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The Jazzschool & Yoshi's Announce Joint Education Program

March 24, 2008

The Jazzschool, Berkeley's innovative music school dedicated to the study and performance of jazz, has become the official education arm of Yoshi's, the Bay Area's foremost jazz presenting organization. The announcement of the new partnership was made today by Jazzschool Founder and Executive Director Susan Muscarella and Yoshi's Artistic Director Peter Williams. This joint venture was ...

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JazzPianoOnline.com

March 24, 2008

Substitute Dominants How many times have you played the same chord changes, chorus after chorus of Autumn Leaves or Blue Bossa or All the Things You Are or any tune? Wouldn't it be nice to throw in a few new chords here and there so that each chorus would be a little different? Jazz musicians do ...

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Hot Jazz Makes Smart Students

March 12, 2008

SEQUIM -- It's 6:45 a.m. and these teenagers are hot. You might say they're one of the smartest bands in the state. With a collective grade-point average of 3.535, the Sequim High School Jazz Ensemble was recently named state academic champion among 2A school bands. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, or WIAA, presents academic achievement awards ...

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This week on JazzPianoOnline.com

March 10, 2008

Improvising over Rhythm Changes Part 1 & Part 2 Except for the Blues, Rhythm Changes- the name given to the chord changes to the tune I Got Rhythm- is the most common chord progression in jazz. Written in 1930 by George Gershwin, the tune was immediately co-opted by musicians as a vehicle for new ...

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New Improvisation Lesson Available on Scooby-Sax.com

March 5, 2008

A new improvisation lesson is available in the Online Lessons section of scooby-sax.com. In Part 1 of a two part lesson, a transcribed solo of Sonny Stitt playing “Tune Up" is examined. In addition to the transcription, 13 phrases from the solo are extracted and a practice method is explained to learn these phrases and expand ...

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New on JazzPianoOnline.com

March 5, 2008

7th Chord Ear Training As jazz pianists we spend an inordinate amount of time with 7th chords: learning to spell them, play them and write them. But when was the last time you worked on hearing them? I know what you're saying- “Not more ear training!" But seriously, this is an important skill. Being able to ...

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Vocal Jazz Program Added to Usdan Center's 2008 Summer Season

February 29, 2008

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, now celebrating its 40th year as America's premier summer arts day camp, is adding several new programs for 2008: among them will be Vocal Jazz, an addition to Usdan's acclaimed instrumental Jazz Department. The Jazz Department was created and directed, beginning in 1986, by Dr. Billy Taylor, and ...

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National Guitar Workshop 2008 Jazz Guest Artists

February 28, 2008

The National Guitar Workshop has confirmed the John Scofield Trio and Kenny Burrell as guest artists for 2008. The John Scofield Trio will appear at the New Milford, CT campus as part of the 2008 Jazz Summit. Kenny Burrell will appear in Tom Dempsey's Giants of Jazz Seminar at the Los Angeles Campus. The National Guitar ...

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This week on JazzPianoOnline.com

February 25, 2008

Solo Jazz Piano Part 4 Spread voicings with independent lead are the foundation of solo jazz piano. When spread voicings are used together with rootless voicings their combination adds a new dimension of sophistication and depth to your solo playing. This lesson will show you how to use rootless voicings with spread voicings over ...

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Clackamas Community College Now Offers Music Technology/Production Certificate

February 18, 2008

CCC's new Music Technology certificate gives students the core skills needed to enter the sound and music production industry. Career opportunities in music may include recording engineer, live sound engineer, media and sound post production for internet companies, sound/music for video games, sound/media engineer for TV, recording/sound for advertising production, video post production engineer, sound engineer ...