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Larry Goldings Rare 5 Hour Event Upstairs at Vitellos Jazz Room Studio City Nov 1, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
October 9, 2009

THE LA JAZZ PRO CONNECTION will present FIVE HOURS with LARRY GOLDINGS - Piano and Organ (SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR SATURDAY NIGHT)on Sunday 11a-4p November 1, 2009 Upstairs at Vitellos.The schedule will be 11a-1:00p Master Class & Improv all instruments welcome 1p-2p Networking lunch -2-4 Master Class & Playing with the PRO"S.Beginners, young professionals and working Pro's! Music fans and aficionados..."I am pleased that the LA JazzPro Connection is giving me this opportunity to conduct a piano/organ master ...

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Edward Weiss Joins Roster of Steinway Piano Teachers

Source: All About Jazz
September 27, 2009

It's one thing to teach piano its quite another being among those talented enough listed on the prestigious Steinway & Sons compilation of professional teachers.

Edward Weiss is proud to have achieved this benchmark in his career.

Steinway & Sons has been known or over a century and a half for creating the finest pianos available. When a teacher is accepted on their site, you know they are a cut above the rest.

For over 15 years, Edward has been ...

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Stanford Jazz Workshop Video Clips

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

LEADING JAZZ EDUCATOR STANFORD JAZZ WORKSHOP DEBUTS WORKSHOP VIDEO CLIPS STANFORD, CA: Stanford Jazz Workshop (SJW), the jazz education non-profit founded in 1972 at Stanford University, has produced six educational video clips which have just gone live on its website, StanfordJazz.org. These videos, which were filmed at the Workshop’s flagship Jazz Camp & Jazz Residency summer programs, represent the organization’s first foray into video content for the web, and were facilitated in part by an “Arts Enhance” grant awarded by ...

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Jazz Education Network to Hold First Conference Next May in St. Louis

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 22, 2009

The Jazz Education Network (JEN) has announced that the organization will hold its first-ever conference from May 20-22, 2010 at the University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL).JEN is a not-for-profit organization of music teachers, musicians, students and others formed in 2008 not long after the collapse of the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE). Their Web site says the group is “dedicated to building the jazz arts community by advancing education, promoting performance and developing new audiences." ...

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Dom Minasi Online Guitar Lessons

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
September 17, 2009

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USC Thornton School of Music Receives Major Gifts on 125th Anniversary

Source: Michael Ricci
September 13, 2009

As it celebrates its 125th anniversary this academic year, the USC Thornton School of Music said it has recently received some pretty significant birthday presents in the form of money and one very famous piano. Among the pecuniary donations is a $1.25-million gift from Ruth Ross, which the school said will be used to augment the Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld Scholarship for string students. (Ross established the scholarship in 2004.) The school said it has received two other gifts, both ...

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Kosa Centre for the Arts, Montreal, Canada

Source: All About Jazz
September 11, 2009

LAUNCH OF NEW MONTREAL EVENT CENTRE, THEATRE SPACE, EDUCATIONAL FACILITY: KoSA CENTRE for the ARTS/ KoSA CENTRE DES ARTS Wednesday September 9, 2009 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Announcing the launch of the KoSA Centre for the Arts/KoSA Centre des Arts, one of Montreals newest additions to this citys live performance and event spaces. The KoSA Centre for the Arts will mark this occasion with events on September 16th and 17th, 2009. The KoSA Centre for the Arts was founded by ...

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Aguilar Announces Latin Bass Master Class Featuring Oskar Cartaya and Ruben Rodriguez

Source: Michael Ricci
September 10, 2009

Aguilar Amplification, maker of high-quality bass amplifiers, speaker cabinets and accessories for bassists is pleased to announce a Latin Bass Master Classes on Saturday, September 26th 2009 at their New York City headquarters with endorsing artists, Oskar Cartaya and Ruben Rodriguez. This master class is free of charge. Mainstays in the Latin jazz world, Oskar and Ruben will be teaching the history of Latin jazz as well as demonstrating some of the rhythms and techniques that have fueled their playing ...

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