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"After Hours" Event at Urban Eats Cafe to Benefit the Sheldon's Educational Programs
The Urban Eats Cafe, 3301 Meramec Street in St. Louis' Dutchtown neighborhood, will raise money for the art music educational programs of the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries by hosting the Downtown Dutchtown Business Association's “After Hours" event on Wednesday, June 17. The event will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ...
Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Summer Jazz Camp June 15 - 26, 2009
Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Summer Jazz Camp June 15 - 26, 2009 At Monterey Peninsula College Camp Instructors Include 2009 MJF Artists-In-Residence Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Members Vincent Gardner And Ali Jackson Nationally-Renowned Clinicians Teach Over 150 Monterey County Music Students Free Concerts and Jam Sessions Slated ...
Jazz Speakers Bureau Launches
Leading professionals on the jazz web discuss innovative promotional strategies for jazz musicians. The Jazz Speakers Bureau presents industry leaders with specialized experience in web-based promotions for lectures, workshops, and discussion panels. Engaging, educational and entertaining, our speakers provide practical and useful information as well as pertinent strategies and career guidance for musicians and jazz professionals. ...
L.A. Music Academy Summer Music Camp Kicks Off June 22
Pasadena, CA LA Music Academy (http://www.lamusicacademy.edu/) announced details for its upcoming annual Summer Program, kicking off June 22nd. The school's popular summer experience is open to interested drummers, guitarists, bassists and singers ages 10 and up who have received at least one year of private instruction. Besides meeting new friends and expanding their professional networks, students ...
Donal Fox Named Visting Artist at MIT
COMPOSER-PIANIST DONAL FOX AND WRITER-ACTOR RICARDO PITTS-WILEY NAMED MARTIN LUTHER KING VISITING ARTISTS AT MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Composer-pianist Donal Fox and writer-actor Ricardo Pitts-Wiley have been named Martin Luther King Visiting Artists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 2009-2010 academic year. Established in 1995, MLK Program participants are appointed for their contributions to ...
NYC Summer Saxophone Workshops, Presented by New York Jazz Academy, Now Enrolling Students
NEW YORK CITY -- The New York Jazz Academy, the city's newest music school, will soon be opening its doors, and is now accepting summer and fall 2009 registration inquiries from all interested parents and students. The New York Jazz Academy 2009 Summer Saxophone Workshops, open to aspiring saxophonists, ages 11-19, are offered the weeks of ...
Jazz Giant Billy Taylor Inspires Philadelphia Music Students
A man sits at the piano and - across seven decades - the magic happens: Master imparts wisdom to student. Jazz giant Billy Taylor, 87, is giving pointers to budding pianist Dont Ford, 17. Taylor spreads his famous left hand over a dozen keys and ripples off a chord. “That looks like it hurts," says Steven ...
2009 Hudson Summer Jazz Workshop
Third Annual 2009 HUDSON SUMMER JAZZ WORKSHOP Armen Donelian & Marc Mommaas, Faculty Special Guest, Dave Liebman Thursday, August 13 - Sunday, August 16 Hudson, NY Pianist Armen Donelian and saxophonist Marc Mommaas present the third annual Hudson Summer Jazz Workshop, an inspiring and intimate jazz ...
Seattle Times: Seattle Schools Continue Decade of Dominance at Essentially Ellington
Another year at Essentially Ellington, another triumph for Seattle bands. Garfield High School won here and Roosevelt placed second in the 2009 festival, the top high-school jazz-band contest in the country, which wrapped up here last Sunday. “We kind of chuckle that people are going to get tired of seeing Garfield and Roosevelt all the time,” ...
New on JazzPianoOnline.com: Improvising over Passing Diminished Chords
Improvising Over Passing Diminished Chords Improvising Passing Diminished Chords There is a lot of uncertainty that surrounds diminished chords. How do they work exactly? What chordscales do they take? How do you improvise over them? Gain some insight into these questions through an examination of Red Garland's solo over the changes to the standard tune It ...
