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A Conversation with Quentin Walston on His Jazz Pedagogy Text: How to Teach Jazz and Improvisation

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Quentin Walston, a distinguished jazz pianist and educator based in the Washington, D.C. area, has crafted an exceptional contribution to jazz pedagogy with his new text, How to Teach Jazz & Improvisation (This is Jazz, 2025). This concise yet effective 80-page text fills a gap in the jazz education landscape, offering an accessible, hands-on guide tailored ...

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Gary Bartz: Students Are Learning But They Are Learning Backwards!

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"This is folk music. It is good that we have it in the schools, but we need to get it back more into the street--that's where it came from." When saxophonist Gary Bartz is not headlining his own band or touring with McCoy Tyner, he is a professor in the Jazz Studies department ...

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Steve Wilson: Music Education Is In Crisis

Read "Steve Wilson: Music Education Is In Crisis" reviewed by Joan Gaylord


"I think jazz education, frankly, is in crisis." Saxophonist Steve Wilson voiced this strong opinion in response to a recent article about the effects that budget cuts have had on many American school music programs. Sitting in a practice room at Juilliard, he shared his concerns about the current state of music education and ...


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