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Branford Marsalis

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Berklee Rainbow Band Directed By Phil Wilson Presents "A Woddy Herman Celebration"

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Program Features Tenor Saxophonist Andy McGhee, Vocalist Alisa Miles, Vocalist/Trumpeter Christine Fawson, and the Jazz Vocal Group Syncopation

BOSTON: On the heels of their recent performance at the Hollywood Bowl for “Autumn Eve - a Tribute to Woody Herman" which was filmed for PBS, internationally-acclaimed jazz trombonist Phil Wilson and the Berklee College of Music Rainbow Band will present a concert celebrating the music of the late big band leader Woody Herman on Tuesday, December 3, at 8:15 p.m. at ...

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Joe Viola Memorial Concert To Feature Berklee's Stellar Woodwind Faculty, Plus The Rainbow Band

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Robert Joseph Viola, Jr. to Play Saxophone in Concert that Benefits Scholarship Named for His Grandfather

BOSTON, October 30, 2002 -- Next Monday, November 4th, is 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. The day's ...

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New School University's Jazz and Contemporary Music Program presents: Jazz @ 6:30

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Monday, October 28: Kenny Werner & Andy Statman Monday, November 11: Reggie Workman & Andrew Cyrille Monday, November 25: Roy Hargrove & Raymond Angry Friday, December 13: Jane Ira Bloom & Fred Hersch

Location: Tishman Auditorium 66 West 12th Street, NYC

Tickets: $18 per show or $60 for the series The New School Box Office, 66 West 12th Street Tickets may be charged @ 212-229-2488

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Matthew Nicholl Named New Chair Of Contemporary Writing And Production Department At Berklee College Of Music

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BOSTON, MA, October 16, 2002 -- Prolific musician and award-winning educator Matthew Nicholl was recently appointed chair of the Contemporary Writing and Production Department at Berklee College of Music.

Since 1980, Nicholl has worked as a composer/arranger and keyboardist. He has composed soundtracks for films by the National Geographic Society, NASA, the US Postal Service, the Marriott Corporation, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and scored station ID and promotional packages for PBS, as well as numerous local television and radio stations. ...

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DePaul Jazz Ensembles

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"Renaissance Man" Stephen Croes Named New Music Technology Dean At Berklee College Of Music

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BOSTON, MA, October 11, 2002 -- Berklee students are lucky to have a veritable Renaissance man in their midst. Stephen Croes is just settling into his position as dean of the Music Technology division at Berklee College of Music as the fall semester at Berklee commences.

Croes' comprehensive career includes an eclectic and wide body of work in a variety of musical roles. These include mixing, engineering, producing, orchestrating, conducting, arranging, writing, programming, sound design, and performance on keyboards and ...

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Jazz in the Schools Tour - Fall 2002: "Arroz con Bebop"

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Jazz at Lincoln Center (J@LC) will present Arturo O'Farrill and his Latin Jazz Quintet in its first installment of the 2002-03 Jazz in the Schools Tour entitled “Arroz con Bebop." The group will be visiting New York City metropolitan schools October 21 - November 1, 2002. The 50-minute program is designed to introduce Latin jazz to young people through participation, demonstration, and performance. Key topics include the common roots of jazz and Latin music, important stylistic characteristics, and historical and ...

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