Education News

Berklee Professor Fred Lipsius Helps Musicians Become Great Improvisers With Online Video Training

Source: John Pritchard
January 20, 2012

Get More Creative! Be A Better Soloist! Berklee Professor Fred Lipsius Uses Online Video to Teach Students and Professionals Alike How To Be Great Improvisers: Freddy's Guide to Creative Improvisation. The Online Training also includes a 188pg PDF of the Printed Book. “Freddy's Guide To Creative Improvisation is an original and exciting method for teaching what is almost unteachable: the art of improvisation. A well thought-out and balanced approach." — Adam Holzman, keyboardist for Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Grover Washington ...

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George Clinton Meets Berklee College of Music 2/13-16

Source: JamBase
January 14, 2012

FUNK LEGEND TO BE HONORED AT BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC Berklee College of Music has announced that Funk legend George Clinton will head to the venerated school to teach a four-day residency, perform a concert, and accept an honorary degree. At the concert, which is set to take place February 16, Clinton will be presented with an honorary doctor of music degree in recognition of his significant and critical contribution to the musical and cultural landscape. With performances of stone ...

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Brazilian Educators Teach Samba and Bossa Nova Grooves on January 21 in Rockville (MD)

Source: The Phillips Agency
January 9, 2012

Americans have had a love affair with Brazilian music since the 1962 release of the mega hit album, Jazz Samba featuring Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd. With their fabulous melodies, harmonies and rhythms, the captivating sounds of Brazil continue to roll in on our shores. On Saturday, January 21, an inDepth jazz Clinic and Concert in Rockville, Maryland will give music lovers a chance to dig into this compelling sound. Both musicians and jazz fans will have opportunities to hear ...

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Jazz Arts Group's PBJ & Jazz Series Features Master Blues Guitarist Sean Carney - Jan. 14

Source: Michael Ricci
December 21, 2011

Columbus, OH—International Blues Challenge (IBC) winner and Albert King Best Guitarist Award-winner Sean Carney returns to the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, January 14, 2012 for a blues-rockin' PBJ & Jazz concert presented by the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) and Bob Evans Farms. Due to popular demand, this year's season has been expanded to include two performance times per concert, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. A one-man ambassador for the blues, Columbus, OH native Sean Carney has ...

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Al Jarreau Vocal Scholarship Awarded

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
December 20, 2011

Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music, that partnered recently with jazz vocalist Al Jarreau to offer a vocal scholarship in his name, today announced Ethiopia's Nefthalem Mulat was the first student to be awarded the prestigious scholarship. Jarreau, a seven-time Grammy Award winning jazz vocalist, provides one scholarship per semester to attend LA Music Academy; Nefthalem beat out scores of other applicants.

“Nethalem stood out from the pack thanks to a strong musical background and thorough application. We were ...

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New Music Seminar Returns to NYC June 17-19, 2012

Source: HypeBot
December 20, 2011

This year's New Music Seminar (NMS) has been announced for June 17-19, 2012 in New York City. the conference will open with keynote speaker Bob Pittman, CEO of Clear Channel. Pittman has been a key player in Clear Channel Radio's Pandora-like digital radio platform, iHeartRadio. If past New Music Seminars are any indication, these three days will be filled with informative seminars and important networking opportunities. Unlike some industry gatherings that focus on specific themes like music tech, branding or ...

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Jazz Education? Priceless

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
December 15, 2011

For a moderately sized urban area, I am impressed with the opportunities afforded aspiring musicians, and particularly aspiring jazz musicians. Jazz is really a hard sell. It's been decades since it could be called America's “popular" music. And it was never a major subject in public school curricula. In most contexts, jazz was barely a footnote in a general music classroom. Listings of jazz gigs and concerts, if included at all, typically are noted on small-print calendars at the back ...

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Jazz Legend Gary Burton Partners with Berkleemusic.com to Teach Jazz Improvisation Online

Source: Michael Ricci
December 14, 2011

New Online Course “Gary Burton: Jazz Improvisation" launches on January 9th, 2012 Boston, MA: Berkleemusic.com, the online school of Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music, is unveiling an exclusive new online course with jazz legend, Grammy-award winning artist, and Berklee alum, Gary Burton. “Gary Burton: Jazz Improvisation" provides an unprecedented opportunity for musicians from across the world to learn the techniques and mental process that takes place in improvising directly from one of the greatest living jazz improvisers, who is ...

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