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Peter Ponzol to Present Free Saxophone Clinic This Saturday, April 30 at Saxquest
Saxophonist and instrument designer Peter Ponzol is coming to St. Louis to present a free sax clinic at 2:00 p.m. this Saturday, April 30 at Saxquest. Though Ponzol (pictured) is an accomplished musician who's participated in more than 100 recordings and performed all over the world, he's perhaps better known for his work as a consultant ...
Usdan Center Receives Multi-Year Jazz Grant For New Program
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the renowned not-for-profit summer arts day camp whose Jazz Department was founded in 1986 by legendary jazz artist/educator Dr. Billy Taylor, announces a two-year initiative grant provided by the Rauch Foundation's Founders' Memorial Program, for a new program titled Sustaining American Jazz: Inspiring Young Artists and Audiences. Intended ...
Fundraiser May 18, 2011 to Benefit Cuban-American Music Educational Exchange
NEW YORK—The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance announced today that it will host a fundraiser benefiting the Chico O'Farrill School of Jazz (COSJ) on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at the Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18th Street, between 6th & 7th Avenues) in New York City from 6PM-9PM. The evening will include performances by Arturo O'Farrill and the ...
Herbie Hancock to Receive Honorary Degree from The Juilliard School at 106th Commmencement Ceremony
The Juilliard School holds its 106th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 11 AM in Alice Tully Hall (Broadway at 65th Street, NYC). Juilliard President Joseph W. Polisi presents honorary degrees to four outstanding artists. The recipients are: Composer and conductor John Adams Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and producer Herbie Hancock Actor Derek Jacobi ...
Music Matters
And in case we forget that music matters, there's an annual reminder staged by the MacPhail Center for Music in the form of their Music Matters Luncheon fundraiser. One of the nation's largest community music schools, serving well over 8,000 students from infants to centenarians, MacPhail is also one of the Twin Cities' oldest arts institutions, ...
New Ear Training Games at Theta Music Trainer Make Music Theory Fun
Theta Music Technologies has unveiled three new innovative games for music lovers, along with a host of new features in the latest version of its acclaimed online ear training system Theta Music Trainer. A new personal feedback feature makes Theta Music Trainer the world's first online ear trainer that can respond to students individually based on ...
Jazz Arts Group's Jazz Academy Workshop Opportunities with Bobby Sanabria, Ali Ryerson & Steve Rudolph
The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) offers a stellar line-up of music making opportunities to engage all ages and interests with workshops and clinics at the Jazz Academy community instructional space in the Lincoln Theatre complex. With nearly 5,000 square feet, the Jazz Academy is a premier facility for multi-generational and recreational music making, ensemble ...
Fun for Fossils: New Age Piano Course Helps Seniors Get Creative
Getting older doesn't mean creativity and fun have to stop. At least that's according to piano teacher Edward Weiss. Weiss teaches a style of piano known as 'new age.' And for those of you who have never heard a George Winston CD or the music of David Lanz, you're probably too young to appreciate this music. ...
Call for Artists: Summer Jazz Master Classes "SIM at Zatoka Sztuki" in Sopot, Poland
Summer jazz master classes “SIM at Zatoka Sztuki" August 21-27 2011 Sopot, Poland Multidisciplinary Centre of Culture and Arts MCKA “Zatoka Sztuki" in Sopot, Poland announces a call for summer jazz workshop led by the faculty from renown School of Improvisational Music in Brooklyn, New York: Ralph Alessi (trumpet) Ravi ...
Summer Jazz Workshop 2011: Amsterdam
Are you a young Jazz professional or student and serious about improving your skills? Take this opportunity for networking and developing your skills by following an advanced jazz course in the heart of the lively Jazz community in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Come and play with Jazz students from around the world in our beautiful new building. ...
