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NEC President Emeritus Laurence Lesser Assumes Interim Leadership Responsibilities
New England Conservatory President Emeritus Laurence Lesser has been named Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Conservatory for the 2006-07 academic year (or until a new President can take office at an earlier date). The announcement, which takes effect immediately, was made Monday by Jack H. Vernon, Chair of the Board of Trustees. Lesser, who served ...
JazzAmerica Swings into Summer
JazzAmerica, the LA-based, tuition-free jazz education organization co-founded by Buddy Collette in 1994, heads into summertime with gusto. Fresh from exciting performances the first half of 2006--including the Newport Beach Jazz Festival, the South Bay New Orleans Jazz Club, Catalina Bar & Grill and the world-renowned Watts Towers--JazzAmerica invites new jazz students between the ages of ...
Berklee College to celebrate 21st year of jazz education at Umbria Jazz Festival
As they have for each summer since 1985, young musicians will travel from Europe, Africa, and as far away as Australia to study American jazz, improvisation, and gospel singing with U.S. music professors, and compete for thousands of scholarship dollars at Perugia, Italy. Berklee College of Music in July will celebrate its 21st season of jazz ...
Jazz Mentors Program July 11th-14th with Lew Tabackin, Phil Woods, Maynard Ferguson, the Woody Herman Orchestra
Is this Carnegie Hall? No. But it could be, due to the illustrious and legendary jazz greats that The Jazz Mentors Program continues to bring to the area, in order to pass the torch to our kids, and to those young at heart. Legends in Jazz--Maynard Ferguson, Phil Woods, John Coates Jr., Lew Tabackin, The Woody ...
New Book for Beginning Jazz Piano Students
Beginning jazz piano students--How many times have you picked up a jazz piano educational book only to find content that was over your head by page three? The Next Step is a fun and creative approach to piano playing for beginner to intermediate pianists in which increased knowledge of chords, scales and rhythms leads you to ...
Revolutionary On-Line Interactive Master Classes Announced!
Guitarist Mike Gellar, founder of MIKE'S MASTER CLASSES, today announced the launching of a new service that affords students, master musicians, and educators across the globe an opportunity to come together in a virtual classroom where they will study together and network. Unlike other on-line classes, MIKE'S MASTER CLASSES is live and interactive. Students can see, ...
Karen Blixt Jazzschool
Karen Blixt has spent the past ten years making a name for herself as one of the California Bay Area jazz scene's most respected and successful vocalists. Now to commemorate the release of her first-ever studio recording, Spin This, Karen will be teaming with a host of the jazz's finest luminaries for a stellar performance at ...
Ann Hampton Callaway, Laurel Masse and Janis Siegel to teach Jazz Master Class at Singers Forum NYC
Tony-nominated singer/songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway and Grammy winners Laurel Masse and Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer will come together for the first time to teach a master class in jazz vocals for Singers Forum, New York's premiere vocal academy. The class, “Sing the Swing," will take place on July 10th and 11th, from 7-10 pm ...
Aaron Davis Hall to Host CUNY Jazz Festival May 11-12
AARON DAVIS HALL TO HOST CUNY JAZZ FESTIVAL, MAY 11-12 Guest Artist Dave Liebman to Perform With Student Musicians Musical groups representing five CUNY senior colleges, New York City's best public high school musicians and Japan's Shobi University will join with guest artist Dave Liebman for the 7th Annual CUNY Jazz Festival, May 11-12 at Aaron ...
Myra Hindus Appointed Berklee's First Vice President for Cultural Diversity
Berklee President Roger Brown announced the appointment of Myra Hindus to the newly created position of Vice President for Cultural Diversity. At Berklee, she will lead and oversee the diversity strategy of the college. Hindus will be focusing on four areas of development for the college: curriculum review and creating more diversity related curriculum; faculty and ...
