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Herbie Hancock and Dee Dee Bridgewater Join Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz on U.S. Department of State Cultural and Education Tour of China, May 7 - 16, 2010
Highlights include performances at the Forbidden City Concert Hall and the Entertainment Hall of the Shanghai 2010 Expo Washington, D.C.--The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz will continue its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Department of State by presenting a 10-day jazz education and performance tour of China. This tour will mark the Institute's first visit to ...
Line Writing Rules by Herb Pomeroy on Blue Music Group
Herb Pomeroy (1930-2007) is regarded as one of the most influential jazz educators of the 20th century. He is best known for having taught the high-level arranging courses Line Writing, The Music of Duke Ellington and The Jazz Composer's Seminar at Berklee College of Music. Pomeroy also lead two student big bands, which performed at the ...
Medeski Martin & Wood Announce Third Annual Camp MMW
Medeski Martin & Wood will be holding their third annual camp this summer on the grounds of Full Moon Resort in the Catskill Mountains from August 1-6th, 2010. John Medeski, Billy Martin and Chris Wood will personally be leading intensive workshops, master classes and ensembles. For five days, campers will be encouraged to improve listening skills, ...
Funkmeister/Bassist Michael Manson Opens Non-Profit Music School
Contemporary R&B bassist Michael Manson and his wife, Lana Manson, have recently opened the Musical Arts Institute at 9244 S. Lafayette, Chicago, Illinois. Dedicated to providing unequaled music instruction and performance opportunities to persons of all ages, abilities and life circumstances, the Musical Arts Institute is a non-profit, community-minded organization. The mission of the Musical Arts ...
John Zorn's Masada: Seminar with Dave Douglas
Monday, May 10, 7PM - 10PM Stone Seminar 19 Dave Douglas on the Music of Masada At The Stone in NYC When John asked me to present a seminar, I thought: why not take a handful of Masada tunes, old and new, and play them with people? We'll ...
What is a Jam Session?
They announced I was leading it so I asked, and got blank stares in return. It was clearly the wrong question, so I followed up: Is it Standards? Is it Free Improvisation? Is it a reading of original compositions? Is it preformed groups getting up to play? It is musicians who don't normally play together ad ...
Clinic/Performance Submission Guidelines for 2011 JEN Conference
January 6 - 8, 2011 - New Orleans, LA All submissions should be related to the JEN mission statement in some form: advancing education, promoting performance and developing new audiences. You must be a current member of JEN in order to submit an application. Completing the JEN Online Application Form is a requirement in order to ...
Pat Metheny Masterclass on Friday
Seventeen-time Grammy award winning guitarist Pat Metheny makes a special appearance at the School of Music on Friday, April 30, noon to 1 p.m. at Brechemin Auditorium when he leads a clinic with UW jazz students. The event is free and open to the public. Friday, April 30, 2010 Noon to 1 p.m. LOCATION: ...
Jazz off inn Banff
Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music Program dates: May 17, 2010 - June 5, 2010 Application deadline: January 15, 2010 Being here at Banff made me realize that each artist has the duty of presenting their art with honesty and clarity, through whatever moves their heart and hopefully moves the ...
