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Eastman School Of Music And ArtistShare Join Forces To Promote Student And Alumni Careers
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Brian Camelio
Will promote competitively selected Eastman musicians through the Eastman/ArtistShare New Artist Program Students and recent alumni of the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music will now have an opportunity to join a very special family of professional artists. Eastman and ArtistShare have announced an exclusive partnership to recognize and support the career and artistic development of exceptional Eastman students and alumni. ArtistShare, founded in 2001 as the Internet’s first “crowdfunding” platform for creative artists, will promote competitively selected Eastman ...
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Detroit School Of Arts Builds A Community Through Music [VIDEO]
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In this short documentary, we delve into the inner working of the Detroit School for Arts, a GRAMMY Signature Schools Community Award Recipient working to provide young people with opportunity through music. Guest Post by the Recording Academy on Medium As part of The Recording Academy’s educational mission, GRAMMY in the Schools programs seek to influence the lives of young people by opening windows of opportunity through music that can provide for their futures. GRAMMY Signature Schools, a program under ...
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Music Education Monday: A lesson from Peter Erskine on playing with brushes
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today for Music Education Monday, you can get a video lesson from famed drummer Peter Erskine on “Playing Brushes With All Styles Of Music." First gaining wide attention in the mid-1970s as a member of Stan Kenton's big band, Erskine (pictured) can be heard on more than 600 albums encompassing styles including jazz, funk, rock, pop and more. He has performed and/or recorded with headliners such as Weather Report, Diana Krall, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Steps Ahead, Kate Bush, and ...
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Music Education Monday: A master class with pianist Oscar Peterson
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week for Music Education Monday, you can sit in via video on a master class with the late, great pianist Oscar Peterson. One of the most acclaimed and popular jazz pianists of his generation. Peterson, who died at age 72 in 2007, wasknown as a technical master in the tradition of Art Tatum, capable of executing elaborate flights of pianistic fancy while still retaining the essential elements of blues and swing. He was best known for working in a ...
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Music Education Monday: Recording drums and more with Steve Albini
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week for Music Education Monday, you can get a little free advice on recording via some videos from producer Steve Albini. Though he's known for his work with alt-rock and punk acts such as Nirvana, The Pixies, PJ Harvey, and Iggy Pop, the fundamentals of Albini's pragmatic approach to capturing full band performances in the studio on a modest budget can be applied to many musical genres, including jazz. In the first video below, recorded in 2005 at a ...
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Music Education Monday: A jazz piano lesson from Don Grusin
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week for Music Education Monday, you can check out a video lesson from pianist Don Grusin. The younger brother of musician, producer, and label owner Dave Grusin, Don Grusin has made 17 albums as a leader, and has been heard in hundreds of other recordings, films and TV shows made during the past 40 years, working with jazz musicians and singers including Lee Ritenour, Brenda Russell, Tom Browne, Ernie Watts, Joe Pass, Eric Marienthal, David Benoit, Patti Austin, Harvey ...
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Music Education Monday: Master classes with bassist Abraham Laboriel
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week for Music Education Monday, you can check out a couple of master classes with the veteran bassist Abraham Laboriel. Since graduating from Berklee and beginning his career in the early 1970s, the 69-year-old Laboriel (pictured) has played thousands of sessions, working on TV and film soundtracks and with top names in jazz, rock, pop, and contemporary Christian music including Al Jarreau, George Benson, Andy Summers, Barbra Streisand, Billy Cobham, Dave Grusin, Dolly Parton, Donald Fagen, Elton John, Freddie ...
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Music Education Monday: Jazz trombone tips from Robin Eubanks, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week for Music Education Monday, here's a grab-bag of material of interest to trombonists, including a video in which Robin Eubanks talks about “music, jazz, and developing as a musician." The brother of guitarist Kevin Eubanks and trumpeter Duane Eubanks, Robin Eubanks probably is best known for his work with bassist Dave Holland and as a member of the SFJAZZ Collective, but he's also released nine albums as a bandleader, the most recent of which is 2014's kLassik RocK ...
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