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Vibist Jerry Tachoir Takes Jazz to the Classroom
A Grant from the Community Foundation, The Tennessee Arts Commission, the Musicians Performance Trust, and the Hendersonville Arts Council has provided an opportunity for Middle School and High School Students in Middle Tennessee to experience The Jerry Tachoir Group Live. This is probably the first and only time these students might get an opportunity to be ...
Terence Blanchard's Words and Music
By Barry Johnson, The Oregonian Saturday February 14, 2009, 8:15 AM The Portland Jazz Festival started off this year with Terence Blanchard, the New Orleans hard-bop trumpeter/band leader/ and film-score composer. He headlined the opening-night concert Friday and he was the first Jazz Conversation earlier in the day. The ...
National Guitar Workshop's 2009 Season with Pat Metheny, Pat Martino, Jimmy Herring, Buddy Guy and More
National Guitar Workshop Announces 2009 Season With Special Guests Buddy Guy, Paul Gilbert, Jimmy Herring, Jimmie Vaughan and Pat Metheny The National Guitar Workshop is proud to announce our 2009 season. This year we will be presenting week long workshops across the country and featuring guest artists such as Paul Gilbert, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Herring, Pat ...
Harpists Brandee Younger and Megan Sesma to Work in Guatemala
Two versatile harpists, Brandee Younger and Megan Sesma, will be showcasing their love for teaching and performing through the Guatemala Harp Teaching Project. February 17-26, the two talented instrumentalists will be volunteering their time to travel to Guatemala to coach and teach for a short period of time at venues which will include El Conservatorio Nacional ...
Musicians' Composition Residency at Flushing Town Hall
NYC Performing Arts Spaces, a program of Fractured Atlas, is sponsoring the newly-created Con Ed Musicians' Residency: Composition Program. Summary This pilot residency will provide three (3) individual composers with daytime, weekday use of suitable composition and rehearsal space in Flushing Town Hall (FTH), in Flushing, Queens, for a three-month period. FTH is a ...
Thanks for a Jazzman Relentlessly Spreading the Music
MARK MORGANELLI began building a legacy in the 1970s, booking big- time shows for his college jazz band. Today, he is among Westchester’s most prolific presenters, regularly staging concerts in major halls and jazz-starved communities alike. At the same time, he maintains a career as a trumpeter dedicated to broadening Westchester’s cultural palate. Little wonder that ...
NEW on JazzPianoOnline.com: FREE Wynton Kelly Blues Lick
FREE Wynton Kelly Blues Lick A frequent collaborator of Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly is almost synonomous with hard bop. Here is a flexible blues lick that you can use over a dominant chord. Listen to it at 5:10 on the tune Greasin' Easy on Hank Mobley's 1961 Blue Note release Workout. Check out the “What's NEW" ...
New Play Along Tracks from PlayJazzNow.com
In its ongoing efforts to help bring jazz education into the 21st Century, PlayJazzNow has just released several new batches of play along tracks. The website offers downloadable backing tracks for jazz musicians of all skill levels, providing beginners as well as seasoned pros opportunities to grow in a fun, creative way. PlayJazzNow's recent additions include ...
Jazz Violinist Randy Sabien Joins McNally Smith College of Music
Jazz Violin Great Randy Sabien to Head New String Department at McNally Smith College of Music The St. Paul music college welcomes new department head at its Open House on Saturday, February 21 at 10:00 a.m. St. Paul, MN - McNally Smith College of Music President Harry Chalmiers announced today that prominent violinist Randy Sabien will ...
Marc Copland to Give Master Class on Thursday, February 12
In addition to performing in concert at the 560 Music Center this coming Friday, February 13, jazz pianist Marc Copland also will give a master class while he's in St. Louis. The master class, which is free and open to the public, begins at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 12 in Tietjens Rehearsal Hall, 6500 Forsyth ...
