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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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First Ever Master's Degree Students To Graduate From Berklee In Valencia, Spain
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Berklee Media Relations
Berklee College of Music, the world’s leading college for contemporary music education, announces that 74 students from 27 different countries will be the first-ever to graduate from its inaugural master’s programs launched in September 2012 at its new international campus in Valencia, Spain. The graduates will be awarded degrees in one of three programs: Contemporary Performance; Global Entertainment and Music Business; and Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games. The graduation takes place on Monday, July 15, 2013, at Berklee’s ...
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Student Led Berklee Rhythm Collective Teach And Perform In Colombia As Cultural Ambassadors
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Berklee Media Relations
Berklee College of Music student bassist Esther Rojas, a native of Barranquilla, Colombia, leads the Berklee Rhythm Collective on a two-week trip to her home country to teach and perform. The program, sponsored by the Colombo-Americano Bi-National Center (BNC) of the U.S. Embassy’s Cultural Affairs Office, is part of an initiative to promote Colombian and U.S. relations and understanding through music education. Berklee Rhythm Collective will be in Colombia through June 24. The trip originated with the BNC contacting Berklee’s ...
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Dave Holland Joins Royal Academy Of Music
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Peter Craik
The Royal Academy of Music is delighted to announce the appointment of jazz legend Dave Holland to its illustrious roster of of teachers. Dave Holland said: “I'm very happy to have been invited by the Royal Acadamy of Music to be their International Jazz Artist in Residence for the next two years. Spending some extended time with the students of the jazz department will give me the opportunity to share with them some of my own creative ideas and also ...
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New York Jazz Academy Summer Jazz Intensives, NYC Music Camps For Adults And Teens, Now Enrolling
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New York Jazz Academy Publicity
MAKE THIS SUMMER YOUR HOTTEST YET NEW YORK, NY: New York City’s newest music school is offering affordable Summer Jazz Intensives to adults and teens who can make it to their exciting new space on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. New York Jazz Academy, recently featured on NBC’s Today in New York, CNBC, and CBS News, is offering week-long summer jazz workshops to jazz players who want to freshen their improv or tighten their skills in a setting that’s ...
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Maryland Summer Jazz Camp Returns In July
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The Phillips Agency
The Maryland Summer Jazz Camp returns on July 13 for its ninth season. The inspiring workshops and jams for musicians and public concerts for jazz lovers take place through July 26. Drawing adult learners and listeners from both coasts, the top-rated event hosts brilliant jazz artists on stages and in classrooms, where they encourage amateur and semi-pro students to get “out of the basement and onto the bandstand." Some students will begin or resume professional music careers; others will keep ...
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