Education News

Jazz Focus at Keystone Camp

Source: AAJ Staff
July 27, 2010

Brian Wilensky Abington Journal Correspondent LA PLUME--Keystone College will host its third annual Jazz Institute next week featuring some of the area's leading jazz musicians. The Keystone College Jazz Institute is a weeklong day camp where young jazz players can learn from jazz artists such as Marko Marcinko, James Buckley, Tom Hamilton, Tony Marino, Eddie Severn and Bill Washer. The camp takes place in correspondence with the sixth annual Scranton Jazz Festival at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Scranton, Friday ...

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Survival Tips for Playing Drums Outdoors

Source: AAJ Staff
July 27, 2010

Being drummers, we often have the biggest burden next to the sound system as far as set up. In hot summer months I often have no choice but to have drums packed in a hot vehicle and head straight to the gig after work. Letting drums sit in a car all day where temperatures reach well over 100 degrees is not an ideal situation but through the years I have not had any problems with warped or cracked shells. The ...

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Jamaica's Acclaimed University Singers on a Five-City Tour of Europe

Source: JamaicaMusic Offbeat
July 23, 2010

Jamaica's highly acclaimed University Singers, under the direction of Noel Dexter, takes its choral theatre on a five-city tour of the UK and Germany beginning July 23.The tour, conducted under the theme, Connecting with Diaspora: Building Bridges Through Music, forms part of the group's continuing mission as ambassadors of the University of the West Indies (UWI) and by extension Jamaica.The group is slated for performances in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Nottingham in the UK and in ...

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New York Saxophonist/flutist Don Braden Joins JazzWorks' Summer Workshop August 19-22, 2010

Source: Judith Humenick
July 21, 2010

New York saxophonist and flutist, Don Braden will join the top Canadian Jazz Faculty for the 17th Annual JazzWorks 3-day Intensive Weekend Workshop, at the CAMMAC Music Centre, on Lake McDonald, Quebec, located north of Hawksbury, Ontario, August 19 to 22, 2010. Don Braden, a master of the tenor and soprano saxophone and also an outstanding flutist, has toured the world leading his own ensembles, as a special guest and as a sideman with such greats as Betty Carter, Wynton ...

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2011 Conference Exhibitor Information

Source: AAJ Staff
July 13, 2010

The Jazz Education Network (JEN) invites you to be an exhibitor at the 2nd Annual Conference, to be held at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, LA from January 6--8, 2011. Space is limited, and is being offered on a first-come, first served basis. Information on becoming a JEN conference exhibitor is below.

We know that our conference attendees consider exhibits to be one of the most important parts of the event. The JEN conference will be a great ...

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Jazz St. Louis Announces New Education Faculty and Programs, 2010 All-Stars

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 6, 2010

Jazz St. Louis director of education Phil Dunlap recently made a couple of blog posts with some announcements about JSL's education programs for the 2010-11 season. Here's what's news:* Nearly 80 students from Missouri and Illinois auditioned during June to be part of the Jazz St. Louis All-Stars and JazzU programs; that's an increase of more than 60% compared to last year.As a result of those auditions, the students selected for the 2010-11 All-Stars ensemble are ...

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Affordable Music Instruction for Youth, Lax/South Bay/West Los Angeles

Source: Michael Ricci
June 17, 2010

For the 4th year, musician and educator, Dawn Norfleet, Ph.D., is providing Summer Music Instruction for young musicians, ages 9-19. Classes are held in Westchester, conveniently located near a major Sepulveda shopping hub (Trader Joe's, TJ Maxx), and minutes away from Culver City, Inglewood and West Los Angeles. Not only is enrollment in a summer music program a great educational way to spend the summer, it's also an ideal growing time for any students considering a performing arts high school, ...

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Berklee Visits Kenya for Scholarship Auditions and Music Education Events

Source: Michael Ricci
June 15, 2010

Berklee College of Music, the world's leading institution for the study of contemporary music, will visit Kenya for the second straight year to hold events that include auditions and interviews (A&I) for scholarship opportunities, music education outreach, workshops, and clinics for area musicians and educators. The programs will be conducted by a team comprised of faculty members Dan Moretti and Ron Reid of the Contemporary Writing and Production Department, Michael Shaver from Admissions, Sam Skau from International Programs, and student ...

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