Education News

NYU's Master Class Series Features Jazz Saxophone Legend Phil Woods

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2005

NYU'S MASTER CLASS SERIES FEATURES JAZZ SAXOPHONE LEGEND PHIL WOODS

New York University's Jazz Master Class Series will feature jazz saxophone legend Phil Woods on Sun., Oct. 9, 7 - 9 p.m. at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th St., betw. 5th and 6th Avenues). The program is part of NYU's Jazz Studies Program in the Steinhardt School of Education's Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions. The event is free and open to the public, which may ...

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Johns Hopkins Professor on "Bebop, Modernism and Change"

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2005

JHU COURSE CATALOG: BEBOP, MODERNISM AND CHANGE

The course: Bebop, Modernism and Change. 3 credits. Offered by the Center for Africana Studies in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.

The instructor: Floyd W. Hayes III, a senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science and coordinator of programs and undergraduate studies in the Center for Africana Studies. Hayes's teaching and research interests include black politics and political philosophy, urban politics and public policy, educational policymaking and politics, leadership studies, ...

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Mel Martin and the Bebop and Beyond Advanced Jazz Workshop announce The Chamber Music America Residency

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2005

September 29, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES MEL MARTIN AND BEBOP AND BEYOND P.O. Box 2758 Novato, CA 94948-2758 USA Contact: Mel Martin - Artistic Director (415)892-5911 [email protected] http://www.melmartin.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mel Martin and the Bebop and Beyond Advanced Jazz Workshop announce The Chamber Music America Residency Partnership Program for 2005-2006 (September 25, 2005, Novato, CA) - Mel Martin and Bebop and Beyond are pleased to announce their fourth year of Jazz Workshops in Novato schools has ...

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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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