Education News

Innovative Music Educator Tom Davis

Source: All About Jazz
November 24, 2008

Tom Davis is an innovative high school band director/composer who takes music education to the next level by utilizing the power of the internet. Through his ArtistShare Scores and Parts project he offers compositions from his latest album Lake Songs along with full multimedia support including performance and rehearsal guidance for band directors, downloadable solo transcriptions, streaming audio and video interviews of musicians, mp3s of improvised solos and many more. You can even contact Tom for further advice and tips! ...

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AAJ's Martin Gladu to Present at Concordia University

Source: All About Jazz
November 24, 2008

All About Jazz Section Editor and contributor Martin Gladu will be presenting at Montreal's Concordia University's Faculty Of Music. As a one-day, guest lecturer he will offer insight on diverse topics including: Web promotion ideas Digital distribution Review of current outlets available for selling and promoting music online Music social networking sites Clearing copyrights for use in podcasts, webcasts, and personal websites.

WHERE: Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St, Room CC 312.

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Japan's Jazz Coffeeshops

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2008

Michael Molasky, jazz pianist and history professor at the University of Minnesota, spent a year traveling up and down the islands of Japan seeking out the proprietors of jazz coffeeshops. He recounted his discoveries to a UCLA audience at a colloquium sponsored by the Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center on October 27 2008. Japan's first jazz coffeeshop appeared in 1929 when the Blackbird opened across the street from Tokyo University and played “jazz"- which in Japan applied to many ...

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New on JazzPianoOnline.com: Chordscale Theory-Modes of the Major Scale

Source: All About Jazz
November 20, 2008

Chordscale Theory-Modes of the Major Scale

Dorian, mixolydian, ionian, locrian. You've no doubt heard these terms tossed around in improv books and by teachers but what do they mean and what are they used for? Find out answers to these questions and more in this second lesson in the Chordscale Theory series where the tune Mack the Knife is analyzed and a transcription of Jessica Williams improvising over the changes from her 1997 recording Higher Standards is examined for her ...

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Marvin Stamm and the Russians

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
November 19, 2008

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Chicago Jazz Ensemble Names New Music and Education Directors

Source: All About Jazz
November 15, 2008

The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE), under the artistic direction of Jon Faddis, has named Dana Hall as its music director and Darius Hampton as education director. The news was announced by CJE Executive Director J. Richard Dunscomb. In addition to their new roles, Hall will maintain his seat as drummer for the CJE and Hampton will continue as music librarian. We are pleased to celebrate the expanded roles of these two exceptional jazz aficionados. Dana is as talented on the ...

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Scenic Anemia Investigates: Jazz Music's Tragic "72" Club

Source: All About Jazz
November 13, 2008

Most everyone familiar with classic rock is familiar with the notorious “27″ club, the ever growing group of famous (or famous-ish, in some cases) musicians who met an untimely death at the age of 27. Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Robert Johnson. The list reads like a who’s-who of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. But it isn’t. Cobain isn’t eligible until, like, 2012 or something. So it’s just a partial list of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. ...

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Ten American Bands Chosen to Tour the World

Source: All About Jazz
November 13, 2008

Jazz at Lincoln Center and the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs have announced the names of 10 ensembles that will tour with The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program in 2009. American music groups from throughout the United States specializing in jazz, urban/hip hop and other American roots music including blues, bluegrass, Cajun, country, gospel and zydeco were invited to apply for the opportunity to travel abroad to promote cross-cultural understanding, particularly to countries not regularly ...

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