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Jazz Went Back to College
A lesson in American musical history A visit with the Harvard Westlake Jazz Explorers Jazz went to college back in the heyday of Dave Brubeck, when block chords and 5/4 time were considered way rad. It was the 1950s, and the screaming guitar had yet to strike. But now jazz is going to prep ...
Berklee to Audition Musicians in Accra, Ghana, and Durban, South Africa, for Scholarship Opportunities
Berklee College of Music, the world's leading institution for the study of contemporary music, announces the creation of the Africa Scholars Program. The college will be holding audition and interview (A&I) events offering talented musicians the chance to be awarded scholarships to attend the college. Auditions, open to citizens of any African nation, will be conducted ...
Newark Museum and WBGO-Jazz Presents Master Classes
The Newark Museum and WBGO-Jazz 88 will offer free master classes for aspiring jazz musicians, age 13 and older, on June 19 with saxophonist David Murray and July 17 with percussionist Bobby Sanabria, following their performances at The Museum's Jazz in the Garden Summer Concert Series performances. The free classes are supported, in part, by a ...
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The JazzPianoOnline.com Spring 2008 Newsletter Sign up for the first edition of the JazzPianoOnline.com Spring 2008 Newsletter. Learn more about what JazzPianoOnline.com is all about including: Upcoming lessons; Practice Tips; Testimonials; Three licks from Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly PLUS a 10% off coupon on your next subscription. What is JazzPianoOnline.com? JazzPianoOnline is Online, ...
IAJE: Gone, Gone, Gone... What's Next?
Now that the deed has been done and the International Association for Jazz Education has seemingly folded its tent and significantly filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection a filing quite different from the more familiar Chapter 11 which would at least leave the door ajar for some form of organizational recovery as Ricky Schultz pleads in ...
National Guitar Workshop Announces 2008 Bass Summit with Steve Bailey and Steve Swallow
The National Guitar Workshop is proud to announce our 2008 Bass Summit sponsored by Washburn Guitars and Eden Amps. The Bass Summit will feature appearances by Steve Bailey and Steve Swallow Litchfield, CT--May 14, 2008 - The National Guitar Workshop (guitarworkshop.com) is proud to announce that Washburn Guitars and Eden Amplifiers are sponsoring our 2008 Bass ...
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Walking Bassline Part 1 and Part 2 Listen to virtually any jazz recording and you will hear it: the quarter note bassline walking up and down the scale providing both rhythm and harmony. This is the walking bassline and it is one of the defining elements of jazz. Playing a walking bassline over any set of ...
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Reharmonize Rhythm Changes The chord progression of George Gershwin's 1930 tune I Got Rhythm, aka Rhythm Changes, is a particularly good candidate for reharmonization. It is a common progression (see Improvising Over Rhythm Changes) that is mostly diatonic; the tune is often played at a fast tempo and fresh chords relieve the monotony of ...
Joe Lovano on the Beat in Improvisation
As part of a new collaboration with Berklee Press, DownBeat.com will be posting music lessons from the site BerkleeShares.com. Here's the first lesson that Down Beat is featuring from this exciting series. Many critics consider Joe Lovano a legitimate successor to John Coltrane. He has worked with top musicians, such as Woody Herman, Chet Baker, Elvin ...
