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National Guitar Workshop Closes Its Doors; Litchfield Jazz Camp Offers Places At 50% Off.
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Lindsey Turner
Kent. CT: On Monday, July 9 Litchfield Jazz Camp learned of the impending bankruptcy of the National Guitar Workshop, a three-decades-old program that at the height of its activities served up to 6000 students annually, according to David Smolover, its owner and founder. Litchfield Jazz Camp’s artistic director, Don Braden, and its founder and executive director, Vita Muir, met with Smolover on Monday and offered their help so some of the 400+ students who found themselves out their tuition and ...
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Steve Bailey Named Chair of Berklee's Bass Department
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Chris M. Slawecki
Berklee College of Music announces that Steve Bailey has been named chair of the college's Bass Department. Bailey, six-string fretless bass pioneer, educator, and author, begins his tenure this summer. He succeeds Rich Appleman, who retired in May 2012 after holding the position for 40 years. A partial list of Bailey's extensive recording and performance credits include Paquito D'Rivera, Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Lew Tabackin, Victor Wooten, Dave Liebman, Claudio Roditti, Hank Jones, Michel Camilo, The Rippingtons, David Benoit, Kilauea, ...
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Usdan Center's 8/1 Gala Features World Premiere By Ted Rosenthal
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Reva Cooper
8/1 Usdan Gala Features World Premiere Jazz Work Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the renowned summer arts day camp once again cited by TimeOutNY as a “Best Camp" for 2012, will present its annual Gala Concert on Wednesday August 1 at 7:00 PM at its 200-acre woodland campus center, the 1,000-seat McKinley Amphitheater. The 2012 Concert will feature the World Premiere of R ‘n B, a Usdan-commissioned jazz work by critically acclaimed pianist/composer Ted Rosenthal, performed by ...
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Saxquest Announces Four Free Master Classes for Summer, Fall
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Saxquest has announced the featured artists and dates for four more free master classes this summer and fall. First up is saxophonist and educator Chip McNeill, who will appear with his quartet at the south-side saxophone sales and repair shop at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 4. McNeill is known for his work in the bands of trumpeters Arturo Sandoval and Maynard Ferguson, and presently serves as associate professor and chair of jazz studies at the University of Illinois. Next ...
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Peter Erskine Releases Bargain Playalong App for Entire Rhythm Section.
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Two for the Show Media
The album “Joy Luck," featuring my New Trio with Vardan Ovsepian on keyboards and Damian Erskine (my nephew) on electric bass, gets its title inspiration from Amy Tan's epochal novel “Joy Luck Club." This play-along “Joy Luck" compilation gets its inspiration from there being a need for a modern jazz-based trio “music minus one" offering that was 1. not dated-sounding 2. not overly-complicated 3. not “Fusion"-based ... or loud 4. not too pricey Plus good music that's relevant to the ...
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New Exhibits At The Musical Instrument Museum Pay Tribute To The Genres Best
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Musical Instrument Museum
Ahmad Alaadeen once said, “jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given to the world.” That gift is alive at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix with the opening of two new jazz exhibits that will take visitors on a journey through the past, present and future of this incredible genre. The permanent Jazz Genre exhibition, which opened in May, and the Portraits from the Golden Age of Jazz exhibit ...
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Piano Teacher Gives Away 342 Page Bestselling Book
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Edward Weiss
Who says you have to be a gifted genius to create your own unique piano compositions? Not Edward Weiss, educator, author and composer who’s just completed his first full length book on doing just that – turning anyone into a “virtual virtuoso” in as little as 30 days – even if they’ve never touched a musical keyboard in their life. Edward’s approach is unusual, in that he tosses the so-called rule book out the window. Gone are the endless “do ...
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National Guitar Workshop Announces Online Courses
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James Ulreich
National Guitar Workshop Is Proud To Announce: National Guitar Workshop: Online Beginning July 15th the National Guitar Workshop will offer ten popular courses online. National Guitar Workshop is announcing its newest innovation in music education, NGW Online. This new online program will feature 10 courses with over 150 hours of class time. This summer, for the first time, the National Guitar Workshop will be conducting online lessons. Enrollment for online courses begins in June, classes will be available for viewing ...
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