Education News

Free David Liebman Seminar on 'Taking Your Ensemble on the Road'

Source: All About Jazz
September 28, 2005

Chamber Music America is starting up its second series of professional development workshops called “First Tuesdays.” Beginning on Tuesday, October 4th these workshops are held at the CMA office in New York City. Veteran jazz saxophonist, author and clinician, David Liebman, will conduct the first workshop in this series, titled “Taking Your Ensemble on the Road.” The workshop will provide practical guidance for planning a successful tour, from booking the engagements to the actual travel and performance logistics. Mr. Liebman ...

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NYU Presents Fall Jazz Master Class Series: Sept. 29 - Oct.19

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2005

NYU PRESENTS 9TH ANNUAL FALL JAZZ MASTER CLASS SERIES – FOUR NIGHTS OF MUSIC AND INSPIRATION: SEPT. 28; OCT. 5; OCT. 12, AND OCT. 19

Featured Artists: Eddie Gomez, Mark Kramer, Eric Lewis, Maria Schneider, and Tony Malaby

New York University’s Steinhardt School and its Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions present the Fall 2005 Jazz Master Class Series, beginning September 28.

The Jazz Master Classes present an opportunity for students and the public to interact and hear the ...

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Jazz 101 at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Source: All About Jazz
September 12, 2005

Jazz at Lincoln Center Opens 2005-2006 Education Season! Back by Popular Demand: Jazz 101 for Adults and WeBop! for 2-5 year olds August 8, 2005 (New York, NY) Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) welcomes back the popular adult education series, Jazz 101, to the organization’s home, Frederick P. Rose Hall. Designed for jazz fans and novices alike, the series features in-depth and general overview classes. “Respecting the past, nourishing the future and providing educational opportunities for young and old are ...

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1st International Jazz Composers Symposium

Source: All About Jazz
September 8, 2005

The University of South Florida & The Center for Jazz Composition proudly announce The First International JAZZ COMPOSER’S SYMPOSIUM March 9-11, 2006 University of South Florida Campus Tampa, FL For immediate release August 18, 2005 Contact: Chuck Owen/USF Professor of Jazz Studies/[email protected] The USF Center for Jazz Composition hosts the first International Jazz Composer’s Symposium on the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida, March 9-11, 2006. This unique three-day event is designed to allow composers, scholars, and students ...

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NEA Jazz in the Schools Website Launch and 2006 NEA Jazz Masters

Source: All About Jazz
September 7, 2005

WHO Dana Gioia, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts, and Wynton Marsalis, Artistic Director, Jazz at Lincoln Center, will join to make a double announcement: Launch of NEA Jazz in the Schools, a new web-based, multimedia curriculum, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Names of the 2006 NEA Jazz Masters, winners of the nation’s highest honor in this distinctly American art. Previously named NEA Jazz Masters Paquito D’Rivera ...

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Dave Holland Conducts Fall Residency with Steve Nelson

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2005

Jazz Bassist Dave Holland Returns to NEC for Residency, September 20 -22

Performs in Concert September 21 with Vibraphonist Steve Nelson, Coaches Student Performance September 22

Presents Free Masterclasses September 20 and 21

Jazz bassist Dave Holland, Visiting Artist-in-Residence, returns to New England Conservatory September 20 for a fall residency that includes concerts and masterclasses. He will be joined by vibraphonist Steve Nelson in one performance and one class, both on Wednesday the 21st. He will coach students who perform ...

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Jazz Insights schedule

Source: All About Jazz
August 26, 2005

The New School 66 W. 12th Street, New York, NY 10011 Guitar Study Center JAZZ INSIGHTS Early registration is strongly recommended! New School phone registration: 212-229-5690 New School Bulletin request hotline: 800-319-4321 Guitar Study Center office: 212-229-5873 Arnold J. Smith press: 718-625-2026 hosted by lecturer Arnold Jay Smith to register by phone call: 212-229-5690/register online: www.generalstudies.newschool.edu NO SINGLE ADMISSION TICKETS! EACH 6 SESSIONS Tues., 8:00 – 9:50p.m. beg. Sept. 27 & Nov. 15, $200 SHAP 1050A Jazz Insights : “The ...

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Orbert Davis to expand jazz program at UIC

Source: All About Jazz
August 23, 2005

University of Illinois at Chicago Office of Public Affairs (MC 288) 601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607-7113, (312) 996-3456, www.news.uic.edu August 23, 2005 Media Contact: Anne Brooks Ranallo, (312) 355-2523, [email protected] Jazz Artist Orbert Davis Joins UIC Faculty Orbert Davis, jazz trumpeter, composer and educator, has been appointed associate professor of performing arts at the University of Illinois at Chicago, beginning this fall. He will teach jazz history, direct the UIC Jazz Ensemble, and expand the jazz curriculum. “Orbert ...

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