Education News

'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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Ninth Annual Essentially Ellington Finalists Announced

Source: All About Jazz
March 5, 2004

New York, NY, March 4, 2004 Today, Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) announced the 15 finalist bands for its prestigious Ninth Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival. These bands will compete for over $11,000 in cash awards at the competition finals, produced by JALC, in New York City on May 22, 23 & 24, 2004. This year, a total number of 6,840 newly-transcribed Ellington scores and educational materials were sent to 1,140 high school jazz bands ...

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Berklee's New Student-Run Label, Jazz Revelation Records Presents CD Release Concert

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2004

BOSTON -- Berklee College of Music student-run label, Jazz Revelation Records, is proud to announce the release of its first compilation album entitled Rebirth, featuring eleven of Berklee's most talented and innovative student artists working in the jazz medium. Most of the performers on the CD will perform on Wednesday, February 18th, 2004, at the JR Records Jazz Showcase at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, in Boston. The concert begins at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are $5, $2 for ...

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Clinic Crafters Workshops at the Iridium Jazz Club

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2004

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Nicholas Payton: Blue Note Master Class (Saturday, 2/14)

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2004

THE BLUE NOTE PRESENTS The Jazz Education & Enrichment Program

BLUE NOTE MASTER CLASS

Saturday, February 14, 2004 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Trumpeter NICHOLAS PAYTON

At the Blue Note Master Class, today's most seminal Jazz artists share their knowledge and expertise in a casual and intimate setting of a jazz club. A class consists of a lecture and demonstrations followed by a question and answer session. It is a rare opportunity for aspiring musicians and ...

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Berklee Names Roger H. Brown New President

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2004

Entrepreneur And Early Childhood Educator Named President Of Berklee College Of Music

Roger H. Brown, Founder and Executive Chairman Of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Succeeds Lee Berk, For 25 Years Head Of College Bearing His Name

Brown, Also a Musician, Is First Non-Member of Berk Family To Lead World's Premier Music College

Boston, MA, February 6, 2004 - Berklee College of Music, the world's largest independent music college and premier learning lab for contemporary music, named today as its new ...

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