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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces $50 Million Initiative to Support Performing Artists
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Chris M. Slawecki
Ed Henry, President of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF), announced on October 20 that a new special initiative of the Foundation will offer virtually unprecedented freedom to 200 individual artists in the fields of jazz, theatre and contemporary dance. Individuals selected by the Doris Duke Performing Artists Initiative will receive flexible, multi-year cash awards of as much as $275,000, with funds given not to realize specific projects but as investments in their development and future work. The Initiative will ...
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Win A Custom Sopranoplanet Soprano Mouthpiece-support Breast Cancer Options
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Joe Giardullo
From Joe Giardullo at Sopranoplanet.com I will give away a custom Sopranoplanet mouthpiece on October 1st. There is only one way to enter the drawing: make a donation (which is tax-deductible) to BREAST CANCER OPTIONS. The donation in its entirety goes directly to this wonderful and vital organization. They were a huge help when breast cancer struck our family and they provide lots of services and information, both traditional and alternative, to those who are in need. They even ...
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Future Of Music Coalition To Launch Groundbreaking Survey For Musicians And Composers On September 6, 2011
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Michael Ricci
Project seeks wide-ranging input from artists across the music landscape Washington, D.C.—National non-profit Future of Music Coalition (FMC), which focuses on education, research and advocacy for musicians, will soon launch the next phase of its ambitious Artist Revenue Streams project with a detailed online survey for musicians and composers. The survey is one part of a multi-method research effort to assess how musicians and composers are currently generating income from their music, performances and brand, and whether this has changed ...
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LA36.org will be showing Words and Music Documentary film & Live Concert July 25 & 31st
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Ron Kaplan
LA36.org will present the documentary film Words and Music and a 15 singer live concert as part of their TV and online programming on behalf of GreatAmericanSongbook.org on July 25th & 31st. If in L.A. tune in or anywhere online!
American Songbook Preservation Society...Singing the Great American Songbook.
7/25/2011 2 pm Words and Music 7/25//2011 3 pm Live Concert 7/25//2011 10 pm Words and Music 7/31//2011 9:45am Words and Music 7/31//2011 10:30am Live Concert
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Mondays at The Stone in NYC: Karl Berger's Stone Workshop Orchestra
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Deborah Day
MONDAYS AT THE STONE Karl Berger's Stone Workshop Orchestra 7:15 REHEARSAL/WORKSHOP and 9:00 PERFORMANCE The Stone is proud to host a new series of CMS workshops in 2011: a new improviser's workshop orchestra is underway EVERY MONDAY NIGHT IN 2011 led by composer/pianist/vibraphonist Karl Berger. Conducted in the tradition of the legendary Creative Music Studio, original compositions, themes by the likes of Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, and world musical melodies will be utilized for orchestral explorations and contrasting solo/duo/trio flights. ...
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"On the Edge: Exploring the Creative Music Scene" Musician Panel on May 4th for Jazz Week from JazzBoston
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Chris Rich
Top-flight musicians Dave Bryant, Tom Hall, John Kordalewski, and Neil Leonard carry on a lively conversation about current trends, with performances by the presenters at the Boston Public Library between 6 and 8pm in the Boston Room.
Dave worked with Ornette Coleman in Prime Time and has been contributing to the quality of musical life here for 30 years. Tom was a founding member of Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet. John is the guardian of the Makanda Ken McIntyre legacy and ...
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Part 5: Playing the Part
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MusicianWages.com
In November of 2008 I moved to New York City. I'd been working in local, regional theatre and tours for over ten years and I was determined to get a job playing keyboards on Broadway. This is part 5 of a 5-part series. For the full story, visit the series home page: How I Became a Broadway Musician The final chapter in this story is different than the others. In Parts 1-4 I was able to pinpoint specific actions, conversations ...
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Milwaukee Jazz Vision Launched!
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Jamie Breiwick
The MILWAUKEE JAZZ VISION is an organization of business and music industry professionals, musicians, teachers, students and listeners working together with the goal of advancing jazz music in the Greater Metro-Milwaukee area. The Milwaukee Jazz Vision is dedicated to advancing the development and growth of the JAZZ COMMUNITY in Milwaukee, WI. The MJV is responsible for the biannual Eastside Jazzfest. The festival is a one-day concert featuring Milwaukee-based jazz acts and national/international acts with ties to Milwaukee. The festival was ...
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