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#1 Blues Harmonica Mastercourse Finally Debuts Online

July 17, 2008

Jerry Portnoy, one of America's leading blues harp master players for over 30 years, has toured with Muddy Waters and shared the international stage with Eric Clapton. Now he has finally released his acclaimed “Jerry Portnoy's Blues Harmonica Masterclass" to be enjoyed by blues harmonica devotees directly from the web. The 3-CD box set also features ...

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Dave Douglas on Ear Training

July 8, 2008

You can't deny the power of raw talent in music, but it is possible there is an even greater strength in the human capacity for self-transformation, growth, and genius. Some people have enormous natural talent and ability. Some have to work really hard. One way or another we're all striving to find a true expression in ...

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New on JazzPianoOnline.com

June 27, 2008

Star Spangled Banner Celebrate Independence Day with this jazz arrangement of our national anthem. Incorporating a wide range of reharmonization and arranging devices- substitutions, upper structures, deceptive cadences and non-functional harmony among them- you will no doubt enjoy hearing this familiar melody juxtaposed with the chromatic sounds of the reharmonized chords. What ...

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MENC to Serve Jazz Educators

June 24, 2008

The National Association for Music Education announced plans to form a Society for Jazz Education to serve the unique professional needs of jazz educators. “According to the MENC Constitution and Bylaws, the National Executive Board may establish 'Societies' to foster communication among and meet the needs of specific segments of MENC's membership, “ said Barbara Geer, ...

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A Horn Blows in Brooklyn

June 22, 2008

And the Band Honked On THE classroom filled with the sounds of a band struggling to be born, a cacophony of squealing and buzzing. Middle school students in a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood were trying to produce the note F. ALANA VEGTER built her credentials as a professional musician while coaching students in Brooklyn. Ms. Vegter, 25, ...

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Listening Tip: Abene with Kirchner

June 18, 2008

Saxophonist, composer, arranger, band leader and educator Bill Kirchner is also a broadcaster. For several years, his Jazz From The Archives series has been airing on Sunday nights on WBGO-FM in Newark, New Jersey, just across the river from New York City. It is also heard on the worldwide web. His next program will feature another ...

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Music Empowerment Program for La Paz, Bolivia

June 15, 2008

David Haney Presents a Two Week Workshop in Improvisation for Orphaned Boys Ages 14-18 in la Paz, Bolivia THE PROGRAM In conjunction with Creative Corners of London, England, David Haney, a Seattle based pianist, improviser, and composer will teach a two week residency at the State Orphanage in La Paz, Bolivia. During the two week period, ...

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Thelonious Monk Institute New Home

June 14, 2008

Inside the Thelonious Monk Institute Last September the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, a postgraduate training program headed by the trumpeter Terence Blanchard, relocated to Loyola University New Orleans after a dozen years at the University of Southern California. The move was partly a practical matter, but also a symbolic gesture, announced as the signal ...

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Alaadeen's The Rest of the Story

June 11, 2008

Alaadeen Writes “The Rest of the Story" Jazz Master Alaadeen has been awarded a grant from the Fund for Folk Culture to write “The Rest of the Story", a jazz methods manual based on his approach to teaching. This project is made possible by a grant from the Fund for Folk Culture's Artist Support ...

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New Online Lesson Available at scooby-sax.com

June 9, 2008

A new online lesson is available at scooby-sax.com. The lesson examines the four available versions of Wardell Gray's solo on Twisted. The lessons highlights similarities and differences among the master take and the three alternate takes. Additionally, it presents two methods of analyzing the solos to demonstrate the construction of a multi-chorus solo and to extract ...