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Losses at We7 Highlight Streaming Music Struggles
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HypeBot
Losses at UK based we7 offer insights into the struggles facing all music streaming services unless ad revenues jump, labels and rightsholders become more flexible or both. We7 reported a loss in 2009 of £3.66 million after taxes, up from a £2.61 million loss in 2008. At the end of last year, we7 had total remaining assets of £539,189 with obligations due in the next year of £1.54 million. In January. investors said they would add additional support for the ...
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New Classes Forming Now At New York Jazz Workshop
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Marco Chelo
From the Village Vanguard to Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York is the world's jazz capital, attracting musicians who come to listen, play, and also to learn. New York Jazz Workshop (NYJW) is their school of music, a magnet for musicians of every level, from beginner to advanced. New classes are forming now. NYJW provides:
1. A unique methodology for learning jazz through ear training; melodic, harmonic and rhythmic exercises; and a combination of individual and group performances. 2. ...
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New on jazzpianoonline.com: Chordscales of Major II-V-I Progressions
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Michael Ricci
Chordscales are an essential component of improvisation and major ii-V-I progressions make up most of the chords to any given standard tune. Together, these two elements constitute the bulk of what jazz improvisation is about. In this lesson, watch as the chordscales for major ii-V-I progressions are derived and then see how they are used by Miles Davis in his improvised solo over the tune It's Only A Paper Moon from his 1951 Prestige release, Dig. JazzPianoOnline.com is an on-demand, ...
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Grant Macewan University Expands Music School to include Bachelor of Music in Jazz & Contemporary Popular Music
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Michael Ricci
Here's some exciting news about a new academic opportunity for young musicians in Canada and the northwestern U.S.. When the new school year starts in 2011, Western Canada will have its first post- secondary degree program combining jazz and contemporary popular music. Edmonton's Grant MacEwan University is expanding its music school to include a Bachelor of Music in Jazz & Contemporary Popular Music. This four-year degree program joins MacEwan's long-running two-year Music Diploma program, which has trained artists ranging from ...
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Online Lessons From Chris Potter
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Clay Wilson
As one of the most versatile saxophonists in the business today, Chris Potter is a wealth of knowledge for students of Jazz. Chris' Online Lessons Project from ArtistShare allows fans and students to learn how Chris approaches standard tunes and improvisation. Each lesson allows the student a before, during, and after look at the performance of a tune, with insights into Chris' personal history with the composition. Students also have access to the Online Lessons Project Experience which includes downloadable ...
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Teacher of Jazz Saxophone Playing / Improvisation / Ensemble Work. Teacher of Jazz Singing / Improvisation / Ensemble Work
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Portmann
The Bern University of Arts unites a variety of artistic disciplines under one roof. It is dedicated to developing transdisciplinary perspectives for teaching and research. The programmes on offer include degree programmes and further education programmes in the fields of Design, Fine Arts, Conservation and Restoration, Music, Opera/Theatre and Literature. The Department of Music of the Bern University of Arts (BUA) also offers Jazz as a field of study and educates Swiss and foreign students to be professional musicians at ...
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Bassist Amy Shook Named to Jazz Band Masterclass Faculty
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The Phillips Agency
Annapolis, Maryland... Bassist Amy Shook has been named to the faculty of Jazz Band Masterclass. Based in Annapolis, with bands meeting in that city and in Washington, DC, these adult level jazz workshops meet twice monthly with the intent of getting participants “out of the basement and onto the bandstand." Each group has seven members much like the jazz combos one hears in clubs and concerts. Initially, Shook will direct two of ten bands, which are made up of students ...
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Saxquest to Present Free Master Classes with Eric Mandat, Dick Oatts, Jeff Coffin and Victor Goines
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The St. Louis woodwind sales and repair shop Saxquest will host a free recital and master class featuring clarinetist Eric Mandat at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 2. Mandat (pictured) will perform solo works with piano for about an hour, then give a master class for an hour. Consider a leading composer and performer of contemporary clarinet music, Mandat is known for his use of extended techniques, such as multiphonics and microtones. His composing is focused on solo and chamber works ...
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