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2012 The 9th Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy Now Open For Apply!
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Taipei International Jazz Education & Promotion Association
The biggest jazz educational event in Taiwan is organized by experienced international jazz musicians making it the largest scale summer jazz program in Asia Styles, Skills, Play, Experience, Real, Direct... all you need to know about jazz is right here at Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy! Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy is the unique program in Asia from morning to midnight everyday, fruitful lessons and events with jazz greats coming from all over the world in one week! Group Lessons ...
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30th ISME World Conference
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Peter Douskalis
Peter Douskalis will be presenting a paper at the 30th International Society for Music Education World Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece on July 15-30th 2012. The paper is an academic philosophical research article on the development of multicultural curriculum for music education programs around the globe. It seeks to provide music educators with a diverse approach and guidelines to creating an encompassing multicultural curriculum for their music classrooms. The paper will also be published in the conference proceedings journal. ISME is ...
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Jazz Arts Group Announces 2012 PBJ & Jazz Summer Concert Series
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Michael Ricci
Columbus, OH - The PBJ & Jazz summer series is pleased to return to the Topiary Park downtown for its fourth season of free outdoor concerts. PBJ & Jazz at the Topiary Park: Jazz for Kids and Families is a collaborative effort between the Jazz Arts Group, Friends of the Topiary Park, Friends of the Library, and the Columbus Museum of Art. The summer series kicks off on Saturday, June 9 with Brasileira. Other series highlights include the Aaron Scott ...
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Rhythmic Foundations With Miles Okazaki
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Marco Chelo
Guitarist Miles Okazaki, long time collaborator with Chris Potter, Steve Coleman and many others to start a weekly rhythm class at the New York Jazz Workshop. The class will be held In New York every Thursday evening from 7 to 9 pm at 853 Rehearsal Studios, 853 7th Avenue, (between 54th and 55th street). This course is a survey of the fundamentals of musical rhythm and time. It serves to strengthen and test rhythmic foundations for advanced students, and to ...
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Saxquest to Present Free Master Classes This Week from Lauren Sevian, Diana Haskell
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The woodwind sales and repair shop Saxquest is presenting two free master classes this week for St. Louis area reed players. Baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian (pictured) will give a clinic and perform with a rhythm section of local musicians at 7:00 p.m. this Thursday, April 19 at the Saxquest shop, 2114 Cherokee St. One of the busiest baritone players on the NYC scene, Sevian has been a member of the Mingus Big Band since 2003, works with numerous other groups ...
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Survey On Jazz Jam Sessions - Research Study By David Baker And Monika Herzig
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Monika Herzig
Dear Jazz student/performer/educator: You are invited to participate in a research study about the role of the Jazz Jam Sessions as a learning tool for jazz musicians. If you are a possible subject because you perform or teach jazz on any level please take this survey. Completing the survey should take no longer than 10 minutes. This is phase 2 of a preliminary study conducted in 2008 and your response is much appreciated even if you participated in the preliminary ...
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Artist As An Entrepreneur Institute Returns To South Florida
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James Shermer
A series of full-day sessions to be offered on four Saturdays, starting June 2, 2012 at ArtServe Inc., 1350 East Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale Broward Cultural Division, The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC), and ArtServe, Inc. announce The Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI) for South Florida artists to be presented on four Saturdays in June 2012, at ArtServe, Inc., 1350 East Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. The AEI is a course of study designed to assist individual ...
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Creating Original Music Project Rewards Student Composers From Across Missouri
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Dean Minderman
Columbia, MO: From “Windswept Dreams” to “Madness,” the winning entries in the seventh annual Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P.) competition demonstrate the passion and commitment of the young composers who brought them to life. For 2012, a total of 22 elementary, middle school and high school students from across Missouri have been awarded prizes in the competition. As a reward for their work, they’ll get a chance to perform their winning compositions at the 2012 Creating Original Music Project Festival. ...
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