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Los Angeles Music Academy Partners with Grammy U

Source: All About Jazz
August 31, 2009

Los Angeles Music Academy Partners With The Recording Academy's GRAMMY University Network

Pasadena, CA -- LA Music Academy (http://www.lamusicacademyedu) announced today it has partnered with The Recording Academy's GRAMMY University Network to offer all enrolling and current students membership in the GRAMMY U program, beginning in Fall 2009. LA Music Academy, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), has graduated more than 1,000 international and domestic students since opening in 1996. The music school offers its drum, ...

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SF's Pyramind School Presents: Skerik Master Class

Source: JamBase
August 28, 2009

Pyramind Presents Skerik: Recording Chaos and Acoutronica Concepts September 19

Skerik San Francisco's Pyramind proudly welcomes acclaimed musician Skerik as the next guest in their “Elite Sessions" series of weekend master classes. Pyramind is the leader in digital audio, recording, and electronic music training in the heart of San Francisco. Skerik is a highly acclaimed musician (i.e. insane Seattle sax hero and overall musical genius, see: Garage a Trois, Critters Buggin, Les Claypool). On Saturday September 19, these worlds collide ...

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On This Date in Music History: Lester Young Born

Source: Michael Ricci
August 27, 2009

On August 27, 1909, 100 years ago, Lester Young one of the true jazz giants, a tenor saxophonist, was born. Lester Young was the major influence on a generation of tenor saxophonists who preferred his relatively light, pure tone and agile swing to the husky heaviness of the once-dominant Coleman Hawkins. “Although he spent his earliest days near New Orleans, Lester Young lived in Minneapolis by 1920, playing in a legendary family band. Because he refused to tour in the ...

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La JazzPro Connection Presents Alex Acuna Six Hour Master Class Saturday August 29, 2009 Studio City

Source: All About Jazz
August 26, 2009

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

Source: All About Jazz
August 18, 2009

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

Source: Michael Ricci
August 18, 2009

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

Source: Michael Ricci
August 17, 2009

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

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
August 12, 2009

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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