Education News

Abraham Laboriel, Patrice Rushen, and Steve Gadd to Welcome Entering Class, Accept Honorary Degrees at Berklee College of Music Fall Convocation 2005

Source: All About Jazz
August 18, 2005

BOSTON, August 19, 2005 — Abraham Laboriel, Patrice Rushen, and Steve Gadd will receive honorary doctor of music degrees for their outstanding contributions to music and culture at the Berklee College of Music 2005 Entering Student Convocation, Friday, September 19, at the Berklee Performance Center (this event is not open to the public). The honorees, Berklee President Roger A. Brown, and Vice President for Student Affairs Lawrence E. Bethune, will welcome the Berklee entering class of 2009, with approximately 815 ...

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Jazz Kamp Kranj Slovenia

Source: All About Jazz
August 15, 2005

Web Address http://www.jazzkamp.com/ August 19-28 2005 Jazz Kamp Kranj Slovenia If you’re interested in improving your music skills and catching some great concerts in a super place, check out Jazz Kamp Kranj this summer. They’re offering workshops for Jazz musicians by professionals such as Prof. Erich Bachtraegl, Prof. Heinz von Hermann, Boško Petrović, Primož Grašič and many more. If you’re a jazz lover checkout the area during the day and enjoy the free open-air evening concerts. This event promises to ...

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NEC's Continuing Ed and Prep Jazz Faculty To Dazzle in Showcase Concert Sept. 11

Source: All About Jazz
July 30, 2005

NEC Continuing Education & Prep Jazz Faculty to Dazzle Listeners with Showcase Concert at Regattabar, Sunday, September 11 at 3 p.m.

The jazz faculty of New England Conservatory’s Continuing Education and Preparatory departments will demonstrate their stylistic breadth and virtuosity at a showcase concert, Sunday, September 11 at 3 p.m. in the Regattabar. Located in the Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge near the Harvard Square T station, the 225-seat Regattabar is one of the most prestigious jazz clubs in ...

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Adventure Music Launches Publishing Division

Source: All About Jazz
July 27, 2005

Adventure Music, the independent label that has released CDs from such acclaimed artists as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ricardo Silveira, Moacir Santos, Claudia Villela, Maria Marquez, Jovino Santos Neto, and its cofounder mandlolin legend Mike Marshall, has just launched a publishing division. The initial titles from Adventure Publishing are five Mandolin Method books authored by Marshall. The books are currently only available online at the Elderly Instruments website, at www.elderly.com, and will be available at other retailers in the near future. ...

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History Of Jazz In L.A. Inspires Public Art By Teens

Source: All About Jazz
July 27, 2005

LOS ANGELES – Teenagers participating in The HeArt Project, a nonprofit organization bringing the arts to Los Angeles County continuation high schools, will unveil a tile mural honoring the history of the Los Angeles jazz movement on Central Avenue at Jazz Park on 42nd Street on Saturday, July 30th at 11:30a.m. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry (District 9) will address the public and introduce HeArt Project students. The 17-foot long mural is the culmination of an after-school public art ...

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Konowitz Improv Camp

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2005

Young Musicians Learn to Think on Their Feet In an Improv Workshop at Teachers College, Columbia University

High School Students and Teachers Learn Music Improvisation at Summer Camp

NEW YORK July 15, 2005 - For the second year in a row, high school musicians from New York City and nearby suburban schools will be jamming together at a five-day Improvisation Camp offered through the Teachers College Center for Educational Outreach & Innovation. From July 25 through July 29, from 10:30 ...

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Berklee Names Dr. Lawrence Simpson Sr. VP for Academic Affairs

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2005

Experienced college leader, executive producer of Tri-C Jazz Festival BOSTON and Cleveland — Berklee College of Music President Roger H. Brown today announced the appointment of Dr. Lawrence J. Simpson to the newly created position of Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at the pioneering music college. At Berklee, Simpson will lead and oversee the academic initiatives of the college, including curriculum, faculty, and all areas directly related to teaching and learning. He joins the college on August 22. Simpson comes ...

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Jazz Sizzles in New Exhibition at CAAM

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2005

Los Angeles – July 7, 2005 - In the words of New Orleans jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton, jazz was born with a “Spanish tinge." A bilingual traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian, “Latin Jazz: La Combinación Perfecta,” will open at the California African American Museum on July 16, 2005 and remain on view until October 8, 2005. “Latin Jazz: La Combinación Perfecta” tells the story of the evolution of Latin jazz in the United States. The exhibition offers a concise ...

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