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Nation's Top High School Jazz Bands Selected for Swing Central at 2010 Savannah Music Festival
Savannah Music Festival (SMF) has selected twelve outstanding high school jazz bands from more than 50 applications to participate in the fifth annual SWING CENTRAL High School Jazz Band Competition & Workshop. Under the leadership of pianist/educator/composer Marcus Roberts, the esteemed clinicians of SWING CENTRAL include Jeff Clayton, Wycliffe Gordon, Jim Ketch, Marcus Printup, John Clayton, ...
Stop Fiddling with Your Instrument and Learn to Read Music
There's an old musician's joke that goes something like this: Want to know the best way to make a guitarist to turn down their volume? Put sheet music in front of them. All jokes aside, it's possible to perform music without any knowledge of music theory just as it's possible to memorize a speech without knowing ...
Northeastern University Reflects on Legacy of John and Alice Coltrane on November 13
Northeastern University presents a discussion entitled The Coltranes and Humanism: Spirituality, Music and Sound, on Friday, November 13. It takes place from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute, 40 Leon Street on campus. The event is free and open to the public.The events starts with a roundtable discussion ...
Chicagoan Jua Howard First Recipient of Mark Murphy Vocal Jazz Scholarship
Jua Howard, a 30-year-old singer from Chicago and a member of the Jazzschool Institute's 2009 entering class, has just been named the first recipient of the newly established Mark Murphy Vocal Jazz Scholarship, it has been announced by Jazzschool Institute Vocal Director Laurie Antonioli. “Mark's influence has inspired not only my singing," says Antonioli, “but my ...
Sten Hostfalt Microtonal Music Lecture at NWSA in Miami (FL)
Internationally acclaimed NYC based guitarist virtuoso, bassist, mandolinist, composer, bandleader and veteran educator Sten Hostfalt holds a November 4, 2009 lecture on microtonal music at New World School Of The Arts, Miami Florida, curated by Dr. Susan Epstein Garcia. New World School of The Arts 401 NE 2nd Ave Miami FL 33132 ...
Charlie Harrington Signs with Vic Firth, Inc. Educational Team
The award-winning jazz drummer, Charlie Harrington, has signed with VIC FIRTH, INC., as an endorser and special education consultant. He will perform exclusively with Vic Firth sticks, brushes, and mallets and will conduct educational clinics with the company's sponsorship. Charlie's commitment to excellence both as a recording and touring artist as well as a highly respected ...
Berklee Holds Scholarship Auditions in Istanbul for the First Time
Berklee College of Music, the world's leading institution for the study of contemporary music, will be holding audition and interview events (A&I) in Turkey for the first time as part of the college's World Scholarship Tour, offering talented musicians the chance to be awarded a scholarship to attend the college. The events, hosted by Modern Mzik ...
Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Festival Now Accepting Applications from Student Big Bands, Combos, Vocal Ensembles, Composers, Individual Musicians
Monterey Jazz Festivals Next Generation Festival Now Accepting Applications From Student Big Bands, Combos, Vocal Ensembles, Composers, Individual Musicians Next Generation Festival Jazz Competition Open To Middle School, High School, Conglomerate School, And College Level Musicians And Vocalists Country's Top Young Players Compete For Performance Opportunities At 53rd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 17 - 19, ...
Class Will Study "The Great Jazz Soloists" Beginning Thursday, November 5
Author, photographer and radio host Dennis Owsley will teach another series of jazz history classes beginning at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, November 5 at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd.Owsley's topic this time is “The Great Jazz Soloists," and the course will cover the work of jazz greats including Sidney Bechet, Louis ...
Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music Launches Condensed Music Program Lama Jams
Private Lessons and Band Workshops For Students of All Ages and Skill Levels Pasadena, CA - LA Music Academy College of Music today announced its creation of LAMA Jams, a music program serving guitar, bass, drum, vocals, keyboard, brass and woodwinds students. Ongoing weekly private lessons coincide with band workshops where students create and perform original ...
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