Education News

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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New York Jazz Academy, Innovative New Music School, Prepares to Launch Its Fall Semester

Source: New York Jazz Academy Publicity
September 9, 2009

NEW YORK CITY – The New York Jazz Academy, the city’s newest music school, is preparing to launch its fall semester and is now accepting fall 2009 registration inquiries from all interested parents and students. Located on 86th and West End Avenue, in the heart of the Upper West Side, this new jazz school offers the highest quality jazz music instruction to New York City students of all ages. Recognizing the lack of opportunity among many NYC students to play ...

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Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble Auditions, September 26

Source: Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
September 8, 2009

Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble Auditions Held on September 26

Auditions Are Open to All Young Musicians, Grades 6 to 10!

Kimmel Center Education Department welcomes all young musicians, grades 6 10, to audition for the Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble on Saturday, September 26, 2009 from Noon to 3pm in the Kimmel Centers Merck Arts Education Center.

Those interested in auditioning must register online at www.kimmelcenter.org/education or by calling the Education Projects Coordinator at 215-670-2371 by Wednesday, September 23, ...

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SF Jazz Appoints Paul Contos New Director of SF Jazz High School All-Stars

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
September 8, 2009

Cory Combs, Director of Education of SFJAZZ—the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast and presenter of the 27th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival running October 10 through November 21—today announced the appointment of Paul Contos as the new Director of the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars. Founded in 2001 by Dr. Dee Spencer, the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars are selected annually by competitive audition. The All-Stars program provides advanced-level training in small and large ensemble performance, composition, jazz theory, ...

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Brian Kelly Releases New Sheet Music - Piano Transcriptions

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2009

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Other Places: Guilfoyle on Jazz Education

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
August 31, 2009

Ronan Guilfoyle is an Irish jazz musician and educator whose blog, Mostly Music, probes issues that concern working musicians as well as academics in institutions where jazz is taught. Those are often the same people. Increasingly, professional jazz players also teach in jazz schools. In part, that is because they need day gigs to support themselves; it should be unnecessary to convince anyone that for all but a handful of stars, there is little steady employment playing jazz. In part, ...

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