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Online Lessons From Chris Potter
As one of the most versatile saxophonists in the business today, Chris Potter is a wealth of knowledge for students of Jazz. Chris' Online Lessons Project from ArtistShare allows fans and students to learn how Chris approaches standard tunes and improvisation. Each lesson allows the student a before, during, and after look at the performance of ...
Grant Macewan University Expands Music School to include Bachelor of Music in Jazz & Contemporary Popular Music
Here's some exciting news about a new academic opportunity for young musicians in Canada and the northwestern U.S.. When the new school year starts in 2011, Western Canada will have its first post- secondary degree program combining jazz and contemporary popular music. Edmonton's Grant MacEwan University is expanding its music school to include a Bachelor of ...
New on jazzpianoonline.com: Chordscales of Major II-V-I Progressions
Chordscales are an essential component of improvisation and major ii-V-I progressions make up most of the chords to any given standard tune. Together, these two elements constitute the bulk of what jazz improvisation is about. In this lesson, watch as the chordscales for major ii-V-I progressions are derived and then see how they are used by ...
Bassist Amy Shook Named to Jazz Band Masterclass Faculty
Annapolis, Maryland... Bassist Amy Shook has been named to the faculty of Jazz Band Masterclass. Based in Annapolis, with bands meeting in that city and in Washington, DC, these adult level jazz workshops meet twice monthly with the intent of getting participants “out of the basement and onto the bandstand." Each group has seven members much ...
Saxquest to Present Free Master Classes with Eric Mandat, Dick Oatts, Jeff Coffin and Victor Goines
The St. Louis woodwind sales and repair shop Saxquest will host a free recital and master class featuring clarinetist Eric Mandat at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 2. Mandat (pictured) will perform solo works with piano for about an hour, then give a master class for an hour. Consider a leading composer and performer of contemporary clarinet ...
Howard Levy Named Harmonica Player of the Year, Hosts "A Chat with Bela Fleck" at HLHS
Original “Flecktones" Bandmates Howard Levy and Bela Fleck Reunite in the Studio ArtistWorks, Inc. (AWI) Howard Levy, recently named the SPAH Harmonica Player of the Year, has completed a busy month by recording “A Chat with Bela Fleck," a two-part exclusive video series available only at the Howard Levy Harmonica School online in which the two ...
Northeastern University Celebrates Saxophone Legend John Coltrane in Boston, September 16-18
Boston is celebrating John Coltrane - one of America's most influential musicians—the week of September 16-18, 2010 at Northeastern University with a series of lectures, audio visual exhibits and a concert. The idea for an annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert was initiated in 1977 by a group of Black American musicians to honor Coltrane's musican and ...
Free Full Set of Charts for the First 75 High School Jazz Bands to Apply
The first 75 High School Jazz bands to apply to 2011 Swing Central High School Jazz Band Competition & Workshop will receive the following sets of charts free of charge: “Jada" by Oliver Nelson “After You've Gone" Arranged by Bill Holman “Slide's Derangement" by Slide Hampton Swing Central High School Jazz Band Competition & ...
Buffalo Springfield to Headline Bridge School Benefit
TICKETS ON SALE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19 AT 10 AM Buffalo Springfield will headline Neil Young's 24th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concerts. The rest of the daily lineup, which includes Pearl Jam, Elvis Costello, and others, is available below. Tickets for both shows are on sale Sunday, September 19 at 10am at Livenation.com. Reserved seats are $150.00 ...
For Young Jazz Musicians, More Helping Hands
JAZZ musicians have long lamented the loss of the apprenticeship system, which vanished along with the nightspots that lined former music hubs like Dixwell Avenue in New Haven and West 52nd Street in Manhattan, where players of different generations shared bandstands, beer and trade secrets after the marquees went dark. Billy Taylor, 89, is now artistic ...
