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La JazzPro Connection Presents Alex Acuna Six Hour Master Class Saturday August 29, 2009 Studio City
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All About Jazz
L.A. Jazz Pro Master Class Series Saturday August 29 2009 Studio City Acuña Q&A Q&A with Alex Acuña L.A. Jazz Pro Master Class Series 2009 Whether Alex Acuña is behind a drumset, any number of world-percussion instruments, or just on the other end of a phone, joy and excitement come through clearly; but, it doesn’t take long to realize that this is one serious cat. A great combination. He was kind enough ...
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Grammy Nominated Pianist/Composer David Lanz Endorses Edward Weiss and Quiescence Music
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All About Jazz
Anyone even remotely familiar with New Age Music has heard of David Lanz.
For over 20 years this musical prodigy has enthralled his listeners and fans with his genius, creating mesmerizing piano melodies - bringing to life the beauty of nature and creating gentle moods that soothe and relax.
With success measured by his popularity (his albums have gone platinum, and one of his recent works The Good Life crossing over into mainstream radio) David is by far one of ...
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Woodstock and a Brief History of the Music Festival
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Michael Ricci
With the fortieth anniversary of the Woodstock Music & Arts Festival and the upcoming movie Taking Woodstock by director Ang Lee, media outlets have been congested with coverage of the historic event. With such an occasion, lets look into the importance of Woodstock and the history of the music festival prior to Woodstock.
A music festival by definition is a social event that includes music while incorporating other social pursuits and community oriented events. The first music festival can be ...
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Kind of Blue: Why the Best-Selling Jazz Album of All Time is so Great
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Michael Ricci
Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, which was released 50 years ago today, is a nearly unique thing in music or any other creative realm: a huge hit the best-selling jazz album of all time and the spearhead of an artistic revolution. Everyone, even people who say they don't like jazz, likes Kind of Blue. It's cool, romantic, melancholic, and gorgeously melodic. But why do critics regard it as one of the best jazz albums ever made? What is it about ...
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New England Conservatory Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Ground-Breaking Jazz Studies Program
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Boston Festivities Take Place October 18 – 24, 2009 with 7 Nights of Concerts Plus Workshops and Free Community Events Highlights include Wayne Shorter Quartet and the NEC Philharmonia on Saturday, October 24; NEC Jazz Summit on Friday, October 23 with Faculty and Alums including Gunther Schuller, Carl Atkins, Roger Kellaway, Ran Blake, Don Byron, Bob Brookmeyer, Rachael Price, Fred Hersch & others with the NEC Jazz Orchestra. New England Conservatory celebrates the 40th Anniversary of its first-in-the-nation Jazz Studies ...
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Jazz 101: Ten Starter Tracks for the Jazz Novice
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Michael Ricci
Unless your last name is Marsalis, its a pretty safe bet that you were not born a jazz fan. More likely, you came to the music after having cut your teeth on more immediately accessible genres pop or rock, country or hip-hop. You still love and listen to them, too, but as you matured you came to understand the deeper rewards jazz possesses.
Of course, such transitions take place gradually there is a process of discovery involved, wherein a listener ...
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La Jazzpro Connection Bill Reichenbach Trombone Master Class Series Studio City
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All About Jazz
THE LA JAZZPRO CONNECTION features Bill Reichenbach this Saturday August 8, 2009 as well as Alex Acuna, Peter Erskine, Larry Koonse, Bob Sheppard and in a new community music concept.It takes place Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz Lounge produced by April Williams 4349 Tujunga Ave. Studio City 818-632-4868 for information. Williams donates spaces in the series to young musicians who cannot afford to attend as well. She has a weekly lottery for Musical Opportunities. BOB SHEPPARD SAX PRO says “This is ...
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Bassist/Educator Jim Widner Elected to Jazz Education Network Board of Directors
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Bassist and educator Jim Widner has been elected to the board of directors of the Jazz Education Network (JEN), a relatively new organization formed in 2008 not long after the collapse of the International Association of Jazz Educators. JEN's Web site says the group is “dedicated to building the jazz arts community by advancing education, promoting performance and developing new audiences."The newly elected board has seventeen members who took office on July 1 and will have their first ...
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