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Usdan Center - 5/17 Final Open House - Full Jazz Program

April 30, 2015

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp whose alumni include Jane Monheit, and whose Jazz Department was created by Dr. Billy Taylor, will hold its final Open House for the 2015, 48th season on Sunday May 17 from 11 AM to 2 PM. The Center will feature new ...

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Music Education Monday: Still all about that bass (with Ray Brown and Milt Hinton)

April 27, 2015

As yr. humble editor is not one to leave any good material unused, or any bad pun or pop culture reference unmade - at least of couple times - today's “Music Education Monday" post is a sequel to last December's “All About That Bass", featuring a few more bass-related links and video clips that turned up ...

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Moers Residency a Good Fit for Hayden Chisholm

April 22, 2015

By Phillip Woolever With theatrical drama, dynamic performing colleagues and a flair for winding wind and wordplay, Hayden Chisholm, this year's Improviser in Residency, adds a unique dimension to his twelve-month tenure at Moers 2015. The Moers residency was initiated as part of the festival's cultural, community commitment. Despite some recent cutbacks, Moers ...

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Julio Iglesias, Doug Morris, Harvey Mason, Dee Dee Bridgewater To Receive Honorary Degrees At Berklee Commencement May 9

April 22, 2015

Berklee College of Music president Roger H. Brown will present Julio Iglesias, Doug Morris, Harvey Mason, and Dee Dee Bridgewater with honorary doctor of music degrees at Berklee's commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 9, at the 7,000-seat Agganis Arena at Boston University. More than 900 Berklee graduates, their parents, and invited guests will be in attendance. This ...

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Music Education Monday: Jazz piano lessons from Mike Wolff and Barry Harris

April 20, 2015

Today for “Music Education Monday," we've got some video lessons that nominally are intended for jazz pianists, but also contain information that may be of interest to jazz improvisors in general. Pianist Michael Wolff is know for his early work with Cal Tjader, Cannonball Adderly and Nancy Wilson, for leading the house band on the original ...

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Music Education Monday: John Abercrombie on jazz guitar improvisation

April 13, 2015

While guitarist John Abercrombie was in St. Louis last week to lead his quartet in a sold-out performance for the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University, he and pianist Marc Copland also did an afternoon master class on the Wash U campus. Fortunately for those who missed out, a while back Abercrombie recorded an instructional ...

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An MIT Media Lab For Music Business Students

April 7, 2015

Imagine a lab where college students would be challenged to envision and create the future of music. At any given time, there would be dozens of music-focused research studies, startup ventures, emerging technologies, and innovative projects that students could assist for a single semester or an entire year. Picture a classroom where students would be taught ...

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Music Education Monday: Sound system basics

April 6, 2015

While sound reinforcement is a complex and changing field even for full-time professionals, every working musician can benefit from a basic knowledge of how sound systems work and how to set up and operate a simple PA (public address) system. So for this week's “Music Education Monday," here are some links to free resources on the ...

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Music Education Monday: Electronic music production tips, plus a keyboard workshop with Richard Tee

March 23, 2015

This week for “Music Education Monday," we've got some new info on electronic music production techniques, and a classic video workshop with a top session keyboardist: Ableton, makers of the popular Ableton Live software used for electronic music production, has put online a good-sized chunk of the new book Making Music: Creative Strategies for Electronic Music ...

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New England Conservatory Faculty Profile: Jason Moran

March 17, 2015

“There should be a class simply on application,” Jason Moran emphasizes to his NEC Master Class, explaining that he means a focus on “how to deal with ideas that don’t seem to belong to your discipline.” Moran’s own career as one of the preeminent pianists, composers and bandleaders in jazz might form the core of an ...