Education News

Jazz/funk Group Magnets! in Residence at Reed College, Portland, Oregon

Source: All About Jazz
January 10, 2005

Bi- Coastal jazz/funk 4tet Magnets! will do a Residency at Reed College in Portland, Oregon this month. Magnets! , which is a co-op group featuring saxophonist Rob Scheps, drummer Ronnie Burrage and bassist Kim Clarke , will teach afternoon workshops on January 19,20 & 21 in the Prexy Music Building at Reed - students will have the opportunity to learn Magnets! original compositions from the composers themselves. The Residency will culminate in a concert Saturday night, January 22nd at 9 ...

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NEA Launches Jazz in the Schools

Source: All About Jazz
January 9, 2005

Long Beach, CA - The National Endowment for the Arts today announced the launch of NEA Jazz in the Schools, an educational resource for high school teachers of social studies, U.S. history, and music. The five-unit, web-based curriculum and DVD toolkit explores jazz as an indigenous American art form and as a means to understand American history. The curriculum is produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center, a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to jazz, and supported by a $100,000 grant from ...

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Save the Jazz Museum in Harlem

Source: All About Jazz
January 5, 2005

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IAJE 2005 Conference Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
January 4, 2005

Schedule Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Special Locations Volunteer/Personnel Office: Long Beach Convention Center Room 203C Silent Auction: Long Beach Convention Center Main Floor, South Lobby Press/Media: Long Beach Convention Center Room 203B IAJE Education Department Office: Terrace Theater Seaside Level 305 Backline Production: Long Beach Convention Center Room 104B AAJC Hospitality Room: Terrace Theater Seaside Level 306A

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NEA Jazz Masters Press Annoucement

Source: All About Jazz
December 30, 2004

WHAT A press conference announcing a major new jazz education initiative by the National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center; announcement of major sponsorship for NEA jazz programs; a panel discussion with the 2005 NEA Jazz Masters; and a salute to the big band music of Artie Shaw and Slide Hampton.

WHO Dana Gioia, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts A.B. Spellman, Deputy Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts ...

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National Endowment for the Arts Taps Jazz Celebrities for 2005 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Concert

Source: All About Jazz
December 16, 2004

The perennially popular Ramsey Lewis, host of the new public television series Legends of Jazz, will serve as master of ceremonies at an all-star concert on Friday, January 7, honoring the 2005 recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award.

Held at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California, the ceremony and concert will also feature Nancy Wilson (NEA Jazz Master 2004) and Dr. Billy Taylor (NEA Jazz Master 1988) as award presenters. Performers will ...

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Playing guitar as a piano it's possible...Have a look at the new lessons section about DAEGAB Guitar Tuning.

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2004

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Berklee Present Concerts, Clinics, and Panel Discussions, Nov. 29-Dec.2, Celebrating the Inauguration of President Roger H. Brown

Source: All About Jazz
November 19, 2004

Berklee College of Music begins a new era with the inauguration of its third-ever president, Roger H. Brown, on Friday, December 3, 2004. Beginning Monday, November 29, Berklee is presenting a variety of public events leading up to the inauguration, giving the Berklee community an opportunity to honor its past, celebrate its present, and usher in the future. Events include concerts of jazz, rock, hip-hop, Afro-Cuban, and gospel music; faculty panel discussions, lectures, and clinics. All events are open to ...

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