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Aguilar Amplification Announces Master Class With Kaveh Rastegar Of Kneebody
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Marco Passarelli
Aguilar Amplification, maker of high-quality bass amplifiers, speaker cabinets and accessories for bassists is pleased to announce an Artist Series Master Class with Kaveh Rastegar of jazz/improve group Kneebody. Kaveh’s special guest for this clinic will be Kneebody drummer Nate Wood. Since 2001, Kneebody has created a large audience for their brand of modern Jazz which tests the boundaries of the idiom by incorporating the energy of rock, the sophisticated ensemble playing of a chamber orchestra and the sonic landscapes ...
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BMI Jazz Composers Workshop
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Twenty-five years ago, composer-arrangers Manny Albam [pictured] and Bob Brookmeyer were growing worried. In the late 1980s, big bands seemed to be going the way of the typewriter, and unless something was done to reverse the trend, jazz orchestra arrangers would no longer be needed and scoring for bands would become a lost art. At roughly the same time, Broadcast Music Inc.—the royalty-collection and music-rights management company—decided that it needed to step up and support jazz and jazz musicians. When ...
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Complete Musician's Guide to Getting Played on College Radio
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HypeBot
David Roberts is the founder of the Sunshine Promotion company. Based out of Nashville, TN, his blog “Sunshine Promotion“ helps artists achieve real goals with hard facts, case studies, and templates of music business plans to follow. Recently, I had the chance to chat with EricTheReDD, the former general manager of WJSC-FM (Johnson State College, Vermont) about his experience with college radio and everything it takes to get your music played on a college radio station. I've kept things in ...
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Paula Cole Joins Voice Department At Berklee College Of Music
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Berklee Media Relations
Berklee College of Music announces that Paula Cole has joined the college's voice department. Cole, a 1990 Berklee graduate, is a Grammy winner and seven- time Grammy nominee who has sold approximately three million albums. She begins her tenure on September 1. “I like to think of what I do as a loving gesture of giving back, and teaching is a natural extension of this personal philosophy. I'm grateful and excited to be returning to my Berklee roots and community," ...
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Latest Issue Of Scooby-sax Newsletter
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Jeff Rzepiela Public Relations
The latest issue of the Scooby-sax Newsletter has been published. In this issue, one chorus of a Phil Woods solo on the tune “Solar" is examined. A number of improvisation exercises are developed using the raw material from the solo. Starting from a given phrase that Phil Woods played, different options are shown to transform the original line and extend it to other contexts. Visit Scooby-sax Newsletter to download a PDF copy of the latest issue. Also, previous issues are ...
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Guitarist Dave Stryker Appointed to IU Jacobs School of Music Jazz Faculty
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Chris M. Slawecki
The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music is pleased to announce that Dave Stryker will join its faculty as adjunct lecturer in jazz guitar this fall. Stryker was voted one of the Top Ten Guitarists in the 2001 DownBeat Readers poll and a Rising Star for the last five years in the DownBeat Critics Poll. Known for his approach combining jazz with soulful blues, he has recorded over 20 CDs as a leader and more than 50 CDs as a ...
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Annual Brubeck Institute Program Pairs Nation's Best Student Musicians With Award-winning Jazz Artists
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Keith Michaud
STOCKTON, CA: The Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony at University of the Pacific draws together 18 of the best high school jazz musicians from throughout the country to hone their performance skills in the shadow of jazz greatness. Named for the late Dave Brubeck, a University of the Pacific alumnus who went on to become the most popular jazz musician of his time, the Summer Jazz Colony provides participants with intense musical instruction, meaningful mentoring, and challenging performance experiences. Russell ...
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Jazz.FM91 Announces "Jazz 101: The Beginners Guide To Jazz"
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Jessica Frohman
After the very successful launch of “Jazz 101: The Beginner’s Guide to Jazz” in May, JAZZ.FM91 announced the Fall release of this course. Designed for jazz fans, these 6-week jazz appreciation courses are interactive and engaging guides to the icons and innovators. Through engaging lectures, listening, demonstration, and discussion, participants will learn from jazz experts and gain a basic understanding of jazz. The courses are $125 (includes all 6 lectures) and enrollment can be made online by visiting jazz.fm. Jazz ...
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