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Moses Avalon's Confessions of a Record Producer Workshop October 16 & 17

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2004

How can songwriters, side-players, artists and producers protect their rights and their money?

In October of 1998, the book, Confessions of a Record Producer: How To Survive the Scams and Shams of the Music Business hit the streets and the industry has not been the same. For the first time real numbers of what everybody in the music business earns, how artists are ripped off with clever accounting and common methods of copyright fraud were exposed.

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Billy Cobham Conducts Clinic Crafters Master Class at Birdland October 10

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2004

From the audience, a great performance comes across like a seamless miracle. If you could get the performer's commentary on what he does, though, you'd learn that each combines theory, technique and tricks of the trade with his talent in a totally individual way - and that's what students and fans have the opportunity to discover in this special master class with drum legend Billy Cobham at Birdland, 315 West 44th Street in Manhattan from 1 pm - 3 pm. ...

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Francisco Aguabella Conducts Clinic Crafters Master Class at Blue Note October 14

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2004

From the audience, a great performance comes across like a seamless miracle. If you could get the performer's commentary on what he does, though, you'd learn that each combines theory, technique and tricks of the trade with his talent in a totally individual way - and that's what students and fans have the opportunity to discover in this special master class with percussion legend Francisco Aguabella at Blue Note from 2 pm - 4 pm.

Widely recognized as a master ...

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Tritone Jazz Fantasy Camps 2005

Source: All About Jazz
September 27, 2004

The ever-popular Tritone Jazz Fantasy Camps will be held once again at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY June 26-July 1 and at Bjorklunden in Baileys Harbor, WI August 7-13, 2005.

Tritone camps offer adult (over 21) jazz players and singers of any ability the opportunity to learn jazz improvisation from some of the country's finest players and teachers, including renowned guitarist Gene Bertoncini, vocalist Janet Planet, and composer/arranger John Harmon. The week-long experience includes master classes, small-combo and big-band playing, ...

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Vocal Pro Track @ The Jazzschool in Berkeley, CA

Source: All About Jazz
September 22, 2004

On The Road To Becoming A Professional Singer

A 10-Week Course For Aspiring Professional Vocalists: From Art To Biz

Staff Includes: Tim Jackson, Artistic Director, Monterey Jazz Festival Peter Williams, Artistic Director, Yoshi's Bill Traut, Kurt Elling's Former Manager Jesse “Chuy" Varela, Program Director, Kcsm Radio Dave Ellis, Milestone Recording Artist Michael Bloom, Michael Bloom Media Relations Stacey Hoffman, Psychotherapist Paul Potyen, Pianist/Author “Extreme ...

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The Moses Avalon Confessions of a Record Producer Workshop Comes to New York October 16 & 17

Source: All About Jazz
September 19, 2004

How to Survive the Scams and Shams of the Music Business

“Not one single music business workshop in the last ten years comes to a close second. It's worth ten times what you pay and it won't last forever." - Dave Paton Booking Agent: Van Halen, Tom Petty, Twisted Sister, Crabby Appleton

How can songwriters, side-players, artists and producers protect their rights and their money?

In October of 1998, the book, Confessions of a Record Producer: How To Survive the ...

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Jazz Research Roundtable Fall/Winter 2004 Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2004

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY Institute of Jazz Studies Dept. of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Newark JAZZ RESEARCH ROUNDTABLE Fall/Winter 2004 Schedule September 23: John Howland: Jazz Rhapsodies in Black and White: The Cultural Nexus of James P. Johnson's “Yamekraw: A Negro Rhapsody" October 14: Remembering Bix: The Legacy of Ralph Berton, hosted by Robert “Gabe" Gabrielsky November 18: Maxine Gordon: In-Dex: Dexter Gordon and the Business of Bebop ...

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Hal Galper's Forward Motion, From Bach to Bebop, a Corrective Approach to Jazz Phrasing

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2004

The World's First Play-Along Jazz Instruction E-book!! (Print version purchasers can also access the hidden web files) Hal Galper's Forward Motion, From Bach to Bebop, a Corrective Approach to Jazz Phrasing “Even glancing at this book will generate new ideas for improvisers at any level." ~ Dave Liebman. “I am loving your book. It is a great teaching tool. I am already incorporating it into my improv classes." ~ Bobby Watson, Director of Jazz Studies, UMKC Conservatory of ...

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