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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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Take the Jazz & Entrepreneurship Survey
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Mark Tonelli
Mark Tonelli, a doctoral candidate at Columbia University Teachers College, is seeking graduates of college jazz programs who are professional jazz performers to complete a survey (IRB protocol #14-007) about the role of entrepreneurship in a jazz performance career. Complete the survey here The survey is easy and straightforward and will take about 15 minutes to complete. Instructions for completing it are found at the survey site. Participants who take the survey are also invited to forward the survey link ...
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Matthew Nicholl Named Executive Director Of Berklee Mediterranean Music Institute
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Berklee Media Relations
Boston, MA – Matthew Nicholl has been named executive director of the Mediterranean Music Institute (MMI) at Berklee College of Music. In his new role, Nicholl will collaborate with MMI artistic director and seven-time Latin Grammy winner Javier Limon to develop curriculum supporting the performance, composition, and study of Mediterranean music and culture at the college's Boston and Valencia campuses. He will continue to serve as chair of Berklee's Contemporary Writing and Production in Boston, while commuting to Spain occasionally. ...
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Indepth Jazz Clinic - The Music Of Herbie Hancock
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The Phillips Agency
An “In-Depth Jazz Clinic" for adults and older teens will be held on Saturday November 16th from 1pm to 5pm at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, North Bethesda, MD 20852. The clinic will focus on Herbie Hancock's 1965 Blue Note Album, Maiden Voyage. It will cover the five tunes: “Maiden Voyage," “Dolphin Dance," “Eye of the Hurricane," “Little One," and “Survival of the Fittest." Clinic coaches include Jeff Antoniuk, saxophone; Allyn Johnson, piano; Kenny Rittenhouse, trumpet; Mike ...
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