Education News

Jazz Pro Musicians to Bring Affordable Jazz Education in New York City

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2009

New York -- The New York Jazz Workshop announces the creation of a new structure to provide affordable Jazz education in New York City. Starting with 3 jazz workshops in August 2009, the New York Jazz Workshop will offer ongoing classes for adults and young adults starting in September. The New York Jazz Workshop faculty is comprised of many well know jazz musicians such as the leader of the group Global Motion, tenor sax player and composer Marc Mommas, drummer ...

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"After Hours" Event at Urban Eats Cafe to Benefit the Sheldon's Educational Programs

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 10, 2009

The Urban Eats Cafe, 3301 Meramec Street in St. Louis' Dutchtown neighborhood, will raise money for the art music educational programs of the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries by hosting the Downtown Dutchtown Business Association's “After Hours" event on Wednesday, June 17. The event will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in conjunction with Urban Eats' First Anniversary Celebration Street Party. The cafe will offer “free appetizers, drink specials, attendance prizes, live music by Dizzy ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Summer Jazz Camp June 15 - 26, 2009

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
June 9, 2009

Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Summer Jazz Camp June 15 - 26, 2009 At Monterey Peninsula College Camp Instructors Include 2009 MJF Artists-In-Residence Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Members Vincent Gardner And Ali Jackson Nationally-Renowned Clinicians Teach Over 150 Monterey County Music Students Free Concerts and Jam Sessions Slated For June 22 - 25 In Monterey, Sand City, And Pacific Grove Monterey Jazz Festival Summer Jazz Camp June 15 ...

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Jazz Speakers Bureau Launches

Source: All About Jazz
June 8, 2009

Leading professionals on the jazz web discuss innovative promotional strategies for jazz musicians.

The Jazz Speakers Bureau presents industry leaders with specialized experience in web-based promotions for lectures, workshops, and discussion panels.

Engaging, educational and entertaining, our speakers provide practical and useful information as well as pertinent strategies and career guidance for musicians and jazz professionals. Our team has presented at festivals, universities, association meetings, industry conferences, and on the radio--nationally and internationally.

Contact the Jazz Speakers Bureau and ask ...

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L.A. Music Academy Summer Music Camp Kicks Off June 22

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2009

Pasadena, CA LA Music Academy (http://www.lamusicacademy.edu/) announced details for its upcoming annual Summer Program, kicking off June 22nd. The school's popular summer experience is open to interested drummers, guitarists, bassists and singers ages 10 and up who have received at least one year of private instruction. Besides meeting new friends and expanding their professional networks, students can expect to learn from and play with some of Southern California's best professional musicians; write and record original music; and will have full ...

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Donal Fox Named Visting Artist at MIT

Source: Dawn Singh Publicity
June 1, 2009

COMPOSER-PIANIST DONAL FOX AND WRITER-ACTOR RICARDO PITTS-WILEY NAMED MARTIN LUTHER KING VISITING ARTISTS AT MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Composer-pianist Donal Fox and writer-actor Ricardo Pitts-Wiley have been named Martin Luther King Visiting Artists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 2009-2010 academic year. Established in 1995, MLK Program participants are appointed for their contributions to their professions and their potential contributions to the intellectual life of MIT. The program, which supports six to twelve visiting professors and scholars in ...

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NYC Summer Saxophone Workshops, Presented by New York Jazz Academy, Now Enrolling Students

Source: New York Jazz Academy Publicity
May 26, 2009

NEW YORK CITY -- The New York Jazz Academy, the city's newest music school, will soon be opening its doors, and is now accepting summer and fall 2009 registration inquiries from all interested parents and students. The New York Jazz Academy 2009 Summer Saxophone Workshops, open to aspiring saxophonists, ages 11-19, are offered the weeks of July 13-17 and July 20-24, from 9am-3pm, in Manhattan at Park Avenue and 50th Street. Each workshop session accepts only a select number of ...

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Jazz Giant Billy Taylor Inspires Philadelphia Music Students

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2009

A man sits at the piano and - across seven decades - the magic happens: Master imparts wisdom to student. Jazz giant Billy Taylor, 87, is giving pointers to budding pianist Dont Ford, 17. Taylor spreads his famous left hand over a dozen keys and ripples off a chord. “That looks like it hurts," says Steven Fox, 17, also a pianist. Taylor, bandmate of Bird, Duke, Dizzy, and Miles, surprises them by saying, “Sure it does. But keep on doing ...

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