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2010 Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy Welcomes Young Musicians from Asia to Join!
Taipei International Jazz Season just unveiled the performers and the faculty of the Summer Jazz Academy of its 7th season online. These 11 masters of jazz include internationally renown jazz musicians, faculty of European and American conservatories. They will gather in Taipei in late July to do a demonstrative concert and teach in our Summer Jazz ...
A Student's View of Berklee's Topspin Course
This guest post comes from Brian Coughlin of the indie band Kinch. Brian just finished taking Berkleemusic's new Online Music Marketing With Topspin course and shares some of what he learned. While it's offered every semester, today happens to be the last day to sign up for this semester. A little background: A year ago, I ...
MODA Entertainment Announces Library of Congress Acquires Dexter Gordon Collection of Jazz
Considered one of the world's greatest tenor saxophonists, jazz legend Dexter Gordon (1923-1990) was once quoted as saying, Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people. The Library of Congress has taken steps to ensure the survival of Gordon's musical ...
Free Music Business Handbook from Berklee
I've really enjoyed teaching The Future Of Music for the Berklee College Of Music's online arm this semester. I learned a great deal from my students who came from several countries and had a rainbow of perspectives and experiences.(Cell phones are much more important to music marketing and delivery than computers in many countries, for example.) ...
Musical Improvising -- Is It All in Your Brain?
Is there a biological basis to a great sax solo? Jonah Lehrer, a Wired editor and author of several populist-psychology books, recently recapped an intriguing new study by psychologists Darya Zabelina and Michael Robinson of North Dakota State University. The authors asked distinct groups of college students to imagine a day off from school or work, ...
NYJA Manhattan Jazz Big Band Announces Open Auditions in April
New York Jazz Academy, the fastest growing music school in New York City, announces open auditions for the NYJA Manattan Jazz Big Band. The Manhattan Jazz Big Band is open to adult intermediate-advanced level instrumentalists who are looking to play and learn in a big band setting. This is a weekly workshop that will meet for ...
Wayne Escoffery NYC Jazz Workshops Now Registering All Instruments
New York Jazz Academy, the fastest growing music school in New York City, is pleased to announce a new workshop offering for all instruments. Line Building with Wayne Escoffery is open to intermediate-advanced level instrumentalists who are looking to improve their skills related to playing jazz lines. This is a weekly workshop that will meet for ...
Jazz Hopefuls Get Their Chance to Learn & Play with the Stars
An initiative launched by PureSolo.com in association with Jazz FM will provide undiscovered jazz musicians with the break they've been looking for, in a series of online talent competitions. London -- For most budding jazz musicians, the thought of performing with some of the genre's biggest stars is a pleasant daydream--but one that is ...
Mike Lee to Present Free Master Class Sunday, March 28 at Saxquest
This just in: Saxophonist Mike Lee (pictured), whose credits include work with the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Woody Herman's Thundering Herd, Joe Lovano, Bobby Watson, the Maria Schneider Orchestra and many others, will be in St. Louis to present a free saxophone clinic at 2:00 p.m. this Sunday at Saxquest, 2114 Cherokee St.Lee and his ...
A Free Bass Lesson from John Clayton
ArtistShare pays tribute to John Clayton, a stellar bassist and a valued part of the ArtistShare family. We invite you to experience his musical world by accessing an exclusive free online bass lesson at artistshare.com. John, along with his brother Jeff, are working on a new ArtistShare fan-funded project, entitled The New Song and Dance. Watch ...
