Inventor of the bent trumpet, coiner (albeit inadvertently) of the phrase "bebop," Dizzy Gillespie pushed jazz in the 1940s in strange new directions.
Described as a "likable" egomaniac, saxophonist Gerry Mulligan made the baritone saxophone "cool."
Called "the greatest singer of them all" by Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald pleased pop and jazz fans alike during her long career.
Wes Montgomery followed in the footsteps of Charlie Christian in bringing the guitar out of the background in jazz orchestras, where it had been used for little more than rhythmic accompaniment, to the forefront, where it could be used to create melody.
jazzguid http://www.ket.org/education/guides/jazzguid.pdf
The first teleconference will take place in KET's largest studio and will include a live audience.
This packet includes a biography of Richard Davis; a description of the Lexington Jazz Residency Project; an outline for the first teleconference; letters from Richard to viewers; a guide to teaching young children to appreciate creative music; a glossary of terms; a list of the musicians and their songs scheduled to be included in this teleconference; musical notations and a keyboard guide to 12 bars of blues; a list of suggested references; Richard's email and Web home page addresses; other Web site addresses; and an evaluation form.
He taught us as much as he could about all musics.
KET's goal is to provide high quality professional development to meet the needs of Kentucky teachers.
1. This professional development seminar was connected to my teaching in a way that makes it useful to me.
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DAVID KAY is a doctoral candidate at Case Western Reserve University and a member of the music faculty at University School and Cleveland Music School Settlement.
He is a member of the Jazz Heritage Orchestra in Cleveland, Ohio and holds degrees from Indiana University and Michigan State University.
PAUL JOHNSTON is a former associate instructor and conductor of jazz improvisation at Indiana University.
He holds degrees from the University of Indiana at Bloomington and the University of North Carolina.
PAUL BREWER is director of instrumental music at Aquinas College.
VERNON HOWARD is associate professor of music, instructor of trombone, and director of jazz studies at the University of Tulsa.
10212002_jazz http://www.ml.com/pdfs/10212002_jazz.pdf
Anyone looking to prove that cultural excellence recognizes no borders might do well to begin with jazz.
United in Swing is connecting the people of Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Hamamatsu, Morioka, Utsunomiya, and Hiroshima with some of today's finest jazz artists.
And with the songbooks of jazz greats such as Art Blakey, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, and Wynton Marsalis.
In our continuing effort to support cultural excellence worldwide, Merrill Lynch is privileged to sponsor this exciting tour --- along with educational programs that promote a deeper understanding of a uniquely American, yet powerfully universal, form of expression.
As audiences from New York to Japan are enthusiastically discovering, the world of jazz turns out to be, simply, the world.
youngjazz http://www.ascapfoundation.org/youngjazz/youngjazz.pdf
The ASCAP Foundation Young JAZZ Composer Awards are granted annually to encourage talented young jazz composers.
Application Procedures Applicants must submit a completed application form; the notated score of one composition; a cassette or CD of the composition submitted; biographical information listing prior music studies, background and experience.
Materials must be postmarked no later than October 1 and addressed to Frances Richard, The ASCAP Foundation/ Young JAZZ Composer Awards, One Lincoln Plaza, New York, NY 10023.
It should be submitted either on regular music paper or reproduced by an accepted reproduction process.
Proper care will be taken to protect all music materials submitted, but each applicant releases all persons connected with The ASCAP Foundation (including the members of the Screening Panel and Selection Committee) from any claims resulting from possible loss and/or destruction of works/tapes/CDs/materials submitted.
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Once again the Honor Jazz Band is supported by the College/University Jazz Alliance for California.
Those who are selected will pay a $75.00 participation fee.
Several audition sites will only be open January 10, 2004.
More information regarding the audition sites will be available at: www.iajecalifornia.org.
1. Use a clean, high quality cassette tape with your name, school, and instrument clearly marked on the tape and case.
Play legato (or slurred) up and down.
Major scales: Concert B, Bb, and G. Pianists use both hands.
c. Drummers play four bars swing-feel time alternating with four bars of solo, 32 bars total, instead of scales, then do the same with Bossa-Nova and Samba grooves.
See the Audition Instructions page for information about the required tape.
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Band which entertained soldiers and civilians in the battle zone during World War II.
As the official jazz band of "Pershing's Own," and one of the few remaining professional groups of its kind, the Blues' present-day mission is to promote America's art form: jazz.
At the same time, The Army Blues perform their own versions of the latest and most innovative sounds of contemporary composers.
The band is also making its own mark on the future of jazz by performing original works by U.S. Army Band staff arrangers and composers plus those by members of the Army Blues themselves.
