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Renowned Jazz Bassist / Composer / Educator / Community Activist Jeff Denson Spearheads Ridgeway Arts, Inc. New Non-Profit Serving Bay-Area Jazz Scene
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Renowned bassist/composer/educator/community activist Jeff Denson and a small group of colleagues have formed Ridgeway Arts, Inc—a multi-faceted San Francisco Bay Area-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. Two years in the planning, Ridgeway Arts is built upon a series of initiatives designed to enhance and fortify the Bay Area scene, and to make a strong contribution to the national landscape of jazz and the arts in general. While Jeff Denson’s vision provides an extremely significant force, the spirit of partnership and collective effort ...
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Music Education Monday: "Jazz Fusion Master Class" with Zakir Hussain
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Percussionist Zakir Hussain is known as a virtuoso of the tabla who has spent his career bridging Indian classical music and jazz, in the process helping to invent and popularize the notion of “world music." Hussain (pictured) was a co-founder of the band Shakti with John McLaughlin and L. Shankar, and in addition to leading his own groups also has performed and recorded with many other well-known musicians from diverse traditions, including Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart's groups Diga Rhythm ...
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Music Education Monday: Master classes with saxophonist Chris Potter
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Whether it's as leader of his own bands or as a sideman to the likes of Dave Holland, Paul Motian, and Dave Douglas, Chris Potter has been one of the most in-demand saxophonists in jazz for most of the 21st century. Potter, who will be 45 years old this Friday, has released more than 15 albums as a leader and appeared on more than 150 recordings by others, winning critical acclaim for his technical mastery, harmonic imagination, and rhythmic fluidity. ...
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Music Education Monday: A Latin jazz bass clinic with Oscar Stagnaro
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Unless you follow Latin jazz and/or jazz education fairly closely, you might not know Oscar Stagnaro by name, but the veteran bassist has the knowledge and the chops to rank with the best in the business. A native of Peru, Stagnaro has been a professor at Berklee College of Music since 1988, and has written three books and numerous magazine articles about Latin jazz bass techniques and concepts. He's also been the regular bassist for saxophonist and clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera ...
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Music Education Monday: A master class with trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today for Music Education Monday, it's a master class from trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. A rising star in the jazz world, the 33-year-old native of Oakland, CA studied at the Manhattan School of Music and the University of Southern California, and in 2007 was the winner of both the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition. Akinmusire has performed and recorded as a sideman with musicians including Vijay Iyer, Esperanza Spalding, Jason Moran, and ...
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New England Conservatory’s Jazz Lab: June 26 to July 1, 2016
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Students ages 14-18 are invited to spend a week in the city eating and breathing jazz with some of the best musicians in the country and make friendships that will last a lifetime at New England Conservatory’s Jazz Lab. It’s a one-week intensive program for students from throughout the United States and abroad. Instrumentalists and vocalists are welcome, as are small ensembles. No pre-audition is required. The program takes place Sunday, June 26-Friday, July 1, 2016. Both day and overnight ...
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Music Education Monday: Guitar lessons from John McLaughlin, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
As a sideman to Miles Davis and Tony Williams, founder of the bands Mahavishnu Orchestra and Shakti, and a prolific solo artist and collaborator, John McLaughlin is one of the most admired guitarists of the past 50 years. Drawing on jazz, rock, classical, Indian music, and more, McLaughlin, now 73 years old, helped pioneer the jazz/fusion sound of the 1970s, influencing several generations of guitarists in the process. He continues to tour with his current band, the 4th Dimension, and ...
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Music Education Monday: A master class with Michael Brecker, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Saxophonist Michael Brecker was a prolific and influential jazz, rock, pop, and session player for the better part of four decades, starting at the turn of the 1970s and continuing until his untimely death from complications of leukemia in 2007, when he was just 57 years old. Brecker's distinctive sound and approach, drawing on the innovations of John Coltrane but also incorporating other influences, personal interpretation, and technical refinements, inspired many young musicians during his lifetime, and he continues to ...
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