Results for "Education"

One Theater Geek's Summer at Stagedoor Manor

June 15, 2010

At age 31, Mickey Rapkin packed his bags and headed to summer camp. But it wasn't just any camp it was Stagedoor Manor, one of the nation's most prestigious theater camps, located in upstate New York. This was where Robert Downey Jr. played Mr. Deusel in a 1976 production of The Dairy of Anne Frank, Natalie ...

Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Summer Jazz Camp June 14 - 25, 2010 at Monterey Peninsula College

June 9, 2010

Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Summer Jazz Camp June 14 - 25, 2010 at Monterey Peninsula College Camp Instructors Include 2010 MJF Artist-In-Residence, Grammy-Winning Vocalist, Dianne Reeves Eleven Nationally-Renowned Clinicians Teach Over 150 Monterey County Music Students Free Concerts and Jam Sessions Slated for June 21 - 24 in ...

Berklee Students the Jazz Tellers Give Concerts and Clinics in Hong Kong, China, and the U.S.

June 10, 2010

The Jazz Tellers, a group comprised of Berklee College of Music scholarship students Nate Wong (drums), Clay Lyons (alto saxophone), Lee Dynes (guitar), and Robert Kang (guitar) embark on an ambitious summer tour of clubs, cultural arts centers, and music education institutions that includes 10 performances in Hong Kong, and Shenzhen, China; educational clinics; and concerts ...

Latin Vocal Workshops with Sofia Rei Koutsovitis, Presented by New York Jazz Academy, Now Registering

June 10, 2010

New York Jazz Academy, the fastest growing music school in New York City, is pleased to announce a new workshop offering for vocalists. Latin American Vocal Workshop, with instructor Sofia Rei Koutsovitis, is open to singers that wish to learn more about Latin American repertoire. The sessions will focus on the music and rhythms of Brazil, ...

Guitar Legend Stochelo Rosenberg Starts Online Guitar School

June 9, 2010

The Nuts & Bolts of Touring - Free Video Seminar from Jason Parker

June 3, 2010

Fresh on the heals of his highly successful tour with The Jason Parker Quartet, trumpeter Jason Parker gave a free touring seminar on Ustream yesterday. All sorts of wonderful musicians gathered to talk about what worked and what didn't. With all the negative talk about the industry and the economy, Parker wanted to show that it ...

Bass Legend Jeff Berlin's Players School of Music to Host Its One Week Intensive Program for 2010

June 2, 2010

Clearwater, FL -- Musicians who want to learn how to play better will be pleased to hear that bass legend Jeff Berlin will hold a “One Week Intensive Music Program" from September 13 to 17, 2010. The event is widely regarded as one of the finest 5 days of music education available. Bass players, guitar players, ...

S.D. Teen a 'Jazz Piano Phenom' - Pianist Chase Morrin, 16, Leads Bands and Plays in Others, Composes, Teaches and Takes AP Courses

June 2, 2010

It's a good thing San Diego piano wiz Chase Morrin has the boundless energy of a teenager. Anyone with less drive and stamina might get tired just contemplating his nonstop schedule, let alone trying to pull it off. Morrin, 16, is the leader of his own jazz trio and his five-man Latin Connection. He is also ...

Summer Programs Introduce Kids to Jazz

June 2, 2010

If we believe, as George Benson crooned so memorably back in the day, that “children are the future," then today's kids are tomorrow's audience for jazz. Two programs this summer in St. Louis are helping introduce area youngsters to their American musical heritage:* Once again this year, the Sheldon Concert Hall and the St. ...

Jazz St. Louis Announces Educational Residencies for 2010-11 Season

June 2, 2010

Jazz St. Louis has announced the artists who will be coming to St. Louis for educational residencies during the 2010-2011 season.The resident artists each come to St. Louis for a week, taking part in educational activities at schools all over the St. Louis area, including clinics, master classes, workshops, lectures, and in-school performances. They ...