Education News

NEC President Emeritus Laurence Lesser Assumes Interim Leadership Responsibilities

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2006

New England Conservatory President Emeritus Laurence Lesser has been named Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Conservatory for the 2006-07 academic year (or until a new President can take office at an earlier date). The announcement, which takes effect immediately, was made Monday by Jack H. Vernon, Chair of the Board of Trustees. Lesser, who served as President from 1983-1996 and who has been a member of the cello faculty since his arrival at NEC in 1974, will carry out ...

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JazzAmerica Swings into Summer

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2006

JazzAmerica, the LA-based, tuition-free jazz education organization co-founded by Buddy Collette in 1994, heads into summertime with gusto.

Fresh from exciting performances the first half of 2006--including the Newport Beach Jazz Festival, the South Bay New Orleans Jazz Club, Catalina Bar & Grill and the world-renowned Watts Towers--JazzAmerica invites new jazz students between the ages of 11 and 20 to come study sight-reading, ensemble playing, soloing and music theory.

JazzAmerica conducts a series of Saturday morning “WorkChops," taught by some ...

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Berklee College to celebrate 21st year of jazz education at Umbria Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2006

As they have for each summer since 1985, young musicians will travel from Europe, Africa, and as far away as Australia to study American jazz, improvisation, and gospel singing with U.S. music professors, and compete for thousands of scholarship dollars at Perugia, Italy. Berklee College of Music in July will celebrate its 21st season of jazz education at the Umbria Jazz Festival, in Perugia, Italy, July 4 - 16, 2006, with the Berklee Summer School at Umbria Jazz Clinics, held ...

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Jazz Mentors Program July 11th-14th with Lew Tabackin, Phil Woods, Maynard Ferguson, the Woody Herman Orchestra

Source: All About Jazz
June 15, 2006

Is this Carnegie Hall?

No. But it could be, due to the illustrious and legendary jazz greats that The Jazz Mentors Program continues to bring to the area, in order to pass the torch to our kids, and to those young at heart.

Legends in Jazz--Maynard Ferguson, Phil Woods, John Coates Jr., Lew Tabackin, The Woody Herman Orchestra under the direction of Frank Tiberi, Billy Hart, and the Rutgers Music professors Mike Richmond and Stanley Cowell--are all headed to the ...

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New Book for Beginning Jazz Piano Students

Source: All About Jazz
May 29, 2006

Beginning jazz piano students--How many times have you picked up a jazz piano educational book only to find content that was over your head by page three? The Next Step is a fun and creative approach to piano playing for beginner to intermediate pianists in which increased knowledge of chords, scales and rhythms leads you to greater personal expression. How much previous experience do you need to benefit from this book? If you know how to construct a C, F ...

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Revolutionary On-Line Interactive Master Classes Announced!

Source: All About Jazz
May 27, 2006

Guitarist Mike Gellar, founder of MIKE'S MASTER CLASSES, today announced the launching of a new service that affords students, master musicians, and educators across the globe an opportunity to come together in a virtual classroom where they will study together and network. Unlike other on-line classes, MIKE'S MASTER CLASSES is live and interactive. Students can see, hear, and interact with the masters as well as the other on-line class members. No downloaded software is required. All an attendee needs is ...

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Karen Blixt Jazzschool

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2006

Karen Blixt has spent the past ten years making a name for herself as one of the California Bay Area jazz scene's most respected and successful vocalists. Now to commemorate the release of her first-ever studio recording, Spin This, Karen will be teaming with a host of the jazz's finest luminaries for a stellar performance at Berkeley's Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance.

On Saturday, June 3rd, 2006, Karen will delight audiences with another daring and bold array of jazz's ...

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Ann Hampton Callaway, Laurel Masse and Janis Siegel to teach Jazz Master Class at Singers Forum NYC

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2006

Tony-nominated singer/songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway and Grammy winners Laurel Masse and Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer will come together for the first time to teach a master class in jazz vocals for Singers Forum, New York's premiere vocal academy.

The class, “Sing the Swing," will take place on July 10th and 11th, from 7-10 pm in The Dorothy Jones Theater at Singers Forum. Participating students will be chosen by auditions on May 31 and June 1, but auditors are ...

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