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The Conservatorium Van Amsterdam and Manhattan School of Music Presents the Summer Jazz Workshop

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2008

Summer Jazz Workshop 2008 co-hosted by Manhattan School of Music July 7 - 11, 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Study jazz in Amsterdam this summer! You now have the opportunity to study jazz in an outstanding international musical atmosphere. The Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Manhattan School of Music organize the successful Summer Jazz Workshop. The workshop will be open to jazz students (instrumentalists as well as vocalists) from all over the world. Participating in the Summer Jazz Workshop means one ...

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This week on JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
February 4, 2008

Improvising Over Yesterdays This Jerome Kern standard is a great vehicle to get started improvising over the minor ii-V-i progression, the line cliche and extended dominants. Watch this lesson to learn how to improvise over this tune with chord tones, guide tones, arpeggios, scale passages and approach patterns. The “Improvising Over . . ." series of lessons is an ongoing collection of lessons on how to improvise over the chord changes to important tunes in the jazz repertoire. ...

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North Carolina Blues Show Raises Funds, Awareness for Katrina Musicians

Source: Just Roots PR
February 1, 2008

North Carolina singer/pianist Adrian Duke is performing a special concert in downtown Hillsborough to benefit the Renew Our Music Fund (formerly the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Fund). The Renew Our Music Fund is unmatched in grants, subsidies, and financial & crisis support for New Orleans musicians effected by hurricane Katrina.

Though best known for his performance for Queen Elizabeth on her recent visit to the US, Hillsborough NC singer/pianist Adrian Duke is performing a special concert in downtown Hillsborough to ...

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Steve Wilson Inspires Jazz Students

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 29, 2008

Steve Wilson Focuses on Educating the Next Generation of Aspiring Jazz Artists Residencies, Master Classes and Performances Set for 2008/09 in Easton, PA; Stanislaus/Modesto, CA; Greeley, CO; Indiana, PA; College Park, MD and More Steve Wilson is staying true to his promise of spreading the tradition of Jazz to the next generation of aspiring artists. A number of Educational Workshops have been scheduled for 2008, and more will follow in '09. At Wilson's extensive clinics, he visits a University for ...

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This week on JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
January 28, 2008

Solo Jazz Piano Part 2 The beauty of our chosen instrument is the ability to play alone- solo- without the accompaniment (or interference) of others. Anything you can dream up is fair game when you are playing solo. This series of lessons gives you the tools to do just that beginning in Part 1 with the explanation of the role of the right hand when playing solo jazz piano. Part 2 describes the left hand and Part 3 ...

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JazzPhil-USA Inaugurates the Annual Emil Mijares Scholarship

Source: All About Jazz
January 26, 2008

The Jazz Society of the Philippines, USA (JazzPhil-USA) is now accepting applications for its Emil Mijares Scholarship, named in honor of the recently deceased legendary pianist, arranger, and 2006 JazzPhil-USA Lifetime Achievement awardee. JazzPhil-USA will grant $1000 to a Southern California-based student of Filipino descent. The scholarship is intended for a student who is pursuing education in jazz musicianship, demonstrates promise in the field of jazz, and is committed to the JazzPhil-USA mission of uplifting the Filipino community. Applications and ...

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This week on JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
January 23, 2008

Solo Jazz Piano The beauty of our chosen instrument is the ability to play alone- solo- without the accompaniment (or interference) of others. Anything you can dream up is fair game when you are playing solo. This series of lessons gives you the tools to do just that beginning in Part 1 with the explanation of the role of the right hand when playing solo jazz piano. Part 2 (next week) describes the left hand and Part 3 ...

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National Jazz Competition Draws More Than 340 High School Students to Savannah

Source: All About Jazz
January 22, 2008

Aspiring young musicians to perform, study with and watch performances by esteemed clinicians including Marcus Roberts, Wycliffe Gordon, Jeff Clayton, James Ketch and Marcus Printup Savannah, Georgia - Savannah Music Festival (SMF) has selected twelve outstanding high school jazz bands from across the nation to participate in its expanded high school jazz band program, SWING CENTRAL, which takes place April 3-5, 2008. This year, the well-established three-day workshop program features some of the country's finest high ...

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