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East St. Louis High School Jazz Band to Play Thursday, May 5 at Jazz at the Bistro

May 3, 2011

The East St. Louis High School Jazz Band (pictured) is preparing to head to New York later this month as one of only 15 high school jazz ensembles from across the USA taking part in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington competition and festival. The Essentially Ellington events will be held May 12-14 in New York ...

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Jazz Arts Group of Columbus Announces 2011 PBJ & Jazz Summer Concert Series

May 1, 2011

The PBJ & Jazz summer series is pleased to return to the Topiary Park downtown for its third season of free outdoor concerts. PBJ & Jazz at the Topiary Park: Jazz for Kids and Families is a collaborative effort between the Jazz Arts Group, Friends of the Topiary Park, Friends of the Library, and the Columbus ...

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Piano Lessons for Mother’s Day? Online Course Helps Mom Destress

April 30, 2011

Mother's day is rapidly approaching. Usually, the gifts given are flowers and chocolate. But it doesn't have to be. At least not according to pianist and online teacher Edward Weiss. Weiss owns and operates a website that teaches adults how to create their own music at the piano. And not just any music, but something called ...

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International Day of Hand Percussion in Philadelphia

April 28, 2011

FIRST TIME EVER IN PHILADELPHIA: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAND PERCUSSION Artists and students celebrate rhythmic traditions from all over the world Presented by the University of the Arts in conjunction with faculty member and Master Percussionist Arturo Stable, on Saturday May 7th, Philadelphia celebrates the first day of Hand Percussion in the history of the city. ...

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Peter Ponzol to Present Free Saxophone Clinic This Saturday, April 30 at Saxquest

April 26, 2011

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 ...

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Usdan Center Receives Multi-Year Jazz Grant For New Program

April 22, 2011

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 ...

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Fundraiser May 18, 2011 to Benefit Cuban-American Music Educational Exchange

April 22, 2011

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 ...

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Herbie Hancock to Receive Honorary Degree from The Juilliard School at 106th Commmencement Ceremony

April 21, 2011

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 ...

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Music Matters

April 21, 2011

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, ...

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New Ear Training Games at Theta Music Trainer Make Music Theory Fun

April 21, 2011

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 ...