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The Toughest High School Jazz Competition Goes National
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GNUStar - Talent Services Division
Orlando, FL - “It’s the only talent competition of its kind in North America,” Jeff Rupert, Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Central Florida (UCF) said Monday. Five* of the nation’s best high school age Jazz musicians will come to Orlando in March, 2014, to perform with the UCF All-Star High School Jazztet, that will open for the headliners on the opening night of the UCF Orlando Jazz Festival 2014. Most state and national high school Jazz competitions ...
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Berklee Student Usman Riaz Is Youngest Ted Senior Fellow Ever Selected
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Berklee Media Relations
Pakistani phenom used internet to teach himself guitar, harmonica, percussion, composition, filmmaking, and more Boston, MA – Berklee student Usman Riaz has been named one of 12 TED senior fellows who will present at the next four TED conferences starting in 2014. At 22, the Pakistani composer, multi-instrumentalist, and filmmaker is the youngest TED senior fellow ever selected. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Riaz was classically trained on the piano at age six, but as he got older he wanted to ...
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Berklee Presents Its First-ever Spanish Language Program, January 13-18 In Mexico City
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Berklee Media Relations
Berklee College of Music presents Berklee Latino, the college’s first-ever program to be taught in Spanish. The program, a series of lectures and master classes, will be held January 13-18, 2014, at the Mexico City campus of Tec de Monterrey. The deadline to apply for Berklee Latino is Monday, December 16. Visit Berklee.edu/latino for more information and to apply. Berklee Latino will be led by Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning producer Javier Limón (Diego El Cigala and Bebo Valdés, Paco ...
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New England Conservatory’s Jazz Lab
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
One-Week Intensive Jazz Program for Students Ages 14 – 18 June 22 – 27, 2014 Special Guest Artist Grammy Award Winning Bassist Dave Holland plus NEC Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst headline the week holding masterclasses paired with evening concerts of their music Students ages 14 - 18 are invited to explore jazz at New England Conservatory during Jazz Lab, a one-week intensive program for students of all proficiency levels, from throughout the United States and abroad. Instrumentalists and vocalists ...
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New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department Presents The Music Of Luciana Souza On Wednesday, December 4
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Grammy Winner Souza Will Perform with Each of Three Student Groups Public Residency Events Include Introduction to Brazilian Music on December 2 and Expanding the Singer's Vocabulary on December 3 “Her music soulfully reflects, wistfully regrets, romantically woos, joyfully celebrates." —Billboard New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department presents The Music of Luciana Souza, a free concert featuring three student ensembles performing Grammy winner Souza’s music. Souza, who earned her Master’s in Music from the department in 1994, will perform with ...
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The Music Alliance Gives Monmouth University Students Professional Industry Experience
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HypeBot
Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ has a music industry BA but the career-related offerings are fairly limited. One way students, faculty and recent alumni are improving the situation is by creating student groups that focus on real world music projects. I spoke yesterday with the co-founders of MU group The Music Alliance. They've joined with a closely related group, Blue Hawk Records, to create an umbrella organization called the Blue Hawk Music Group. Together they're a great example ...
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Usdan Center Holds December 8th Open House For 2014 Season
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Reva Cooper
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp, whose alumni include jazz star Jane Monheit, will hold the next of its Open Houses for the 2014 season on Sunday, December 8 from 11AM to 2PM. In addition to the Center's frequent Open House dates, Usdan also offers individual weekend guided tours available by appointment. Weekday self-guided walks are also available, on the Center's magnificent 200-acre woodland campus at 185 Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley ...
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10 Best Music Schools Rated
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HypeBot
The Hollywood Reporter has released a ranking of America's 10 Best Music Schools based on a survey of academic and entertainment insiders - including composers, arrangers, music supervisors, editors and engineers. In reverse order, they are: 10. ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC (London) Notable Alumni: Gustav Holst, L.A. Philharmonic CEO Deborah Borda 9. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS (Valencia) Notable Alumni: Ravi Coltrane, The Airborne Toxic Event's Noah Harmon 8. NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (Boston) ...
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