Results for "Jeff Beal"

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From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared at All About Jazz in March 2001. Jazz Education I recently retired from Rutgers University. Right now I teach piano one day a week at Manhattan School of Music. In September I'll be teaching at the new jazz program at Julliard. I've taught David Sanchez and ...

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Jeff Richman: Sizzle

by Geannine Reid
October 10, 2016

Veteran modern jazz guitarist Jeff Richman will release his seventeenth solo project Sizzle on November 17, 2016. The project joins together longtime collaborators to form a tight-knit band that certainly shares a well-oiled chemistry; with Jimmy Haslip on bass and handling the production, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, George Whitty (keys/programming), and Gergo Borlai (drums/programming). Richman is ...

News: Education

10 Best Music Schools Rated

November 5, 2013

The Hollywood Reporter has released a ranking of America's 10 Best Music Schools based on a survey of academic and entertainment insiders - including composers, arrangers, music supervisors, editors and engineers. In reverse order, they are: 10. ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC (London) Notable Alumni: Gustav Holst, L.A. Philharmonic CEO Deborah Borda 9. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ...

Article: Interview

Ron Miles: Jazz Gentleman

by Florence Wetzel
July 16, 2012

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3[Editor's note: Last month, All About Jazz contributor Florence Wetzel conducted a two-hour interview with Ron Miles. The result is the most extensive interview piece ever written about the Colorado-based trumpeter. Part 1 covers his early years and education; Parts 2 and 3, bringing Miles up to ...

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Alternate Route

By Jeff Beal

Label: Unitone Recordings
Released: 2000

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Article: Album Review

Jeff Beal: Alternate Route

Read "Alternate Route" reviewed by Dave Nathan

by Dave Nathan
October 1, 2000

P>A review of this album is out of place in a jazz setting. It is classical music through and through and crystallizes the main differences between the two genre. This music is written down, all by Jeff Beal, and not subject to improvisation. There are no opportunities to play variations on a theme, which would be ...

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