Education News

Jazz Workshops in Weimar, Germany

Source: Michael Ricci
December 10, 2009

Originally a spin-off from Yiddish Summer Weimar, Winter Edition has taken on its own life and identity as a festival/institute for music improvisation, the voice, the body and awareness. Under the direction of Alan Bern and with an outstanding international faculty, the atmosphere of Winter Edition is at the same time interdisciplinary, holistic, intensive, inspiring and rigorous. In 2010, Winter Edition expands from one to two weeks: January 23 - February 7. In the first week, three short workshops take ...

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Grammy Award Winning Harmonica Virtuoso Howard Levy Launches the First Online Personal Video Exchange Harmonica School

Source: 1888 Media
December 9, 2009

Grammy Award winner Howard Levy in conjunction with ArtistWorks Inc. (AWI), is excited to launch The Howard Levy Harmonica School (HLHS) - the first ever online personal video exchange school that will teach students around the world to play harmonica, including the various genres of jazz, blues, folk, classical and world music. Partnered with online video technology experts AWI, Levy integrates years of experience as a player and educator with their innovative video exchange teaching technology. Students around the world ...

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Terry Teachout to Speak December 16 at Maryville University

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 3, 2009

Writer Terry Teachout, who spurred considerable controversy in certain circles this summer with a Wall Street Journal article about declining audiences for jazz, is coming to St. Louis on Wednesday, December 16 to speak at Maryville University about his latest book.From the news release:“Author, blogger and critic Terry Teachout discusses his latest book, Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong, at 7 p.m. on Dec. 16, in Buder Commons on the main campus of Maryville University. Teachout is ...

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Announcing the Midwest Clinic Jazz and Chamber Center

Source: Michael Ricci
December 2, 2009

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

Source: Michael Ricci
November 30, 2009

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

Source: Stax Museum of American Soul Music
November 30, 2009

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

Source: Public Emily
November 24, 2009

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

Source: New York Jazz Academy Publicity
November 24, 2009

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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