trumpeter Terence Blanchard Guests with the Award-Winning Jazzschool Studio Bands, March 25 at el Cerrito High School Theatre
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Terri Hinte Publicity
The Jazzschool Monday and Thursday Night Studio Bands, under the direction of Keith Johnson, serve as some of the region's most important proving grounds for ambitious high school musicians. For the last four years, they've been selected as finalists at the Next Generation Festival (sponsored by the Monterey Jazz Festival), and the Monday Night Band achieved a “three-peat" in 2011 with their third consecutive first-place finish. Before heading to Monterey on April 1 for their fifth national-stage competition at this ...
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First Annual "Women in Jazz" Events Scheduled in March at the Jazzschool, Berkeley
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Terri Hinte Publicity
The Jazzschool will kick off two annual events next month—a festival and a jazz and blues camp—highlighting the accomplishments and aspirations of women in jazz. “Our goal is to provide visibility for the large community of wonderful women jazz instrumentalists in the Bay Area," says trumpeter Ellen Seeling, who is co-producing both events with saxophonist Jean Fineberg. “The festival dates coincide with International Women's Day on 3/8—a reminder of the tradition of women's solidarity in working toward full equality and ...
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Manhattan Transfer to Headline Benefit Concert for Berkeley's Jazzschool, 10/1
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Terri Hinte Publicity
The Jazzschool's annual fundraiser will be held Saturday, October 1 at Coventry Grove in Kensington, headlined by the fabulous Manhattan Transfer. The Jazzschool Advanced High School Jazz Workshop I opens the show, which will be emceed by radio host Clifford Brown Jr. “We are thrilled to present the Manhattan Transfer in this benefit concert supporting the Jazzschool's wide-ranging education programs," says Susan Muscarella, the school's Founder and Executive Director. “Proceeds from this event will be used to expand our community ...
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Three-Peat for Jazzschool Band at 2011 Next Generation Festival
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Terri Hinte Publicity
The Jazzschool's Monday Night Studio Band, under the direction of Keith Johnson, won 1st place for the third consecutive year following its performance on Sunday, April 3, at the Annual Next Generation Festival (41st Annual National High School Competition) in Monterey, California. The weekend event includes the Next Generation Festival Jazz Competition with Big Bands, Combos, Vocal Ensembles, and individual musicians from ten states vying for a spot on the stages of the 53rd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in September. ...
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Austin-Based Trumpeter Erik Telford to Appear with His Sextet, the Erik Telford Collective, at Kuumbwa (Santa Cruz) 1/13 & Jazzschool (Berkeley) 1/15
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Austin trumpeter/composer Erik Telford returns to his native California in January 2011 to perform two concerts with his Texas-based sextet, the Erik Telford Collective—on Thursday 1/13, at Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz, and Saturday 1/15, at the Jazzschool in Berkeley. The shows are in support of his debut CD Kinetic, which Telford released earlier this year on his ETJ Music label. The Boston Globe's Steve Greenlee wrote of Kinetic that it “represents everything that is right with contemporary jazz.... Telford announces ...
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The Jazzschool to Host JJA Jazz Awards Bay Area Satellite Party on June 14
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Terri Hinte Publicity
As the Jazz Journalists Association's 14th Annual Jazz Awards ceremony and reception kick off in lower Manhattan on the afternoon of Monday, June 14, the Jazzschool will be hosting a free public satellite party in downtown Berkeley from 12:30 to 3:30 PDT. The Jazzschool invites musicians, students, journalists, and jazz fans to view online streaming video of the New York event, and to toast trumpeter-bandleader-educator Khalil Shaheed, newly named “Jazz Hero, Bay Area" by the JJA. Attendees--including honoree Shaheed--will have ...
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Jazzschool Bands Repeat Wins at 2010 Next Generation Festival
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Terri Hinte Publicity
The Jazzschool's Monday Night and Thursday Night Studio Bands, both under the direction of Keith Johnson, captured 1st and 3rd place respectively on Sunday, April 11, at the 6th Annual Next Generation Festival (40th Annual National High School Competition) in Monterey, California. The weekend event, devoted to the future of jazz, includes the Next Generation Festival Jazz Competition with Big Bands, Combos, Vocal Ensembles, and individual musicians vying for a spot on the stages of the 53rd Annual Monterey Jazz ...
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Jazzschool Institute Vocalists Present Miles Davis's "Kind of Blue" at Yoshi's Oakland, May 10
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Miles Davis's masterpiece Kind of Blue is not only the best-selling jazz album in history, but it has been a creative touchstone for jazz musicians and fans since its release in 1959. Instrumentalists and singers alike have for years been drawn to this music, and “All Blues," often performed with its Oscar Brown Jr. lyrics, has emerged as a jazz anthem. On Monday, May 10 at 8:00 pm, the Jazzschool Institute freshman vocal class will take to the stage at ...
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