The Blues have performed at international jazz festivals throughout the world, including the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland in July 1991.
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On Tuesday, April 29, DUMAA members will enjoy a special treatA chance to see Broadway's latest hit, La Boheme, and the opportunity to talk with Manny Azenberg, the show's producer and a theater professor at Duke for the past 17 years.
DUMAA's new Young Alumni Committee invites graduates from the classes of 2001 and 2002 out for happy hour on Wednesday, February 12 starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Tap Room located at the Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street.
It's time for another great season of Duke basketball!!!
To guarantee seating at each of these venues, please call for reservations as early as possible (*Reservations are generally accepted up to one week in advance) and ask for your table to be included in the Duke alumni section.
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Tbut non-competitive learning and performing environment for improvisers of all levels.
Private lessons in jazz saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, and drums from workshop faculty are available for an additional $25 per one-hour session, payable directly to the teacher.
A pianist, composer/arranger, and vocalist, Dr. Joyner is a busy member of the Northwest professional jazz community.
He is also a pianist, arranger, and vocalist for In Full Swing, a professional vocal group featured with pop orchestras throughout the country.
Mr. McDonald attended the University of Kentucky studying under Vincent Di Martino, one of the countries leading Jazz/Classical Trumpet teachers.
webWorkshop1003 http://www.womeninjazz.org/resources/webWorkshop1003.pdf
This discussion involves musicians' language and slang, hand motions and body language to communicate before, during, or at the end of a song.
The Workshop Band will be there to answer questions singers have about working with musicians.
Most importantly, this session stresses that you should put yourself into the song (your lyric interpretation and attitude) based on your personal experience.
These outstanding professional jazz musicians will accompany vocalists during the workshop and at the concert.
Pamela Hart has been singing professionally in Austin, TX for 17 years and is well know as a premier vocalist.
The Women in Jazz Concert Series and Singers' Performance Workshop is partially funded by the City of Austin under the auspices of the Arts Commission.
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In last month's article (August), an etude was written based on the material from the book, Essential Jazz Lines in the Style of Bill Evans.
It is very important to learn from the masters of your instrument in order to gain full control over the piano.
This month's article includes an etude written with material from Essential Jazz Lines in the Style of Charlie Parker.
It is important to learn from all the jazz masters, regardless of the instrument they play, in order to be well versed in the language of jazz.
4. Since Charlie Parker is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century, we should be knowledgeable about his music.
november Sizzling big-band salsa vamps, hi-octane funk, subtle fusion grooves and roaring gospel from this 20-piece band.
New Big Band featuring some of the best of London's established and younger musicians, led by the award-winning composer and pianist Hans Koller.
A leading light on the British jazz scene, Ian accompanies himself at the piano and demonstrates his great vocal versatility in a relaxed cabaret of familiar classics and interpretations of unexpected material from the wider spectrum of popular music.
Spirited melodic improvisation and freewheeling group interplay based on new compositions from 'the far side of jazz'.
His ACT album 'Free Spirit' won the German jazz critics award earlier this year.
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Jeffrey Benedict's D.M.A. dissertation, Incorporating jazz into the study of saxophone at the undergraduate level: A graded index of materials and recommendations for their use, available from UMI.
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Jazzeast was set up in April 1998 with the backing of the Arts Council of England and Eastern Arts Board (now East England Arts), the aim being to develop a jazz arm serving the Eastern region.
Over the three years, we have organised a number of one-day workshop and concert packages in schools using the best jazz educators available, including co-author of the new Associated Board Jazz Syllabus, Chris Batchelor, and top musicians such as Indo-Jazz fusion pioneer, John Mayer When applying for funding awards, such as East England Arts Andrew Milne Award (see below for more on this), we have aimed for projects which will involve young people/disadvantaged sections of the community.
JOTG_Announces_Lineup_2003 http://www.jazzonthegreen.com/PR2003/JOTG_Announces_Lineup_2003.pdf
Fort Myers, Florida (August 1, 2003) -- The Eighth Annual Jazz on the Green, to benefit The Children's Hospital of SW Florida has announced both its new location for SW Florida's premier jazz festival and its line-up of artists for the 2003 concert.
Don't miss our exciting line-up of talented jazz performers including: Funky Latin-tinged rhythms, soulful melodies and dramatic arrangements highlight the style of Jeff Golub, one of today's "most inventive and graceful guitarists".
Tickets are available at the official Jazz on the Green website.
The official website, www.jazzonthegreen.com, is an interactive site where interested fans, sponsors and volunteers can obtain and submit information.
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