Education News

New England Conservatory Appoints Faculty, Interim Director of Choral Activities

Source: All About Jazz
July 12, 2004

New England Conservatory Appoints Jazz Trombonist Andre Hayward to Faculty, Conductor Amy Lieberman As Interim Director of Choral Activities

Andre Hayward, jazz trombonist for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, has been named to the New England Conservatory faculty. Amy Lieberman, an alumna of NEC's Preparatory School, will become NEC's Interim Director of Choral Activities for the school year 2004-5.

Born in Houston in 1973, Andre Hayward started playing trombone and tuba at age 11, performing in his junior high school ...

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Jazz Aspen Snowmass Announces First Ever Band Edition

Source: All About Jazz
June 22, 2004

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JALC Announces North America's Best H.S. Jazz Bands!

Source: All About Jazz
May 25, 2004

Jazz At Lincoln Center Announces Winners Of Its Ninth Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival

1st Place: Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble 2nd Place: Foxboro High School Jazz Ensemble 3rd Place: Sun Prairie High School Jazz Ensemble I

Three high school jazz bands took top honors in the Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) Ninth Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival. They were chosen by a panel ...

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Virtuoso Bassist Richard Davis in Clinic Crafters Workshop at Birdland Sunday, May 23

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 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 an intimate series of workshops at Birdland, 315 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036 from 1pm - 3 pm.

Richard Davis is ...

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Retiring College President Lee Eliot Berk And Bill Cosby Honored At Berklee College Of Music

Source: All About Jazz
May 14, 2004

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'On the Books: Using Jazz Archives and Libraries' Wednesday, May 19, 6-8pm at the New School

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2004

Please join us for the next installment of the Jazz Journalists Association's “Jazz Matters" series:

“On the Books: Using Jazz Archives and Libraries" Wednesday, May 19, 6-8pm New School jazz performance space (55 W. 13 St., 5th floor, New York, NY)

This panel might be more accurately titled “On the Books, Recordings, Sheet Music, Manuscripts, Memorabilia and the assorted other materials in jazz archives and libraries." At some point in their work, most jazz ...

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Masters Share Secrets to Improvisation with Beginning and Advanced Students in Workshop Series

Source: All About Jazz
April 10, 2004

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Joins SupportMusic.com Initiative To Keep Music In Schools

Source: All About Jazz
March 5, 2004

NEW YORK, NY, Wednesday, March 3 2004 – Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC), a not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to the education, performance and broadcast of jazz music, has joined the Music Education Coalition in its massive initiative to help parents and educators appeal to school boards and other decision-makers to keep music in schools. The two organizations will link their websites, www.jazzatlincolncenter.org and www.SupportMusic.com, to share information and combat America's cultural deficit. “Too often, music programs are the first to ...

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