Education News

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

Source: All About Jazz
January 15, 2004

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Adult Jazz Program at the Lucy Moses School

Source: All About Jazz
December 22, 2003

Directed by renowned guitarist Roni Ben-Hur, the Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Center's program is designed for all levels from beginners to advanced students, singers and instrumentalists. We offer ensemble classes as well as private instruction. Our faculty are some of the top jazz musicians in New York City, here to provide you with a fun and satisfying learning experience.

Jazz Open Houses: Sunday, January 4, 6 pm Meet the instructors and learn about our jazz classes and private lessons. ...

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Berklee President Lee Eliot Berk To Receive IAJE's Humanitarian Award

Source: All About Jazz
December 18, 2003

BOSTON, December 18, 2003 -- Berklee College of Music President Lee Eliot Berk will receive the International Association for Jazz Education's Humanitarian Award on Thursday, January 22, 2004, at the organization's 31st Annual Conference in New York City. The IAJE conference, which runs from January 21 through 24, will attract over 7,000 jazz educators, musicians, and enthusiasts from over 35 countries.

The IAJE Humanitarian Award will be presented to President Lee Eliot Berk during Thursday evening's concert in the Grand ...

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Billboard, Berklee Launch Online Career Center

Source: All About Jazz
December 11, 2003

Billboard and the Berklee College of Music have partnered in an online career center for music industry professionals and musicians. Located on the BerkleeMusic.com Web site, the co-branded venture offers job listings and career resources specifically tailored to music-related vocations.

“The goal of the project is to create the largest database of jobs and gigs in the music business on the planet," says Dave Kusek, Associate Vice President of Berklee College of Music.

The school launched its online career center ...

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Jazz at Bard Presents the William Parker Quintet in Concert on December 6

Source: All About Jazz
December 2, 2003

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.-The William Parker Quintet, “Raining on the Moon," will perform at Bard College on Saturday, December 6. The performance, titled “Winter Ritual," is presented by Jazz at Bard and will begin at 8:00 p.m. in the Bertelsmann Campus Center's multipurpose room. Admission is $15, free for Bard students. A free lecture workshop titled “The Aesthetics of Sound and the Role of the Musician" will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the multipurpose room. Musicians should bring their own instruments.

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Tresser Printing Publishes Two New Tunes In Sheet Music

Source: All About Jazz
November 29, 2003

Tresser Printing Office has just published two new tunes composed by Stuart H. Tresser in 2003; IT'S MY TUNE and LONESOME VALENTINE. Both tunes are available for FREE on the Jazzbone Records Website under the sheet music section. You can print out a page at the time from a japeg file free sheet music. This website was established to promote the music of composer Stuart H. Tresser and help get the music out to the world without censorship or big ...

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IAJE Conference 2004 - January 21-24, New York City

Source: All About Jazz
November 25, 2003

Global Jazz Community To Convene In New York City January 21-24, 2004

The International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) will return to New York City to hold its 31st Annual Conference from January 21 - 24, 2004. The New York Hilton and Sheraton Hotels will host the world's largest gathering of the global jazz community, with over 7,000 educators, musicians, students and industry representatives from 35 countries expected to attend. The IAJE conference was last held in New York three ...

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The Music Of Miles Davis Featured In Penthouse Concerts & Jazz For Young Peoplesm Concerts - Dec 11 - 13

Source: All About Jazz
November 8, 2003

Trumpeters Eddie Henderson, Justin Kisor and Brandon Lee will be featured in evening concerts at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse on December 11, 12 & 13, 2003. Wynton Marsalis will host a Jazz for Young People concert exploring the topic of “Who is Miles Davis?" on December 13, 2003 at Alice Tully Hall.

Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) continues its season with concerts featuring the music of the preeminent trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis. This celebration of his legacy will ...

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