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Announcing the Midwest Clinic Jazz and Chamber Center
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Michael Ricci
Jazz Program to Expand Dramatically at 2009 Conference; Ellis Marsalis and Wayne Bergeron Among the Featured Artists EVANSTON, IL A dramatically expanded jazz program awaits educators at the 2009 Midwest Clinic, in the new Midwest Clinic Jazz and Chamber Center. At the upcoming annual conference, jazz concerts and clinics will almost double from the previous year, as organizers step in to meet the need created by the recent demise of the International Association for Jazz Education. The Center will house ...
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Charlie Harrington Requested to Conduct Special Clinic
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Michael Ricci
The award-winning jazz drummer, Charlie Harrington, has been requested to conduct a special clinic at the upcoming Midwest Clinic, An International Band and Orchestra Conference, in Chicago. The Midwest Clinic is a well-established event with over 15,000 attendees from all 50 states and as many as thirty countries. Charlie's well-renowned technique and mastery of his instrument along with his encyclopedic knowledge of jazz drumming no doubt played a role in the request being extended. Charlie is a member of the ...
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Stax Music Academy Winter Concert Salutes Divas of Soul, Jazz, Pop, & R&B with Special Guest Candi Staton
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Stax Museum of American Soul Music
MEMPHIS - When the Stax Music Academy students take to the stage on December 5, 2009, at Germantown Performing Arts Center in Memphis to salute some of the most popular female singers in American history, they will be joined by one of the most internationally renowned soul and gospel singers in the industry, Candi Staton.
The concert - “HEY SISTA, SOUL SISTA: A Salute to the Divas of Soul, Jazz, Pop, & R&B" - features all ensembles of the Stax ...
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Grammy Award Winner & Founding Member of the Flecktones Howard Levy to Launch Online Harmonica School
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Public Emily
Levy Announces Partnership with ArtistWorks, Inc.
Grammy Award winner Howard Levy is thrilled to announce he has partnered with online video exchange pioneers, ArtistWorks, Inc. The team will be launching The Howard Levy Harmonica School (HLHS) later this month- the first ever online portal that will teach harmonica to students around the world. Levy is widely known as a founding member of the Flecktones. He has also performed and recorded with Kenny Loggins, Dolly Parton, Bobby McFerrin, Paul Simon, John ...
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NYC Bata Drum Workshops, Presented by New York Jazz Academy, Now Registering
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New York Jazz Academy Publicity
NYC Afro/Cuban Bata Drum Workshops, presented by New York Jazz Academy, are now open for pre-registration. For Bata enthusiasts, ages 16 and older, these weekly workshops offer a hands-on exploration of Bata drumming in an intimate setting. Led by Bata drummer and bassist, David Ambrosio, these workshops are open to players at all levels. For more information on NYJA Bata Workshops and other adult programs, visit our website. About Bata instructor David Ambrosio: Bassist and Bata drummer David Ambrosio, originally ...
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NYC Vocal Jazz Workshops with Carolyn Leonhart, Presented by New York Jazz Academy, Now Registering
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New York Jazz Academy Publicity
NYC Vocal Jazz Workshops with Carolyn Leonhart, presented by New York Jazz Academy, are now registering interested students. Led by Carolyn Leonhart, long-time vocalist with Steely Dan, acclaimed jazz singer, and professor at Berklee School of Music, these workshops are open to teens and adults at all levels. For jazz vocal enthusiasts, these weekly workshops offer a hands-on exploration of all elements of jazz singing. Workshop participants will work on personalizing tunes, develop a feel for time signatures other than ...
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The 8th edition of the KoSA CUBA: One-Week Study Program and Fiesta Del Tambour
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Michael Ricci
March 7-14, 2010
KoSA is proud to present its 8th edition of the KoSA Cuba Workshop and Fiesta del Tambor (music festival) taking place in Havana. Participants will be hosted at the historic Hotel Riviera in central Havana.
Course of Study: The KoSA Cuba Workshop is a one-week immersion in Cuban rhythms, music, and culture. Daily classes are given on conga, bongo, timbales, bata, drumset and other instruments by some of Cuba's top artists. All instruments are supplied on site. ...
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New on JazzPianoOnline.com: Improvising over Just in Time
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All About Jazz
Improvising Over Just In Time
The melody of this 1956 standard tune is, you could say, spare. The basic motive is composed of two notes a half step apart that are repeated in quarter notes up to 15 times in each section. To say that Anthony Wonsey's solo over the chord changes to this tune is in contrast to this tame theme is an understatement to be sure. His energetic and exuberant solo from his 2004 Sharp Nine trio album ...
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