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7 Virtual Jazz Club International Masterclasses. Enroll Today.
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Valerio Pappi
After the 7 years’ experience with the 7 Virtual Jazz Club Contest- the first and only online global competition for jazz musicians- together with the support of an international network of industry specialists (teachers, producers, musicians, journalists and music critics) sharing the goal of introducing new generations to a career in jazz, the 7 Virtual Jazz Club is now hosting its first jazz masterclass, in close partnership with teachers from world-class conservatories and renowned musicians. The 7VJC masterclasses offer highly ...
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New England Conservatory Announces 2022 Speaker And Honorary Degree Recipients For Its 151st Commencement Ceremony
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Honorary Degree Recipient and Commencement Speaker: James Taylor, singer-songwriter Honorary Degree Recipient: David Amram, conductor and composer; Ella Jenkins, the “First Lady of Children’s Music” Special Guests: Emanuel Ax, pianist, Honorary Doctorate 2021; Denys Karachevtsev, Ukrainian cellist and music teacher New England Conservatory President Andrea Kalyn and the Board of Trustees announce multiple Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter James Taylor as the commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient at the Conservatory’s 151st annual commencement exercises, which will be held in-person on Sunday, ...
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NJPAC's Arts Education Summer Camp Offers Free Jazz And Poetry Program At Rutgers-Newark Campus In July
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AMT Public Relations
NJPAC’s Arts Education Summer Camp returns to in-person learning for Summer 2022. The award-winning arts education Summer Camp introduces NJPAC’s Colton Institute for Training and Research in the Arts. This dynamic new initiative supports and advances NJPAC’s Arts Education programs, including best-in-class hip hop, jazz, poetry, and theater classes happening this summer. For all students enrolling in one of NJPAC’s summer programs, students are offered at no cost to participate in Free programs. The bonus class choices are Community Meeting: ...
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Harlem School Of The Arts Welcomes Pianist Adegoke Steve Colson Recipient Of South Arts Jazz Road Creative Residencies Grant
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SM Communication Solutions
The 58-year-old Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), located in New York City's historic community, is proud to welcome Grammy Award nominee and composer/pianist, Adegoke Steve Colson, recipient of the South Arts, 2021 Jazz Road Creative Residencies Grant, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Through funding made possible by this grant, Mr. Colson will lead Afternoon Jazz @ HSA master classes involving students across HSA’s interdisciplinary curriculum and the organization’s Jazz Program, and featuring some of the ...
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Eastman Community Music School World Campus: Launch of New World-Wide Program
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Eastman School of Music
For more than a century, Eastman School of Music’s historic campus has attracted leading performers and teachers from around the world. With the launch of the Eastman Community Music School World Campus, the opportunity to join the school’s community, for individual lessons or classes, is now available to anyone, regardless of age or geographic location. “The demand for top quality music education in communities around the country is far greater than the finite number of classrooms on our physical campus,” ...
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New England Conservatory’s Pioneering Jazz Studies And Contemporary Improvisation Departments Present Fall 2021 Season
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory’s internationally renowned Jazz Studies and Contemporary Improvisation (CI) Departments announce their 2021 fall season with an array of concerts featuring NEC students performing with faculty and guest artists. Highlights include the NEC Jazz Orchestra with special guest composer/pianist Arturo O’Farrill; Grow Your Art, a music business residency and concert with composer/vocalist and MacArthur fellow Cécile McLorin Salvant; groundbreaking guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson in a residency and concert; NEC’s visiting artist-in-residence, bassist/composer and NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland in ...
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Silkroad Announces 2021 Global Musician Workshop In Partnership With New England Conservatory
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Ann Braithwaite
Silkroad and New England Conservatory announced today the 2021 Global Musician Workshop (GMW), which will be held virtually for the first time due to the ongoing pandemic from August 8-14. GMW is directed by cellist and Silkroad artist Mike Block and features renowned faculty, including members of the Silkroad Ensemble and their colleagues, representing various cultures, traditions, and musical styles. Participants will engage in a variety of classes and group sessions designed to help them develop as versatile performers and ...
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Open Studio Presents 15-Time Grammy Nominee Fred Hersch In His First Ever Online Course
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
With inspiring artists, deep content, passionate students and a soulful approach, Open Studio is more than a jazz education platform—it’s a global family of music lovers, joining together to celebrate jazz as a vibrant and collaborative art form. Beginning on June 11, 2021, iconic pianist Fred Hersch, a fifteen-time Grammy nominee, will present “Thoughts and Experiments with Solo Piano"—his first ever online course. Featuring 18 lessons over 6 hours, the course also includes an exclusive 45-minute interview with Hersch as ...
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