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Jazz Guitarist/Composer Pat Metheny Appointed "Herb Alpert Visiting Professor" At Berklee College Of Music

Source: All About Jazz
December 10, 2002

Professorship Established by Generous Support From The Herb Alpert Foundation

BOSTON-- This month, jazz guitarist/composer Pat Metheny, the winner of fourteen Grammy Awards, began his appointment as a Herb Alpert Visiting Professor at Berklee College of Music. Metheny, who was on the Berklee faculty in the mid-1970s and received an honorary doctorate of music from the college in 1996, is the third Herb Alpert Visiting Professor, following the previously appointed pianist/composer Alan Broadbent '69 and bassist Abe Laboriel, Sr. '72, ...

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Berklee's Annual Winds Day To Pay Tribute To Joe Viola

Source: All About Jazz
October 23, 2002

Memorial Concert to Feature Bill Pierce, George Garzone, Dino Govoni, Jim Odgren, Frank Tiberi, Matt Marvuglio, and Tommy Ferrante

BOSTON -- Monday, November 4, 2002, has been designated Winds Day, Berklee College of Music's annual, all-day event that features Brass and Woodwind Department faculty and students plus guest artists. This year's Winds Day is dedicated to the memory of the late Joe Viola, who was a master woodwind player and Founding Chair of the Berklee College of Music Woodwind Department. ...

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"In Depth" with Charlie Miller

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2002

On four Thursdays in October (the 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st), Charlie Miller will conduct a live show over the internet from 1:00pm to 3:00pm CST. These shows will address any issues about music, playing music, the history of jazz, etc.

Charlie will be playing examples and taking questions in response to e-mails sent before and during the shows. He will also be playing - and broadcasting - new music. This is a jazz program for jazz students.

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Play Guitar - The Ultimate In Guitar Lessons And Tuition

Source: All About Jazz
September 19, 2002

At last, the top music and computer brains have got together to develop one of the most comprehensive, interactive guitar tutorial software packages currently available. Play Guitar has all the features that anyone could want, and is extremely user friendly. Want to know more? Check out the website http://www.vmcguitar.com and see for yourself. For all levels of players: from beginners to advanced Over 2400 sound recordings 1260 chord dictionary + tablature Backup tracks for ...

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Jazz Guitarist/Composer Rob Levit appointed Artist-In-Residence at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts

Source: All About Jazz
July 21, 2002

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Jazz Improvisation Masterclass in Southern Spain with Steve Waterman

Source: All About Jazz
July 3, 2002

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Arkadia Music Center Presents: Flute Day, Guitar Day 3

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2002

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Stella By Starlight "Unlocked"

Source: Michael Ricci
February 10, 2002

Stella by Starlight: An harmonic analysis by Jon Dalton. Stella, as she is affectionately known is one of the greatest standards in the real book. It is also one of the trickiest tunes to truly master from an improvisational standpoint. That said, the piece offers several invaluable harmonic “keys” which can help the improviser to unlock doors not only in this piece but in many other and often radically simpler jazz standards. It’s important to remember that these “keys” are ...

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