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Clash of the College Bands Tournament - The Finals!
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Groove Notes
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
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Groove Notes
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
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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
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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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Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at Berklee THURSDAY - Free and Open to the Public
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All About Jazz
On Thursday, February 13th, Harvard University's Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will present the sixth annual Dr. Warrick L. Carter Lecture, entitled “Encarta Africana: W.E.B. Dubois to John Coltrane" at 1 p.m. in the David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street, Boston. Part of Berklee College of Music's Black History Month Music Celebration 2003, the event is free and open to the public. For information, call 617-747-2261.
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., whose many honors include a MacArthur Foundation “genius ...
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Berklee Presents "The Great American Songbook: The Music Of George Gershwin"
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All About Jazz
BOSTON - Picture a stage full of musicians, a string section, men in tuxes, women in evening wear, and the great standards and show tunes of George Gershwin, performed in the classic styles of the mid-20th century golden age of popular song.
On Thursday, January 30, 2003, Berklee College of Music presents “The Great American Songbook: The Music of George Gershwin" at 8:15 p.m. at the Berklee Performance Center. Tickets for this very special event are $10 general admission, $4 ...
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