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Bob Reynolds to Present Free Master Class This Saturday, November 12 at Saxquest
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Saxophonist Bob Reynolds (pictured), known for his association with hit-making singer/songwriter John Mayer, will be in St. Louis to present a free master class at 2:00 p.m. this Saturday, November 12 at Saxquest, 2114 Cherokee St. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Reynolds also has performed or recorded with other well-known musicians such as Michael Buble, Nellie McKay, Richard Bona, Tom Harrell and Brian Blade. The Los Angeles resident played in the house band for NBC's Bonnie Hunt Show ...
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Jazz Arts Group Awarded $85,000 from JPMorgan Chase for Jazz Academy's Creative Communities
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Michael Ricci
Columbus, OH: The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) will continue its partnership with the JPMorgan Chase Foundation to serve the greater Columbus and Weinland Park areas through its Jazz Academy community and school programs. With its recent $85,000 award to the “Creative Communities" project, JPMorgan Chase has invested nearly a quarter million dollars in this strong combination of programs for children over the past three years. The “Creative Communities" project strives to build creative environments that promote high levels ...
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Missouri Composers Orchestra Project seeks recent works for performance in March
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Dean Minderman
Columbia, MO: The Columbia Civic Orchestra (CCO) and the Mizzou New Music Initiative are looking for recent orchestral compositions written by Missouri residents to perform at a concert in March, 2012. To inaugurate the Missouri Composers Orchestra Project, a new program sponsored by the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation, the CCO will present a concert of six recent works by Missouri composers at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, March 10 at Columbia College's Launer Auditorium, 901 Rogers Street in Columbia. Four of the works ...
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Herb Alpert Educational Village Celebration November 4
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Chris M. Slawecki
On November 4th, at 10 AM, members of the New Roads School community, together with the New Visions Foundation, benefactor Herb Alpert, supporters, and education and community leaders, will mark a significant milestone in the creation of The Herb Alpert Educational Village, as they celebrate completion of steel framing for the centerpiece Performing Arts and Leadership Center. Located at 3131 Olympic Boulevard (the current site of New Roads High School and Middle School, Santa Monica campus) and named for its ...
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Student Songwriters Collaborate Online Through Berklee PULSE Partnership with Kompoz
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Berklee Public Relations
Berklee PULSE, Berklee City Music Network's web-based music education program, has formed a partnership with Kompoz, a platform for crowd-sourcing music creation, that connects students at 32 City Music Network sites across the U.S. For Berklee PULSE, Kompoz offers a creative outlet to young musicians who might not have access to other musicians in-person, and gives them an opportunity to collaborate with students across the City Music Network. Projects are currently underway involving collaborations between students at three City Music ...
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Jazz Artists Jane Monheit and Rick Montalbano Join Usdan Center Leadership Council
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Reva Cooper
Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist and Usdan alumna Jane Monheit and her husband, drummer Rick Montalbano, have joined the Leadership Council of Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally renowned summer arts day camp. The Leadership Council is composed of prominent business and civic leaders. It is the Center's advocate in the philanthropic and business communities, providing support for student scholarships and program development. Jane, who treasures her student experience at Usdan, recently said: “My summers at the Center ...
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Dennis Owsley to Present Workshop on "Miles Davis: Jazzman"
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Radio host, photographer and jazz historian Dennis Owsley will present “Miles Davis: Jazzman," an educational workshop in three weekly sessions, beginning at 7:00 p.m. next Thursday, October 27 at the Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Rd. The workshop “will examine the personality, influences, and career of one of the most restless, creative individuals ever to play music in the 20th century: Miles Davis." After the first meeting, two more sessions will take place on Thursday, November 3 and Thursday, November 10. ...
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Seventh annual Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P.) competition offers prizes, recognition for Missouri student composers
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Dean Minderman
Columbia, MO—From concert halls to Hollywood movies to TV, video games, commercials and more, every minute of music we hear starts with a composer—and every composer needs a start. Giving young composers their start is the purpose of the Mizzou New Music Initiative's Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P), an annual statewide competition now in its seventh year that recognizes Missouri students in grades K-12 who compose original music in a variety of styles. Sponsored by the University of Missouri School ...
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