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Supporting Jazz Education

February 10, 2011

The debate over “Is Jazz Dead" seems so tedious and dated that it isn't worth addressing any more. Let's agree, jazz is not likely to ever regain its 1930s status as American's “popular" music, any more than classical music will fill stadiums or dance halls. Rather, let's ask “how do we keep jazz vital, ever-evolving, and ...

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Quiescence Music Announces ‘Winter Special’ 100 Piano Lessons for $19!

February 10, 2011

It's winter in many parts of the world, with snow and cold weather keeping people inside. Now is the perfect time to learn something new and Quiescence Music is facilitating that with a winter special—online piano lessons for just $19. “Now is the perfect time to learn to play the piano," said Edward Weiss, originator of ...

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Steve Vai Attempts to Break Record for World's Largest Online Guitar Lesson

February 8, 2011

Berkleemusic, the online continuing education division of Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music, along with Grammy®-award winning guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, today announced a call to action for guitarists around the world to join forces and set the Guinness® World Record for the largest online guitar lesson on March 3rd, 2011. This first-of-its-kind initiative will bring ...

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Ars Nova Workshop Hosts Two Series with Fieldwork & ICP Orchestra

February 3, 2011

Ars Nova Workshop Hosts Two Special Creative Music Series Composer Portrait: Fieldwork, March 11 -13 featuring Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey and Steven Lehman; Instant Composers Pool Orchestra, April 1ש Ars Nova Workshop, Philadelphia's leading nonprofit jazz and experimental music presenter, announces two special weekend concert series in Spring 2011. Featuring the work of Fieldwork and Instant ...

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Jazz saxophonist Chris Potter inspires Drake students to pursue musical innovation

February 2, 2011

By Lisa Lacher Drake University recently played host to a master class and concert by Chris Potter, a Grammy nominee and renowned jazz saxophonist and composer. Both events were well attended by Drake students and faculty, as well as members of the Des Moines community and music enthusiasts from across the state. The master class, which ...

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Paramount Pictures Works with Berklee Students on Film Music Project

February 2, 2011

Paramount Pictures is working with a team of 40 student interns from Boston's Berklee College of Music to create the first full-function database of its immense archive of film music. The online music library database will make it easier for filmmakers and others to access music and obtain rights to music from the Paramount catalog for ...

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Lecture on Bob Dylan February 23 at University of the Pacific

January 30, 2011

Bob Dylan Expert to Discuss Folk Icon's Connection to the Blues During his nearly 50 years in the music business, Bob Dylan has been labeled the “voice of a generation and “America's Troubadour." He often is described as a genius, a music sensation who seemed to appear nearly out of thin air after being selected by ...

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It's Official: First Master Degree in Beatles Awarded

January 29, 2011

Back in 2009, Liverpool Hope University launched a Master Of Arts course, titled The Beatles—Popular Music and Society. A Canadian woman has become the first person to graduate with the degree. In the course, Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy told the BBC that she studied, “how The Beatles came to be. What the political and social climate was and ...

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Aguilar Amplification announces Bass Master Class with Anthony Wellington (Victor Wooten band)

January 28, 2011

Anthony Wellington (Victor Wooten band) will be returning to NYC for a second Aguilar Artist Series Master Class. Attendees will also get to play through the new Tone Hammer 500 amp and the SL 112 and SL 410 cabinets, which made a successful launch at this year's winter NAMM show. The class, to be held on ...

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Jazz Arts Group's PBJ & Jazz Series Welcomes Columbus Vocal Treasure Mary McClendon

January 27, 2011

Columbus vocal treasure Mary McClendon and friends bring their talent to the Lincoln Theatre ballroom on Saturday, February 12 for a Valentine's Day-themed PBJ & Jazz concert presented by the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) and Bob Evans Farms. Mary McClendon has been a regular on the central Ohio jazz scene since the late 1970s. ...