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What NEC Means to Me – Alumni Speak Out
“Everything that I have done throughout my career has been based on the lessons that I learned at NEC. Studying in the Afro-American Music and Third Stream Music Departments (precursor of today's CI Dept.) I was taught the one-two combination of ear training and developing my own style. My teachers - Jaki Byard, Joe Maneri, Bob ...
New Online Jazz Improvisation Lesson Available: Transcribed Sonny Rollins Solos
A new scooby-sax.com lesson examines two transcribed solos of Sonny Rollins on “What Is This Thing Called Love." The lesson highlights similarities and differences among the master take and the alternate take. Additionally, it presents a method of extracting ideas from the solos and internalizing them while simultaneously memorizing the harmony of the tune. Finally, the ...
New on JazzPianoOnline.com: Improvising over Confirmation
Tommy Flanagan spins out a dizzyingly virtuosic solo (at quite a brisk tempo, needless to say) over this classic Charlie Parker standard on his 1977 Enja trio recording “Confirmation," with George Mraz on bass and Elvin Jones on drums. In this lesson, the tune is analyzed for harmonic content by deriving chordscales from the progression and ...
Free Trombone Shorty Workshop at the Jazz Academy in Columbus, OH on June 6
Faculty: Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews Date/Time: Saturday, June 6, 2:00pm Registration Deadline: Friday, June 5 Class Fee: FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Join Trombone Shorty for an hour-long conversation about his life and music. Hailing from Treme, the most musical neighborhood in the most musical city--New Orleans--Troy “Trombone Shorty" ...
African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh - Jazz Appreciation Month 2009 Panel Discussion
African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh Jazz Appreciation Month 2009 Panel Discussion: State of Jazz in the Community: Past, Present, Future Location: The Union Project; 801 North Negley Avenue; Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009 Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm FREE Admission Panelists include: Kevin Amos: New Media / Technology ...
Trio Globo to Give Free Concerts, Workshops on April 23 and 24 at SLCC-Meramec
Trio Globo (pictured), the eclectic jazz/folk/classical/world music band that includes (from left) cellist Eugene Friesen, multi-instrumentalist Howard Levy, and percussionist Glen Velez, will be in St. Louis next week on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 for a residency at St. Louis Community College-Meramec.Levy, Friesen and Velez will take part in two days ...
Jazz St. Louis Holding Auditions in June for All-Stars, JazzU Programs
Jazz St. Louis has announced the dates for area music students to audition for the 2009-2010 JazzU and Jazz St. Louis All-Stars programs. Auditions for both programs will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 1 and Monday, June 8 at Jazz at the Bistro. Auditions for JazzU and the Jazz St. Louis All-Stars ...
Greg Osby Featured in RFT Story
Saxophonist and St. Louis native Greg Osby is back home this week doing an educational residency for Jazz St. Louis and performances on Friday and Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. I had a chance to talk with Osby a couple of weeks ago about coming up in St. Louis, jazz education, and various other topics ...
Aguilar Amplification Announces Master Class with Gary Willis
Aguilar Amplification, maker of high-quality bass amplifiers, speaker cabinets and accessories for bassists is pleased to announce the continuation of their Artist Series Master Classes on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 with endorsing artist, Gary Willis. An in-demand clinician, Willis has lectured in over 20 countries and currently teaches improvisation and arranging at the prestigious Escola Superior ...
Peter Erskine, Jon Faddis to Present Free Master Classes April 17 and 18 at the Touhill
In conjunction with their appearances next week as guest artists for the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, drummer Peter Erskine and trumpeter Jon Faddis will present free master classes on their respective instruments. Erskine's drum classes will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17 and 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. ...
