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Marvin Stamm and the Russians
Trumpeter and flugelhornist Marvin Stamm just spent a few days at the Brubeck Institute in Stockton, California. While he was there, he worked with jazz musicians visiting the institute from Russia. Rifftides reader Paul Conley of radio station KXJZ in Sacramento (pictured) also visited, He aired a story about the encounter on National Public Radio's Morning Edition. ...
Chicago Jazz Ensemble Names New Music and Education Directors
The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE), under the artistic direction of Jon Faddis, has named Dana Hall as its music director and Darius Hampton as education director. The news was announced by CJE Executive Director J. Richard Dunscomb. In addition to their new roles, Hall will maintain his seat as drummer for the CJE and Hampton will ...
Scenic Anemia Investigates: Jazz Music's Tragic "72" Club
Most everyone familiar with classic rock is familiar with the notorious “27″ club, the ever growing group of famous (or famous-ish, in some cases) musicians who met an untimely death at the age of 27. Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Robert Johnson. The list reads like a who’s-who of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. ...
Ten American Bands Chosen to Tour the World
Jazz at Lincoln Center and the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs have announced the names of 10 ensembles that will tour with The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program in 2009. American music groups from throughout the United States specializing in jazz, urban/hip hop and other American roots music including blues, bluegrass, ...
Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Festival Now Accepting Applications
The Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in jazz education since its inception in 1958, is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Next Generation Festival, featuring the nations most talented middle school, high school, conglomerate, and college jazz musicians and vocalists. The Next Generation Festival, which includes MJF's Next Generation Festival Jazz Competition, will take place in ...
Building the Music School of the Future
Valencia, Spain will soon be home to a $145 million school of rock (and pop and jazz) from the Boston-based Berklee College of Music, which hopes to extend its successful contemporary music training program to European shores. “ARTeria Valencia" will be a state-of-the-art, 25-story building (see artist's renderings) featuring faculty and student housing, a high-speed data ...
Richmond Jazz Society Guest Educators Series Presents Bungalo 6
Trumpeter/Flugelhornist Mark Ingraham has quickly become one of the most versatile young lions on the Richmond Jazz scene. In 2006 this Virginia-based composer founded Bungalo 6, nine talented musicians, many of whom recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University's renowned jazz program. Their debut album, “Radio Ready", features sassy vocals backed by powerful dance grooves ...
Emeryville Taiko Director Susan Horn Made a Dream Come True
Emeryville Taiko Announces workshops and concert series for November in the Bay area Emeryville CA location is closed; classes temporarily canceled Sadly, we are unable to continue using our Emeryville location for classes and workshops due to occupancy permit issues. Until we find an alternate space we have reluctantly suspended our classes and lecture/demo sessions. See ...
Essay in D: The Critics Cogitation About Titles
Perhaps the notion of giving a work a title makes composers feel awkward. During an interview segment of a Making Music concert at Zankel Hall last week the composer George Crumb was asked whether the titles of the first and last movements of his Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) Vocalise (... for the Beginning of ...
Jazz St. Louis Seeks Student Saxophonist to Perform with Greg Osby and Willie Akins
Jazz St. Louis is looking for a young saxophonist who may be “St. Louis' next rising star of jazz" to perform with saxophonists Greg Osby (pictured) and Willie Akins on April 10 and 11 at Jazz at the Bistro.The concert is dubbed “St. Louis Shoes," after Osby's CD of the same name; the competition ...
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