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Grammy Nominated Pianist/Composer David Lanz Endorses Edward Weiss and Quiescence Music
Anyone even remotely familiar with New Age Music has heard of David Lanz. For over 20 years this musical prodigy has enthralled his listeners and fans with his genius, creating mesmerizing piano melodies - bringing to life the beauty of nature and creating gentle moods that soothe and relax. With success measured by his popularity (his ...
Woodstock and a Brief History of the Music Festival
With the fortieth anniversary of the Woodstock Music & Arts Festival and the upcoming movie Taking Woodstock by director Ang Lee, media outlets have been congested with coverage of the historic event. With such an occasion, lets look into the importance of Woodstock and the history of the music festival prior to Woodstock. A music festival ...
Kind of Blue: Why the Best-Selling Jazz Album of All Time is so Great
Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, which was released 50 years ago today, is a nearly unique thing in music or any other creative realm: a huge hit the best-selling jazz album of all time and the spearhead of an artistic revolution. Everyone, even people who say they don't like jazz, likes Kind of Blue. It's cool, ...
New England Conservatory Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Ground-Breaking Jazz Studies Program
Boston Festivities Take Place October 18 – 24, 2009 with 7 Nights of Concerts Plus Workshops and Free Community Events Highlights include Wayne Shorter Quartet and the NEC Philharmonia on Saturday, October 24; NEC Jazz Summit on Friday, October 23 with Faculty and Alums including Gunther Schuller, Carl Atkins, Roger Kellaway, Ran Blake, Don Byron, Bob ...
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, ...
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