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Steve Bailey Named Chair of Berklee's Bass Department

July 17, 2012

Berklee College of Music announces that Steve Bailey has been named chair of the college's Bass Department. Bailey, six-string fretless bass pioneer, educator, and author, begins his tenure this summer. He succeeds Rich Appleman, who retired in May 2012 after holding the position for 40 years. A partial list of Bailey's extensive recording and performance credits ...

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Usdan Center's 8/1 Gala Features World Premiere By Ted Rosenthal

July 11, 2012

8/1 Usdan Gala Features World Premiere Jazz Work Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the renowned summer arts day camp once again cited by TimeOutNY as a “Best Camp" for 2012, will present its annual Gala Concert on Wednesday August 1 at 7:00 PM at its 200-acre woodland campus center, the 1,000-seat McKinley Amphitheater. ...

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Saxquest Announces Four Free Master Classes for Summer, Fall

July 2, 2012

Saxquest has announced the featured artists and dates for four more free master classes this summer and fall. First up is saxophonist and educator Chip McNeill, who will appear with his quartet at the south-side saxophone sales and repair shop at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 4. McNeill is known for his work in the bands ...

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Peter Erskine Releases Bargain Playalong App for Entire Rhythm Section.

June 27, 2012

The album “Joy Luck," featuring my New Trio with Vardan Ovsepian on keyboards and Damian Erskine (my nephew) on electric bass, gets its title inspiration from Amy Tan's epochal novel “Joy Luck Club." This play-along “Joy Luck" compilation gets its inspiration from there being a need for a modern jazz-based trio “music minus one" offering that ...

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New Exhibits At The Musical Instrument Museum Pay Tribute To The Genres Best

June 25, 2012

Ahmad Alaadeen once said, “jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given to the world.” That gift is alive at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix with the opening of two new jazz exhibits that will take visitors on a journey through the past, present and ...

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Piano Teacher Gives Away 342 Page Bestselling Book

June 24, 2012

Who says you have to be a gifted genius to create your own unique piano compositions? Not Edward Weiss, educator, author and composer who’s just completed his first full length book on doing just that – turning anyone into a “virtual virtuoso” in as little as 30 days – even if they’ve never touched a musical ...

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International Jazz Workshop Germany August 9-14, 2012

June 19, 2012

Jazz and world music have rediscovered for our culture what is in fact at the heart of all music making: expressing and communicating our own humanity in terms of music, developing and exchanging creativity with others. This event is a 6 day study and experience course. It is open to musicians of all ages who would ...

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Randy Brecker, Bobby Watson, Jane Monheit, Many More Perform At Usdan Center Beginning June 25

June 19, 2012

Private On-Site Educational Performances at the Center’s 45TH Season Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the Long Island summer arts day camp once again included as a “Best Camp” for 2012 by TimeOutNY/Kids, announces its Festival Concerts lineup for its 45th season. These are a special feature of the Center: private, on-site daily educational ...

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National Guitar Workshop Announces Online Courses

June 19, 2012

National Guitar Workshop Is Proud To Announce: National Guitar Workshop: Online Beginning July 15th the National Guitar Workshop will offer ten popular courses online. National Guitar Workshop is announcing its newest innovation in music education, NGW Online. This new online program will feature 10 courses with over 150 hours of class time. This summer, for the ...

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New York Jazz Academy Summer Jazz Intensives, NYC Music Camps For Adults And Teens, Now Enrolling

June 14, 2012

MAKE THIS SUMMER YOUR HOTTEST YET NEW YORK, NY: New York City’s newest music school is offering affordable Summer Jazz Intensives to adults and teens who can make it to their exciting new space on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. New York Jazz Academy, recently featured on NBC’s Today in New York, CNBC, and CBS ...