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Nancy King Leads Improv and Duo Workshop in the Languedoc, August 28 to September 4, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
April 17, 2010

Nancy King is one of the world's pre-eminent living jazz vocal improvisers. And she's incredibly fun to sing with. This summer 15 lucky people will be able to experience that in person as she leads a week-long jazz workshop for vocalists and duo artists in the wine-making village of Roujan, in Southern France.

The workshop, which runs August 28 to September 4, will be at La Maison Verte, a residential workshop facility about an hour away from Montpellier. Nancy will ...

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Eubanks to Head Jazz Program

Source: Michael Ricci
April 17, 2010

Kevin Eubanks, who is leaving next month as bandleader on “The Tonight Show," has been named artistic director of the Jazz in the Classroom program operated by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Unified School District. Eubanks will work with musicians from middle and high schools in the L.A. district, teaching them not only about playing jazz but also the values it represents. He called on others to help in the fight to keep ...

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Berkeley's Jazzschool Announces Its Spring 2010 Classes and Programs

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
April 14, 2010

With the Jazzschool's Spring 2010 Quarter just underway, and students in the Jazzschool Institute's Bachelor of Music degree program well into their Spring semester, Founder and Director Susan Muscarella is poised to shift gears. “I'm pleased to announce that Academic Program Administrator Rob Ewing has been promoted to the position of Director of the Jazzschool Community Music School," says Muscarella. “Passing this baton to Rob enables me to devote my time to running the Jazzschool Institute and fund-raising. I look ...

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Summer Jazz Sicily: 8-Day Workshop in Polizzi Generoso - Applications Due April 15, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
April 12, 2010

New York, NY - Summer Jazz Sicily is pleased to announce openings for our 2010 jazz workshop in Polizzi Generoso, Sicily, led by NYC jazz drummer and director of percussion at the Fieldston School, Scott Latzky. Aspiring jazz musicians of all levels are invited to join us for this intensive 8-day workshop which includes private lessons, small combos, classes on theory and improvisation, and live performance opportunities. Students will live and learn in a renovated 19th century country house on ...

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2010 Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy Welcomes Young Musicians from Asia to Join!

Source: Michael Ricci
April 12, 2010

Taipei International Jazz Season just unveiled the performers and the faculty of the Summer Jazz Academy of its 7th season online. These 11 masters of jazz include internationally renown jazz musicians, faculty of European and American conservatories. They will gather in Taipei in late July to do a demonstrative concert and teach in our Summer Jazz Academy. Long-term cultivation of talents, cross-regional fusion of ideas is the motto of TIJS, Taipei International Jazz Season. This original guiding concept comes from ...

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A Student's View of Berklee's Topspin Course

Source: HypeBot
April 10, 2010

This guest post comes from Brian Coughlin of the indie band Kinch. Brian just finished taking Berkleemusic's new Online Music Marketing With Topspin course and shares some of what he learned. While it's offered every semester, today happens to be the last day to sign up for this semester. A little background: A year ago, I emailed Topspin asking for an account for my band, Kinch. I thought we were a perfect candidate for testing out their software because of ...

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MODA Entertainment Announces Library of Congress Acquires Dexter Gordon Collection of Jazz

Source: Press Dept
April 8, 2010

Considered one of the world's greatest tenor saxophonists, jazz legend Dexter Gordon (1923-1990) was once quoted as saying, Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people. The Library of Congress has taken steps to ensure the survival of Gordon's musical heritage by acquiring more than a thousand items from his career spanning more than five decades. The collection comprises a wide range of Gordon's ...

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Free Music Business Handbook from Berklee

Source: HypeBot
April 3, 2010

I've really enjoyed teaching The Future Of Music for the Berklee College Of Music's online arm this semester. I learned a great deal from my students who came from several countries and had a rainbow of perspectives and experiences.(Cell phones are much more important to music marketing and delivery than computers in many countries, for example.) I've also heard from a number of Hypebot readers about how much cutting edge yet practical information they learned from the new Online Music ...

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