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The Juilliard School Appoints Wynton Marsalis To Its Jazz Faculty

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CD Manufacturer and Distributor and Your Local CD Retailer May Rip off Young Inexperianced Independent Artists

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BEWARE! If you are an independent artist, producer of CD's,there is a conspiracy to rip you off bigtime! A chain of several well known retail stores that sell CD's to the public have an ongoing program to “invite independent artists" to have their CD's distributed nationwide to several chains of retail stores. Sounds good right! In order to get your CD into their stores they refer you to their website where they ask you to pay $99.00 to have your ...

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Vermont Jazz Center Summer Workshop Concerts

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As part of their Twenty Seventh annual workshop, the Vermont Jazz Center will hold two concerts: a Faculty Gala on Thursday August 15th and a Student Extravaganza on Friday August 16th, at the Loft at Cotton Mill Hill, in Brattleboro, Vermont.

FACULTY GALA: 8/15/02 at 8:00 PM at The Loft

The Summer Jazz Workshop Faculty Gala will take place on Thursday at 8:00 PM; the impressive roster of players performing in the concert includes Sheila Jordan, Jay Clayton, Valery Ponomarev, ...

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Music Camp Grooms Tomorrow's Jazz And Rock Stars

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“Berklee in LA" Kicks Off its Thirteenth Year.

BOSTON, June 28, 2002 From over 400 applicants, 250 young musicians have been selected to participate in Berklee College of Music's Summer Performance Program in Los Angeles, an intense week of instrumental/vocal instruction, ensemble work, improvisation and harmony classes, performance opportunities, and faculty clinics. “Berklee in LA" takes place on the Claremont McKenna College campus in Claremont, California, from July 21 through 27. To be accepted in the program, students must be ...

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Berklee College Of Music Kicks Off Summer Programs

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BOSTON, June 14, 2002 - Berklee College of Music's annual summer programs kick off this week, providing instruction on a wide range of musical topics, from jazz trombone performance to Afro-Cuban percussion to record contract negotiation. The programs are offered to musicians of all abilities, and range in length from one weekend to five weeks.

Berklee's summer programs are taught by members of the college faculty, and, in some cases, special guest instructors, such as percussionist Horacio “El Negro" Hernandez ...

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Application Deadline for "Salsa Meets Jazz 2002" Seminar with Eddie Palmieri Orchestra extended to July 15! New York Daily News Scholarships Still Available!

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PLAINFIELD, VT - Goddard College is proud to offer a truly unique educational event August 4-11: “SALSA MEETS JAZZ 2002": THE ONLY AFRO-CARIBBEAN JAZZ SEMINAR FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE MUSIC STUDENTS, MUSIC EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS IN THE UNITED STATES. A week-long intensive musical experience with the members of the EDDIE PALMIERI ORCHESTRA, areas of instruction will include daily listening sessions with Eddie Palmieri, faculty-led combos, Afro-Cuban big bands, a rumba ensemble, instrumental and vocal master classes (piano, trombone, ...

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The Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival - 27 June - 3 July 2000

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STANDARD BANK NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL AT GRAHAMSTOWN

Aspiring young jazz musicians are in for a real treat again at this year’s annual Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival, taking place at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. The Jazz Festival starts on 27 June and ends 3 July.

Focusing on educating young jazz musicians, the Festival invites youths between the ages of 13 and 26 to come together and improve their jazz knowledge and skills through interaction with their ...

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