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Berklee Team Build Homes in New Orleans Musicians' Village
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Berklee Public Relations
Continuing Berklee College of Music's commitment of giving back to the birthplace of jazz, the college's Gracenotes Volunteer Committee is sponsoring its fifth annual trip to New Orleans. A group of eight staff and faculty members will travel to Louisiana to work (May 10-14) in the New Orleans Musicians' Village, an ongoing Habitat for Humanity project to create new and affordable homes in the city's Upper Ninth Ward for musicians and other residents displaced by 2005 hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ...
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Tranquility for Teachers: Quiescence Music Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week
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Edward Weiss
Teachers ... they do so much for us. And many of them are stressed out. Long days and draining schedules make it difficult for many instructors to simply relax. But help is on the way. The online course 'Piano Lessons by Quiescence Music' by pianist/composer Edward Weiss is helping teachers find a way to relax and get creative at the same time. Here's what course creator Edward Weiss has to say about the lessons: “I created an online course where ...
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Local Jazz History at the Boston Public Library for Jazz Week from JazzBoston
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Chris Rich
A sense of place and history always attends Jazz Week. Booker Ervin was a mail man not far from where I live in the 60s. Johnny Hodges was born over in Cambridgeport. This year focuses on a region and two pianists. Both Events will be at the Main Branch Library in Copley Square. “North Shore Jazz, Then and Now," will occur on Thursday, May 5 at 6pm in the Rabb Room at Boston Public Library. Henry Ferrini and Jenny Chava ...
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Piano Lessons by Quiescence Music Announces Cinco de Mayo Freebies
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Edward Weiss
Cinco de Mayo is almost here. And the online piano lessons site Quiescence Music is offering a special where prospective students can get a free piano lesson and 342 page book. The site, owned and operated by pianist/composer Edward Weiss teaches a style of piano playing known as 'New Age.' The New Age style has been around since the early 1980's and has recently seen a resurgence in popularity. Asked why this may be so, Weiss responds: “I think people ...
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Berklee and Harvard Business School Announce Winner of Music Business Model Competition at Rethink Music, NuevoStage Awarded $50,000 For Innovative Band Booking Solution
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Berklee Public Relations
Boston, MA—This week, Boston's Hynes Convention Center played host to the inaugural Rethink Music: Creativity, Commerce and Policy in the 21st Century, presented by Berklee College of Music and MIDEM, in association with Harvard University's Berkman Center and Business School. The conference brought together 500 attendees including creators, industry experts, policymakers, and academics for high-level deliberation seeking and developing solutions for the unpredictable trajectory of the music industry. As part of Rethink Music, Berklee and Harvard Business School ran a ...
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Dream Team Faculty to Teach At Samba Meets Jazz Workshops in Bar Harbor July and August 2011
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GoMedia PR
College of the Atlantic (COA) in Bar Harbor, Maine, will once again be the site for the third annual Samba Meets Jazz Workshops program, taking place July 24 through 30, and July 31 through August 6. Under leadership of its Artistic Directors—world-class jazz guitarist and educator Roni Ben-Hur and Artistic Director virtuoso Brazilian bassist Nilson Matta— the faculty is expanding in 2011 to include legendary pianist, composer and educator Arturo O'Farrill multi-instrument reed player Steve Wilson (saxophone, flute, clarinet); vocalist ...
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East St. Louis High School Jazz Band to Play Thursday, May 5 at Jazz at the Bistro
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The East St. Louis High School Jazz Band (pictured) is preparing to head to New York later this month as one of only 15 high school jazz ensembles from across the USA taking part in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington competition and festival. The Essentially Ellington events will be held May 12-14 in New York City, but before they go, the ESL band will tune up in a performance with special guests Mardra and Reggie Thomas at 8:30 p.m. ...
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Jazz Arts Group of Columbus Announces 2011 PBJ & Jazz Summer Concert Series
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Michael Ricci
The PBJ & Jazz summer series is pleased to return to the Topiary Park downtown for its third 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 11 with the jazz duo of Matt & Natalie Adams. Other series highlights ...
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