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Jazz Hopefuls Get Their Chance to Learn & Play with the Stars
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Michael Ricci
An initiative launched by PureSolo.com in association with Jazz FM will provide undiscovered jazz musicians with the break they've been looking for, in a series of online talent competitions.
London -- For most budding jazz musicians, the thought of performing with some of the genre's biggest stars is a pleasant daydream--but one that is seemingly unattainable. PureSolo and Jazz FM have teamed up to make that dream a reality for a chosen few, in a unique series of ...
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Mike Lee to Present Free Master Class Sunday, March 28 at Saxquest
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This just in: Saxophonist Mike Lee (pictured), whose credits include work with the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Woody Herman's Thundering Herd, Joe Lovano, Bobby Watson, the Maria Schneider Orchestra and many others, will be in St. Louis to present a free saxophone clinic at 2:00 p.m. this Sunday at Saxquest, 2114 Cherokee St.Lee and his quartet New Tricks also will perform that evening at 7:00 p.m. at the Highway 61 Roadhouse in Webster Groves. In addition to Lee, New ...
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A Free Bass Lesson from John Clayton
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Michael Ricci
ArtistShare pays tribute to John Clayton, a stellar bassist and a valued part of the ArtistShare family. We invite you to experience his musical world by accessing an exclusive free online bass lesson at artistshare.com. John, along with his brother Jeff, are working on a new ArtistShare fan-funded project, entitled The New Song and Dance. Watch as The Clayton Brothers write, perform and record compositions and arrangements inspired by dance.
About John Clayton The sheer wizardry of his ...
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Governor Deval Patrick Donates His Father's Jazz Archives to Boston's Berklee College of Music
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is honoring his late father's musical and cultural legacy by donating the vast collection of jazz musician, composer, and arranger Laurdine Kenneth “Pat" Patrick to Berklee College of Music's Africana Studies archive. The historical Pat Patrick Collection comprises hundreds of scores, photographs, personal materials, and recordings. Best known for his 40-year association with the avant-garde artist Sun Ra, Patrick also played with jazz greats John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and many others, according to The ...
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McGill Graduate Music Symposium
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Lubricity
Im finally recovering from my whirlwind weekend in Montreal, where I attended the McGill Graduate Music Symposium, a three-day graduate student musicology conference put on by the McGill Music Graduate Students Society. It was the first time in my brief academic career that I attended a conference like this, and I had such a blast that I came a step closer to embracing my inner nerd.
It just so happened that on the same weekend, McGill was hosting a conference ...
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Stanford Jazz Workshop's 2010 Workshop Program Registration Now Open!
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Michael Ricci
Study & Play with the Best in Jazz Each summer, Stanford Jazz Workshop's education programs create a lively and supportive community of jazz artists, educators, students and enthusiasts on the beautiful campus of Stanford University. A unique learning opportunity for adults and youth ages 12 and up, SJW offers the chance to work alongside faculty including Joshua Redman, Larry Grenadier, Dave Douglas, and other jazz artists. Program Dates
Jazz Camp Week 1: July 18-23 Jazz Camp Week 2: ...
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Kennedy Center Selects Purchases Nir Naaman for Top Jazz Residency Program
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Michael Ricci
Purchase College's Nir Naaman has been selected by the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC as one of the international artists under 30 who will participate in the 2010 Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Residency Program. He is a graduate student in the Purchase College School of the Arts Music Conservatory and is an alto saxophonist.
From March 15th through the 28th, Mr. Naaman will be in Washington, DC, participating in daily workshops and rehearsals with established jazz artists. Called the Betty ...
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Berklee Teaching Jazz in Dublin, Ireland in April 2010
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Boston's Berklee College of Music is returning to Dublin, Ireland, April 5-11, to conduct improvisation workshops and to hold auditions for aspiring student musicians seeking scholarships to the prestigious university.The program, now in its second year, is taking place at the Newpark Music Centre in Blackrock, Co. Dublin. Students must apply online for the workshop by March 19.Participating Berklee faculty members include Greg Badolato, Jim Kelly, John McGann, and Ken Zambello, along with Ronan Guilfoyle, artistic ...
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