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Graham Collier: Down Another Road @ Stockholm Jazz Days ’69
by Chris May
In 1969, when the composer and bassist Graham Collier took his sextet to Stockholm Jazz Days to give a live performance of their album Down Another Road (Fontana, 1969), the presence of a British band onstage at a European jazz festival was exceptional. The idea that British musicians would one day have their names on the marquee at US festivals, as Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming and Nubya Garcia have in the 2020s, would have been regarded as ...
read moreNYC Summer Jazz Workshops, Presented by New York Jazz Academy, Now Accepting Applications
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New York Jazz Academy Publicity
New York Jazz Academy, New York City's fastest-growing music school, is now accepting applications for its 2010 Summer Jazz Workshops. The week-long immersion camp will be held from July 26-30 (M-F, 10:00am-4:00pm) on Manhattan's Upper West Side at The Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, 263 West 86th St. (at West End Ave.), New York, NY, 10024.
Led by NYJA program director and saxophonist Javier Arau, New York Jazz Academy's talented and experienced faculty will provide the instruction for ...
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Guitarist Michael-Louis Smith to Perform at the Iridium's New Faces After Midnight Series
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Michael Ricci
Guitarist and composer Michael-Louis Smith's quintet will perform at The Iridium as part of Scobar Entertainment's New Faces After Midnight" series on Saturday May 1st. The group will appear in support of the new CD, Portrait of MLS (unreleased as of press time)and will include some of the best on the NYC jazz scene; Stacy Dillard on Saxophone, Jeremy Manasia on piano, Diallo House on bass and Jeremy Bean Clemons on drums. The new album has been described as a ...
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NYJA Manhattan Jazz Big Band Announces Open Auditions in April
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New York Jazz Academy Publicity
New York Jazz Academy, the fastest growing music school in New York City, announces open auditions for the NYJA Manattan Jazz Big Band. The Manhattan Jazz Big Band is open to adult intermediate-advanced level instrumentalists who are looking to play and learn in a big band setting. This is a weekly workshop that will meet for two hours in each session. Stop by St. Peter's Church (East 54th St. at Lexington Ave., New York, NY) for an audition (and free ...
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Wayne Escoffery NYC Jazz Workshops Now Registering All Instruments
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New York Jazz Academy Publicity
New York Jazz Academy, the fastest growing music school in New York City, is pleased to announce a new workshop offering for all instruments. Line Building with Wayne Escoffery is open to intermediate-advanced level instrumentalists who are looking to improve their skills related to playing jazz lines. This is a weekly workshop that will meet for one hour in each session. Classes begin Thursday, April 8, 7pm. Topics covered in the workshop include: Methods for playing through chord changes
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Complete Jazz Guitar Workshop with Tom Dempsey, Presented by New York Jazz Academy, Now Registering
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New York Jazz Academy Publicity
The Complete Jazz Guitar Workshop with Tom Dempsey, presented by New York Jazz Academy, is now registering interested students. This workshop is open to intermediate- advanced level guitarists who are looking to improve their skills related to playing jazz guitar. This is an 8-week workshop that will meet for two hours in each session. Topics covered in the workshop: jazz improvisation skills, scale and arpeggio knowledge, developing a jazz language through improvisation, learning jazz repertoire, improving your harmonic language, accompaniment ...
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