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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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Clash of the College Bands Tournament - The Finals!

Source: Groove Notes
April 14, 2010

It's finally here, the championship round of our Clash of the College Bands Tournament. We started out with 12 big bands from colleges and universities that you nominated, and now it is down to the final remaining two.

In week 10, DePaul beat Whitworth convincingly in the second of two semifinal rounds, and now heads to the finals to match up against the mighty University of North Texas One O Clock Lab Band. The winner will be declared the first ...

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Clash of the College Bands Tourney - Week 10

Source: Groove Notes
April 8, 2010

Congratulations to the week 9 winner, the University of North Texas One O Clock Lab Band, who beat the University of University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band I with 60% of the vote.

UNT now moves on to the finals, and we head into the second matchup of the semifinals. Our second semifinal match up starts now with the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble I facing the Whitworth University Jazz Ensemble I.

To see the bracket, click here.

Each week, two ...

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Berklee's "Guitar Week 2003" Is Eclectic Mix Of Classical, Jazz, Blues, Latin, And Rock

Source: All About Jazz

Renowned Berklee Guitar Faculty Present an Array of Concerts and Clinics

BOSTON -- From Tuesday, April 15 through Friday, April 18, Berklee College of Music's Guitar Department will present Guitar Week 2003, an annual series of concerts and clinics featuring Berklee's renowned faculty and some of the college's top guitar students. All events are open to the public, and most events are free, except for nightly concerts in the wheelchair-accessible Berklee Performance Center. Tickets for all BPC evening concerts are ...

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Award-Winning Pianist/Composer Michel Camilo Appointed Herb Alpert Visiting Professor At Berklee College Of Music

Source: All About Jazz

Camilo Performs in Concert 4/10 at the Berklee Performance Center

BOSTON -- Next week, piano virtuoso and composer Michel Camilo will begin his appointment as a Herb Alpert Visiting Professor at Berklee College of Music. Hailed by jazz and classical connoisseurs alike, Camilo is also one of today's most prominent figures in Latin jazz. During the week he will present master classes for piano faculty and students as well as clinics for all Berklee students. On Thursday, April 10th, Camilo ...

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Ran Blake To Teach "The Music Of Ornette Coleman" At NEC

Source: All About Jazz

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