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Jazz 101: Ten Starter Tracks for the Jazz Novice
Unless your last name is Marsalis, its a pretty safe bet that you were not born a jazz fan. More likely, you came to the music after having cut your teeth on more immediately accessible genres pop or rock, country or hip-hop. You still love and listen to them, too, but as you matured you came ...
La Jazzpro Connection Bill Reichenbach Trombone Master Class Series Studio City
THE LA JAZZPRO CONNECTION features Bill Reichenbach this Saturday August 8, 2009 as well as Alex Acuna, Peter Erskine, Larry Koonse, Bob Sheppard and in a new community music concept.It takes place Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz Lounge produced by April Williams 4349 Tujunga Ave. Studio City 818-632-4868 for information. Williams donates spaces in the series to ...
Bassist/Educator Jim Widner Elected to Jazz Education Network Board of Directors
Bassist and educator Jim Widner has been elected to the board of directors of the Jazz Education Network (JEN), a relatively new organization formed in 2008 not long after the collapse of the International Association of Jazz Educators. JEN's Web site says the group is “dedicated to building the jazz arts community by advancing education, promoting ...
La Jazzpro Connection Launches Series in Studio City
THE LA JAZZPRO CONNECTION features Alex Acuna, Peter Erskine, Larry Koonse, Bob Sheppard and Bill Reichenbach in a new community music concept. Whether you’re a playing professional, aspiring professional, or committed player, the Master Class Series of workshops offered by THE LA JAZZPRO CONNECTION August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 2009 offer the perfect opportunity to ...
Debut of Chicago Creative Music Workshop: An Institute for Improvised Music
Chicago, IL - September 2nd and 3rd the Chicago Jazz Festival, a partnership between the Chicago Mayor's Office of Special Events and the Jazz Institute of Chicago, presents the Chicago Creative Music Workshop (CCMW), under the direction of Nicole Mitchell and Renee Baker. Sponsored by the Chicago Jazz Festival and the Chicago College of Performing Arts ...
Pianist Phil Dunlap builds Jazz Bridges between St. Louis and Kabul
“We were at the top of a stairwell, and there was this huge window that was looking onto the street," he recalled. “They actually took out a big chalkboard and put it in front of the window. So from the street level you couldn't see inside. Just in case." As education director for Jazz St. Louis, ...
National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2009-2010 NEA Jazz Masters Live Grants
For the second year, the National Endowment for the Arts will bring outstanding jazz musicians, writers, producers, and scholars to communities across the nation through NEA Jazz Masters Live. For the 2009-10 season, 12 organizations will receive grants totaling $250,000 through the program to support multi-event, extended engagements, featuring many jazz greats who have received an ...
Bob Sheppard Sax Master Class Kicks Off New LA JAZZPRO Master Class Series on August 1, 2009 in Studio City, CA
Los Angeles JAZZPRO Master Class Series Studio City, CA August 1, 2009 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Looking for inspiration this summer? In an effort to join communities together by presenting local and international jazz artists that share themselves with students, young professionals and music aficionados,we offer this new and ...
Los Angeles Music Academy AA Degree Program
Los Angeles Music Academy To Offer Associates of Arts Degrees in Music Performance -- Degree Available for Drums, Guitar, Bass and Vocal Departments Pasadena, CA -- LA Music Academy announced today that it has met all requirements by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) to offer students a Professional Associates of Arts Degree in ...
