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La Jazzpro Connection Launches Series in Studio City
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All About Jazz
THE LA JAZZPRO CONNECTION features Alex Acuna, Peter Erskine, Larry Koonse, Bob Sheppard and Bill Reichenbach in a new community music concept.
Whether you’re a playing professional, aspiring professional, or committed player, the Master Class Series of workshops offered by THE LA JAZZPRO CONNECTION August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 2009 offer the perfect opportunity to meet other excellent musicians, soak up one day or five days of world class jazz in a nurturing environment and leave as a better ...
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Debut of Chicago Creative Music Workshop: An Institute for Improvised Music
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Michael Ricci
Chicago, IL - September 2nd and 3rd the Chicago Jazz Festival, a partnership between the Chicago Mayor's Office of Special Events and the Jazz Institute of Chicago, presents the Chicago Creative Music Workshop (CCMW), under the direction of Nicole Mitchell and Renee Baker. Sponsored by the Chicago Jazz Festival and the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, the CCMW will offer a unique opportunity to learn from master improvisers and perform with them in a variety of settings. ...
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Pianist Phil Dunlap builds Jazz Bridges between St. Louis and Kabul
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Michael Ricci
“We were at the top of a stairwell, and there was this huge window that was looking onto the street," he recalled. “They actually took out a big chalkboard and put it in front of the window. So from the street level you couldn't see inside. Just in case." As education director for Jazz St. Louis, Dunlap typically welcomes public attention to jazz performances. This time, however, he found himself in Kabul, Afghanistan, where it's best to fly under the ...
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Charlie Harrington Becomes Member of the Professional Drum Teachers Guild
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Michael Ricci
National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2009-2010 NEA Jazz Masters Live Grants
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Michael Ricci
For the second year, the National Endowment for the Arts will bring outstanding jazz musicians, writers, producers, and scholars to communities across the nation through NEA Jazz Masters Live. For the 2009-10 season, 12 organizations will receive grants totaling $250,000 through the program to support multi-event, extended engagements, featuring many jazz greats who have received an NEA Jazz Masters Award, the nations highest honor in jazz. Managed by Arts Midwest, the program offers audiences the unique opportunity to enter into ...
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Bob Sheppard Sax Master Class Kicks Off New LA JAZZPRO Master Class Series on August 1, 2009 in Studio City, CA
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All About Jazz
Los Angeles JAZZPRO Master Class Series Studio City, CA August 1, 2009 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Looking for inspiration this summer? In an effort to join communities together by presenting local and international jazz artists that share themselves with students, young professionals and music aficionados,we offer this new and exciting jazz workshop concept. The Series features world-class performer/clinicians in an intimate setting. Master Classes and Workshops are geared toward intermediate and advanced students. ...
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Los Angeles Music Academy AA Degree Program
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Michael Ricci
Los Angeles Music Academy To Offer Associates of Arts Degrees in Music Performance -- Degree Available for Drums, Guitar, Bass and Vocal Departments
Pasadena, CA -- LA Music Academy announced today that it has met all requirements by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) to offer students a Professional Associates of Arts Degree in Music Performance. Beginning in Fall 2009, students will be able to select a Music Performance Major in drums, guitar, bass or vocals.
“We are ...
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Three Students Awarded Jazz Scholarships to Eastman
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All About Jazz
Gabe Condon of Penfield and brothers Jeffrey Krol and Matthew Krol of Painted Post will join Eastman School of Music's incoming freshman class in the fall as this year's recipients of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival /Eastman School of Music scholarship. The awards are sponsored by XRIJF producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona and funded by proceeds from the Festival. The scholarships support continued jazz education at the Eastman School of Music for area high school students who have ...
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