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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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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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