Berklee College of Music has named world-renowned trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and Blue Note recording artist Terence Blanchard as a visiting scholar in the Jazz Composition department beginning in the fall of 2015. Blanchard will also work in the Film Scoring and Brass departments, and for the Berklee Global Jazz Institute. …
BMI Future Jazz Master Aaron Hedenstrom pictured with NEA Jazz Masters: Carla Bley, Charles Lloyd; BMI Foundation President Deirdre Chadwick and Jazz Master George Coleman Sr. Photo by Melissa Dispenza. NEW YORK, NY ― May 6, 2015 ― Deirdre Chadwick, President of the BMI Foundation, and Mike O’Neill, President and …
Jazz Pianist and Leader Ahmad Jamal, Soprano Jessye Norman, Violinist Kyung-Wha Chung, and Pianist Russell Sherman to Receive Degrees Sherman, Distinguished Artist-in-Residence at NEC, to Give Commencement Address Annual Exercises to be Held May 17, 2015 in NEC’s Jordan Hall New England Conservatory will bestow honorary Doctor of Music (hon. …
“There should be a class simply on application,” Jason Moran emphasizes to his NEC Master Class, explaining that he means a focus on “how to deal with ideas that don’t seem to belong to your discipline.” Moran’s own career as one of the preeminent pianists, composers and bandleaders in jazz …
Instruments in music are treated as the craftiest business to learn. If one has a good voice, one can try out vocals. If one does not have a good voice, then also s/he can improve based on the vocal trainings at music schools. But learning instrumentals is not as easy …
Hi Be-Bop Lovers, Just wanted to take this time let all of my Friends, Students and Fans know I am still doing my Saturday Be-Bop Workshop from 2PM til 5PM every Saturday. The first hour will deal with the theory from my Jazz Improvisation Method titled “The Diminished Whole Tone …
One-Week Intensive Jazz Program for Students Ages 14 – 18 Sunday, June 21 – Friday, June 26, 2015 Special Guest Artists MacArthur Fellow and Grammy Nominee Miguel Zenón plus NEC Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst headline the week holding masterclasses paired with evening concerts of their music Students ages 14 …
WESTON — The Dallas Brass will return to D.C. Everest Senior High School for a three-day residency with students from across the area and for three evening concerts for anyone to attend. Concerts are scheduled at 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 16 to 18, in the school’s Theater. …
NEW ORLEANS-Yamaha announced that it has contributed seven drum sets to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s new education and community facility, the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center. The Center is expected to offer a major boost to music, music education, culture and the economy in …
12th Annual Panama Jazz Festival Led by Artistic Director Danilo PérezAnnounces 2015 Lineup Festival Dates: January 12 – 17, 2015 Uniting internationally acclaimed jazz artists, renowned educators and jazz fans from around the globe, the 12th Annual Panama Jazz Festival will be held January 12-17, 2015 at The City of …
