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Jazz Went Back to College

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2008

A lesson in American musical history A visit with the Harvard Westlake Jazz Explorers

Jazz went to college back in the heyday of Dave Brubeck, when block chords and 5/4 time were considered way rad. It was the 1950s, and the screaming guitar had yet to strike. But now jazz is going to prep school, and when I heard that, I had to pay a visit to the home of the band in question. It proved to be ...

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Berklee to Audition Musicians in Accra, Ghana, and Durban, South Africa, for Scholarship Opportunities

Source: All About Jazz
May 28, 2008

Berklee College of Music, the world's leading institution for the study of contemporary music, announces the creation of the Africa Scholars Program. The college will be holding audition and interview (A&I) events offering talented musicians the chance to be awarded scholarships to attend the college. Auditions, open to citizens of any African nation, will be conducted for the first time in Accra, Ghana, on June 15 and 16, and Durban, South Africa, on June 18 and 19. For more information ...

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Newark Museum and WBGO-Jazz Presents Master Classes

Source: All About Jazz
May 27, 2008

The Newark Museum and WBGO-Jazz 88 will offer free master classes for aspiring jazz musicians, age 13 and older, on June 19 with saxophonist David Murray and July 17 with percussionist Bobby Sanabria, following their performances at The Museum's Jazz in the Garden Summer Concert Series performances. The free classes are supported, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Now in its 43rd year, the highly popular Jazz in the Garden summer concerts in the ...

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JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
May 21, 2008

The JazzPianoOnline.com Spring 2008 Newsletter Sign up for the first edition of the JazzPianoOnline.com Spring 2008 Newsletter. Learn more about what JazzPianoOnline.com is all about including: Upcoming lessons; Practice Tips; Testimonials; Three licks from Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly PLUS a 10% off coupon on your next subscription. What is JazzPianoOnline.com? JazzPianoOnline is Online, Interactive, Streaming Video Jazz Piano Lessons. Watch Watch high-quality streaming video lessons with synchronized annotated notation on topics that matter most to ...

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces Winners of 13th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition

Source: All About Jazz
May 20, 2008

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IAJE: Gone, Gone, Gone... What's Next?

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2008

Now that the deed has been done and the International Association for Jazz Education has seemingly folded its tent and significantly filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection a filing quite different from the more familiar Chapter 11 which would at least leave the door ajar for some form of organizational recovery as Ricky Schultz pleads in his intelligent Comment left on this site the big question is whats next. From the many Comments posted in response to our original Woe ...

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National Guitar Workshop Announces 2008 Bass Summit with Steve Bailey and Steve Swallow

Source: All About Jazz
May 14, 2008

The National Guitar Workshop is proud to announce our 2008 Bass Summit sponsored by Washburn Guitars and Eden Amps. The Bass Summit will feature appearances by Steve Bailey and Steve Swallow Litchfield, CT--May 14, 2008 - The National Guitar Workshop (guitarworkshop.com) is proud to announce that Washburn Guitars and Eden Amplifiers are sponsoring our 2008 Bass Summit. During the Bass Summit students will get the chance to study with some of The National Guitar Workshop's premier bass faculty including Dave ...

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New on JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
May 14, 2008

Walking Bassline Part 1 and Part 2 Listen to virtually any jazz recording and you will hear it: the quarter note bassline walking up and down the scale providing both rhythm and harmony. This is the walking bassline and it is one of the defining elements of jazz. Playing a walking bassline over any set of changes is an essential skill not only for every bass player but for every pianist too. You will use the walking bassline in duos ...

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