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Global Music Foundation Jazz Seminars 2007

Source: All About Jazz
April 25, 2007

Tuscany International Jazz Summer School & Arts Festival Certaldo, Italy, 20 to 25 August 2007 An intuitive approach to making music and the opportunity to enjoy the experience of life in the heart of the Tuscany Principal Aims of the course To offer high quality, inspiring tuition for instrumentalists and vocalists from all backgrounds. To provide a creative environment where musicians can share ideas and learn from each other. To develop overall musicianship - with particular emphasis on ...

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Tuscany Jazz Vocal Summer School

Source: All About Jazz
April 25, 2007

Certaldo, Italy, 12 to 17 August 2007 Study, Work and Perform with Some of the top singers and instrumentalists in Europe, led by Tina May. “Considered one of the finest jazz vocalist's the UK has ever produced" --All Music Guide Teachers/Performers Tina May Tina has released 8 albums on 33 Records and 1 on Linn Records . She has recently recorded and performed in New York with the legendary pianist Ray Bryant ( who has played with Betty Carter , ...

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Primitivism in Modernism: The Ugo Di Portanova Lecture Series at the University of Houston

Source: All About Jazz
April 16, 2007

The Ugo di Portanova Lecture Series at the University of Houston presents Primitivism in Modernism Open-class lectures concurrent to the “Frames of Modernity" course taught by Professor Alessandro Carrera, World Cultures and Literatures Program, Department of Modern and Classical Languages Pier Paolo Pasolini in / and New York Prof. Luigi Fontanella (Italian, SUNY at Stony Brook) THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2007, 4:00 PM AGNES ARNOLD HALL, ROOM 322 Carlo Levi: From the Southern ...

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Thelonious Monk Institute Announces Major Commitment to New Orleans

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2007

NEW ORLEANS, LA - Kicking off National Jazz Appreciation Month with a major call to action, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz today announced its “Commitment to New Orleans" initiative which includes the relocation of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance to the campus of Loyola University New Orleans from Los Angeles.

The Institute's “Commitment to New Orleans" also includes ongoing school and community jazz education programs to help strengthen the school system, provide employment for New Orleans musicians, ...

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Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz to Announce Major Jazz Education Program in New Orleans

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2007

Jazz Legends Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk Jr., Terence Blanchard, and Wayne Shorter will Join Local and National Political Dignitaries to Celebrate the Announcement NEW ORLEANS, LA - On Monday, April 2, 2007, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz will formally announce the relocation of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance graduate-level college program from Los Angeles to the campus of Loyola University New Orleans. The program, which kicks off National Jazz Appreciation Month and is part of the Institute's ...

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Brubeck Institute Names New Director

Source: All About Jazz
March 21, 2007

Stockton, CA - A new director for the Brubeck Institute was appointed by University officials, it was announced today. Stephen Anderson, currently dean of Pacific's Conservatory of Music, will take over as the full-time director of the Institute. He was selected from several candidates identified through a national search.

Pacific will name an interim dean of the Conservatory and will launch a search for a new dean later this year.

“I am honored and excited to have been asked to ...

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Auditions Open for 2007 Telluride Student All-Stars Jazz Ensemble

Source: MFA - Mitchell Feldman Associates
March 13, 2007

Musicians Aged 13-18 From Around North America To Be Awarded Full Scholarships To Study & Perform At 2007 Telluride Jazz Celebration (Telluride, CO - March 13, 2007) The Raynier Institute & Foundation, the Telluride Foundation and the Telluride Society for Jazz invite musicians age 13 to 18 throughout the U.S. and Canada to audition for a position in the 2007 Telluride Student All-Stars Jazz Ensemble. Up to 10 artists will be chosen from among North America's ...

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AAJ Publisher Michael Ricci Participates in "State of Jazz in Philly" Panel at the Kimmel Center

Source: All About Jazz
March 6, 2007

By Victor L. Schermer

On, Friday, March 2, 2006, All About Jazz publisher Michael Ricci participated in a pre-concert panel discussion about “The State of Jazz in Philadelphia" held at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. The purpose of the panel, convened by Kimmel's Public Relations Director Paul Marotta, was to explore the current challenges and opportunities for jazz music and musicians in the Philadelphia area, taking into account the cultural, marketing, and technological changes and their impact on ...

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