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Take the Jazz & Entrepreneurship Survey
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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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Jazz Vocal Veteran Lenora Zenzalai Helm Launches Web Programs "Vocal Jazz Online" And "The Vocal Musicianship Academy" For Serious Singers In Search Of A Career In Music
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Inque Public Relations
Former U.S. Jazz Ambassador and Berklee College of Music Grad Shares Her Passion of Singing with Up and Coming Artists “Lenora Zenzalai Helm possesses an astonishing voice…she improvises harmonic changes with undeniable ingenuity..." —Geoffrey Himes, the Washington Post Lenora Zenzalai Helm is making it possible for people that say they want to be a “singer” to take a giant step further and become a Vocal Musician through two accessible and affordable on-line programs: Vocal Jazz Online and its offshoot The ...
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Usdan Center with full Jazz Program, Open House For 2014 Season
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Reva Cooper
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the nationally acclaimed Long Island summer arts day camp which has just finished its 46th successful season, announces the first of its Open Houses for the 2014 season. It will take place on Sunday October 27 from 11AM to 2PM. Usdan is attended by students ages 6 to 18 from New York City and throughout the Tri-State area, transported by air-conditioned buses. About a third of students attend on scholarship. Usdan's ...
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Renowned Trumpeter Ralph Alessi And Saxophonist Brian Levy Join New England Conservatory Jazz Studies Faculty
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department has hired two renowned musicians to join the faculty: jazz trumpeter/composer Ralph Alessi who will teach trumpet and improvisation and jazz saxophonist Brian Levy who will teach both saxophone and music history and musicology. “I’m thrilled that Ralph Alessi has agreed to join our faculty,” said Ken Schaphorst, Chair of NEC’s Jazz Studies Department. His experience, both as an artist and as an educator, will provide a tremendous resource for our students.” Schaphorst is ...
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Berklee College Of Music Will Offer Degrees Online: Affordable Degree Option Designed To Reach Music Students Around The World
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Berklee Media Relations
Boston, MA: Berklee College of Music is the first non-profit music institution to offer accredited bachelor degrees online. The college's award-winning online division, Berklee Online, will offer 120-credit bachelor of professional studies degrees in music business and music production. The music business degree offers courses on licensing, management, marketing, and touring, with a focus on mobile music, streaming, funding, and developing revenue sources. The music production degree provides an extensive background in Berklee's approach to music production, with courses on ...
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Berklee Celebrates Achievements Of Largest Global Network In Contemporary Music Education With Free Concert Featuring Alumni And Students On October 16
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Berklee Media Relations
Berklee College of Music hosts 19 educational partners from contemporary music schools, colleges and universities around the world for a two-day summit to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Berklee International Network (BIN). The BIN was established to promote and ensure that the best in modern and contemporary music education is available and accessible to all across the globe. The BIN Summit culminates with a concert featuring alumni and former BIN students. Under the direction of Ron Savage, chair of ...
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