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New York Saxophonist/flutist Don Braden Joins JazzWorks' Summer Workshop August 19-22, 2010
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Judith Humenick
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
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AAJ Staff
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
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
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
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Michael Ricci
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
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Michael Ricci
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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One Theater Geek's Summer at Stagedoor Manor
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All About Jazz
At age 31, Mickey Rapkin packed his bags and headed to summer camp. But it wasn't just any camp it was Stagedoor Manor, one of the nation's most prestigious theater camps, located in upstate New York.
This was where Robert Downey Jr. played Mr. Deusel in a 1976 production of The Dairy of Anne Frank, Natalie Portman performed Cabaret in 1996 and Zach Braff donned bejeweled leather pants in Godspell long before he ever wore scrubs. In Theater Geek, Rapkin, ...
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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Summer Jazz Camp June 14 - 25, 2010 at Monterey Peninsula College
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Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Summer Jazz Camp June 14 - 25, 2010 at Monterey Peninsula College
Camp Instructors Include 2010 MJF Artist-In-Residence, Grammy-Winning Vocalist, Dianne Reeves
Eleven Nationally-Renowned Clinicians Teach Over 150 Monterey County Music Students
Free Concerts and Jam Sessions Slated for June 21 - 24 in Monterey and Pacific Grove
Monterey Jazz Festival Summer Jazz Camp June 14 - 25, 9 am - 5 pm Monterey ...
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Berklee Students the Jazz Tellers Give Concerts and Clinics in Hong Kong, China, and the U.S.
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Michael Ricci
The Jazz Tellers, a group comprised of Berklee College of Music scholarship students Nate Wong (drums), Clay Lyons (alto saxophone), Lee Dynes (guitar), and Robert Kang (guitar) embark on an ambitious summer tour of clubs, cultural arts centers, and music education institutions that includes 10 performances in Hong Kong, and Shenzhen, China; educational clinics; and concerts in Ohio, Wisconsin, and California. The tour began in the U.S. on May 10 with stops in each member's hometown - Dayton, Ohio; Madison, ...
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