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Registration Now Open - Jazz For Teens Program Continues For 28th Year In Newark, New Jersey
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AMT Public Relations
Fall Semester: September 27 to December 13, 2025; Spring Semester: January 24 to May 16, 2026, 10:00am-5:00pm EST (schedules vary). Arts High School 550 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Newark, NJ, 07102 Student musicians ages 13-18. Register: $700 per semester. $1,200 for full year. Registration is required. Scholarships and/or financial aid are available. For more information, visit NJPAC.org or call 973.353.7058. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the state’s anchor cultural institution, celebrates 28 years of ...
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Revolutionize Your Jazz Practice With Tessitura Pro – Now On Ios & Macos
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Ariel Ramos
mDecks Music has released Tessitura Pro for iOS and macOS, bringing one of the most powerful tools for modern jazz improvisation and harmonic mastery to mobile and desktop musicians alike. Designed by composer and educator Ariel J. Ramos, Tessitura Pro is already a favorite among advanced jazz players, educators, and improvisers worldwide. Built around a deep understanding of jazz harmony and the circle of fifths, Tessitura Pro helps musicians internalize the essential structures behind jazz improvisation. From bebop scales to ...
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Modern Guitar Harmony Launches New Website For Harmonic Explorations On Guitar
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Marcel Springorum
Modern Guitar Harmony is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned educational website, ModernGuitarHarmony.com, a premier destination for guitarists seeking to deepen their understanding of advanced harmony, improvisation, and modern composition techniques. The updated platform offers a rich and growing library of eBooks, courses, and mentorship programs, featuring content from world-renowned guitarists such as Ben Monder, John Stowell, Gilbert Isbin, and others. Designed for serious musicians, the site caters to intermediate-to-advanced players who want to move beyond basic ...
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Still Places Available On Europe's Biggest And Most Inclusive Jazz Education Event—Sligo Jazz 2025
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Sligo Jazz Project
Sligo Jazz Project’s annual Summer School and Festival runs from 22-27 July 2025, bringing a team of 33 world-class musicians from all over the world to teach and perform in Sligo over six days. From 22–27 July 2025, Sligo will once again become a global hub for music lovers, students, and jazz legends, as it hosts Europe’s largest and most inclusive Jazz Summer School alongside its internationally renowned Jazz Festival. The countdown is on for world-class jazz education and live ...
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MFM Presents: 'How Musicians Work with Mastering Engineers'–A Zoom Webinar Featuring Industry Experts Adam Reifsteck and Fred Kevorkian on May 12, 2025
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Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi aka SoSaLa
Musicians for Musicians (MFM), a nonprofit organization advocating for the empowerment and fair compensation of music creators, is excited to announce a special talk event: “How Musicians Work with Mastering Engineers," a Zoom webinar to be held on Monday, May 12, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT. This informative session is produced by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (MFM President/saxophonist) and hosted by Adam Reifsteck (MFM Vice President/Founder of Teknofonic Recordings). Leading the discussion will be Fred Kevorkian, a renowned ...
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Eastman School of Music Announces Two Jazz Faculty Hires and an Endowed Concert Series
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Michael Ricci
Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, is proud to share two new faculty hires in the Jazz & Contemporary Media (JCM) department, as well as a newly endowed concerts series, all serving to enhance the stellar reputation and offerings of Eastman jazz. Appointed to begin the 2025-26 academic year, Otis Brown III is named Assistant Professor of Jazz Drum Set and Marshall Gilkes is named Associate Professor of Jazz Trombone. In addition, thanks to a significant gift ...
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Harlem School Of The Arts To Launch New Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Academy Honoring The Trumpet Virtuoso And Celebrating His Lasting Contributions
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SM Communication Solutions
On February 20th, as part of the month-long Black History celebration, the Harlem School of the Arts will launch an important new, FREE music program, the Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Academy, made possible by the Herb Alpert Foundation. Mr. Alpert considered Dizzy Gillespie a good friend whose musicianship he respected and admired. In the 1990s, to preserve Dizzy’s legacy, he established the Dizzy Gillespie Chair in Music at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and funded the Dizzy Gillespie Digital ...
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A Tribe for Jazz Awarded Battelle Central Ohio STEM Grant for Groundbreaking Jazz Lab Mobile Pilot
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Michael Ricci
A Tribe for Jazz proudly announces receipt of a Battelle Central Ohio STEM Grant, awarded for their innovative Jazz Lab mobile pilot initiative. As a leading nonprofit philanthropic organization, Battelle dedicates a significant portion of its resources to STEM initiatives, aiming to equip students with the necessary skills to become future leaders and innovators. “These creative and impactful projects will expand access to STEM education across Central Ohio,” said Wes Hall, Senior Vice President of Philanthropy and Education at Battelle. ...
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