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What NEC Means to Me – Alumni Speak Out

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
April 29, 2009

“Everything that I have done throughout my career has been based on the lessons that I learned at NEC. Studying in the Afro-American Music and Third Stream Music Departments (precursor of today's CI Dept.) I was taught the one-two combination of ear training and developing my own style. My teachers - Jaki Byard, Joe Maneri, Bob DiDomenica & Ran Blake in particular - went far beyond giving me the technical skills necessary to flourish. They encouraged me to be myself, ...

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New Online Jazz Improvisation Lesson Available: Transcribed Sonny Rollins Solos

Source: Jeff Rzepiela Public Relations
April 27, 2009

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New on JazzPianoOnline.com: Improvising over Confirmation

Source: All About Jazz
April 27, 2009

Tommy Flanagan spins out a dizzyingly virtuosic solo (at quite a brisk tempo, needless to say) over this classic Charlie Parker standard on his 1977 Enja trio recording “Confirmation," with George Mraz on bass and Elvin Jones on drums.

In this lesson, the tune is analyzed for harmonic content by deriving chordscales from the progression and then his solo is deconstructed into it's component parts of chord tones, scale patterns, arpeggios and approach patterns to demonstrate his use of each ...

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Free Trombone Shorty Workshop at the Jazz Academy in Columbus, OH on June 6

Source: All About Jazz
April 24, 2009

Faculty: Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews Date/Time: Saturday, June 6, 2:00pm Registration Deadline: Friday, June 5 Class Fee: FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Join Trombone Shorty for an hour-long conversation about his life and music. Hailing from Treme, the most musical neighborhood in the most musical city--New Orleans--Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews has made the leap from child prodigy to Professional Master Musician.

At 22-years old, Troy has already experienced more than most musicians three ...

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African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh - Jazz Appreciation Month 2009 Panel Discussion

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
April 23, 2009

African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh Jazz Appreciation Month 2009 Panel Discussion:

State of Jazz in the Community: Past, Present, Future

Location: The Union Project; 801 North Negley Avenue; Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009 Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm FREE Admission

Panelists include: Kevin Amos: New Media / Technology and its role in creating jazz communities

Harold Young: The Jazz Workshop and the meaning of community based jazz education

Dr. James Johnson Jr: ...

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Trio Globo to Give Free Concerts, Workshops on April 23 and 24 at SLCC-Meramec

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 19, 2009

Trio Globo (pictured), the eclectic jazz/folk/classical/world music band that includes (from left) cellist Eugene Friesen, multi-instrumentalist Howard Levy, and percussionist Glen Velez, will be in St. Louis next week on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 for a residency at St. Louis Community College-Meramec.Levy, Friesen and Velez will take part in two days of workshops and concerts, all of which are free and open to the public. The residency will culminate with a concert at 7:30 p.m. ...

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Jazz St. Louis Holding Auditions in June for All-Stars, JazzU Programs

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 15, 2009

Jazz St. Louis has announced the dates for area music students to audition for the 2009-2010 JazzU and Jazz St. Louis All-Stars programs. Auditions for both programs will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 1 and Monday, June 8 at Jazz at the Bistro. Auditions for JazzU and the Jazz St. Louis All-Stars are open to music students throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area in both Missouri and Illinois. Students who are accepted into one of the ...

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