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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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Jazz From J-Z: American Voices Jazz Program In Kuwait
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Paul Rockower
American Voices and the U.S. Embassy to Kuwait are partnering to conduct a series of jazz concerts and educational programs in Kuwait as part of Jazz Appreciation Month. To promote cultural engagement, the Jazz From J-Z program will feature jazz musicians CoCo York and Mike del Ferro conducting a series of workshops and performances in Kuwait City. On Monday April 9, 2012, CoCo York and Mike del Ferro will hold jazz workshops with music students at Kuwaiti universities including GUST ...
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Sligo Jazz Summer School And Festival 24-29 July 2012
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Sligo Jazz Project
The best value summer school in Europe! Sligo Jazz Project, an organization run by musicians for musicians ensures all funds raised go towards keeping its annual main event— a six day intensive summer school and full blown jazz festival—as inclusive as possible and open to all musicians from all backgrounds! Sligo Jazz Project's stellar 2012 faculty Double Bass: Rufus Reid (USA) - John Goldsby (USA/Germany) Electric Bass: Michael Janisch (USA/UK) Vocals: Diana Torto (Italy) Drums: John Riley (USA) - Stephen ...
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15 High School Jazz Band Finalists Announced For 17th Annual Essentially Ellington
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Buzzword PR
15 HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 17TH ANNUAL ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND COMPETITION & FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK CITY MAY 4-6, 2012 Jazz at Lincoln Center announces the 15 finalist bands and one winning community band for its prestigious 17th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival. The bands will compete and participate in workshops, jam sessions, and more, during a three-day Competition & Festival in New York City. The three top-placing bands ...
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Jazz For Young People Family Concert: What Is New Orleans Jazz?
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Buzzword PR
JAZZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLE® FAMILY CONCERT EXPLORES “WHAT IS NEW ORLEANS JAZZ?" SATURDAY, APRIL 21ST AT 1 AND 3 PM In this exciting interactive concert, jazz drummer and educator Alvin Atkinson and friends invite families to join the Second Line parade and express their own personal style through movement and song as they learn the language of New Orleans jazz. Together they'll explore collective improvisation, call and response, grooves and learn about the instruments in the band, all while enjoying ...
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Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Announces First Youth Education Initiative
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
Initiative Supports Expansion of Music Program at Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County NEWPORT, RI: In keeping with its mission to present programs to educate young people about folk music, George Wein and the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. today announced its first youth education initiative, which will support the expansion of the music program of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County. The funding, primarily raised through the Backyard Barbecue at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival®, will enable ...
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