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At Jazz at Lincoln Center there are always new ways to get jazzED. Read on for updates on current and future events from our Education Department.
Essentially Ellington Finalists Announced!
Jazz at Lincoln Center is pleased to announce today the fifteen high school bands who will join us in the 12th Annual Essentially Ellington Competition & Festival in New York City May 4-6, 2007.
Click here to meet the finalists!
2007 Essentially Ellington Regional Band Festivals
The Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band program kicks off its second annual Regional festivals. The noncompetitive regional festivals are designed to offer bands of all levels the opportunity to perform Ellington's music and receive professional feedback from Jazz at Lincoln Center clinicians and other jazz professionals in their own backyard. This year's festivals will be held at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill on Thursday, March 1, 2007, and at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA on Thursday, March 8, 2007. Good luck to all the bands!
Click here for more, including selections in the Essentially Ellington library and festival contact information.
Upcoming Jazz Talk: Race in Jazz Academia
The second Jazz Talk of the 2006-2007 season is on February 7th, 2007 at 7:00pm. Join professor and pianist Dr. Lewis Porter serving as moderator, along with panelists including legendary poet, author and jazz critic Amiri Baraka, professor and saxophonist Dr. Salim Washington, and professors Dr. Guthrie Ramsey and Dr. Ingrid Monson, as they share personal experiences, and provide insights into the general state of jazz education today. Tickets are $10.
Click here to view this years other Jazz Talk offerings.
Middle School Jazz Academy Fall Showcase Concert
The Middle School Jazz Academy will present its first public concert on Saturday, January 27 at 1pm. The ensemble, made up of 15 students from four boroughs of New York City, in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades, will play a selection of tunes they have been practicing through private and group instruction throughout the last four months. Tickets are free and will be available as of January 15th at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall box office located on Broadway at 60th Street (open Monday - Saturday, 10am-6pm and Sunday 12pm-6m).
Jazz at Lincoln Center Exhibits at IAJE!
If you are planning to visit the IAJE conference this year, please stop by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Booth (#402-404)! Also stop in to to see our WeBop program in action at Connecting with Kids - Roots: Jazz Artistry as Pedagogical Foundation with Young Children, a clinic led by Lori A. Custodero, Teachers College, Columbia University, and featuring WeBop! teachers Patrice Turner, Jason Kennedy, and Joshua Rennik.
Click here to see the full IAJE schedule.
Jazz for Young People Series Charts Keep Students of Japan Swingin'
Take a look at a recent live recording of the Takasago High School Jazz Band in Japan, performing music from our Jazz for Young People Series. This recording features Limbo Jazz by Duke Ellington, arranged by David Berger.
Click here to learn more about our print music offerings.
New Arranger Module Now Online
Want to learn more about jazz arranging? Visit the Jazz for Young People Curriculum online to learn about the tools arrangers use to bring order and imagination to the bandstand. You'll also find biographies and full-length songs representing some of the most inventive and influential jazz arrangers.
Click here to check it out!
Understanding Jazz: Ways to Listen Wins ASCAP Deems Taylor Award
Understanding Jazz, written by Tom Piazza and produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center, will be honored on Thursday December 7, 2006 at the 39th annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards for outstanding print, broadcast and new media coverage of music. Published in 2005 by Random House, the book explains all the basics, from the feeling of swing to specifics of form and instrumentation, and highlights styles from the blues to the romantic ballad, bebop, Latin, and much more.
Click here to learn more.
Jazz for Young People Curriculum Kick-Off at UNC Chapel Hill
On October 26, jazz pianist and teaching artist Eli Yamin led 20 music teachers and band directors in a lively full-day workshop on the Jazz for Young People Curriculum. Coordinated by Jim Ketch, Director of Jazz Studies at UNC Chapel Hill and funded in part by UNC's School of Education, the workshop kicked off a year-long curriculum implementation in the greater Raleigh-Durham area.
Essentially Ellington Has Expanded
Jazz at Lincoln Center's high school jazz band program now offers three tiers of membership and more great and affordable ways to get involved. Now accepting memberships!
Click here to learn more.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Introduces New Adult Education Series
The new Swing University will have something that appeals to every jazz lover at every level! Led by Jazz at Lincoln Center’s curator, the popular Phil Schaap, Swing U’s faculty will also include legendary pianist and jazz educator Dick Katz and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Vincent Gardner. In another distinctive new offering, Phil Schaap will lead a four-session seminar, Learn What Wynton Doesn’t Know, focusing on unique subjects chosen by Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Artistic Director, Wynton Marsalis.
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Queens ESL Program Swings Summer School
This summer, New York City's Region Four implemented the Jazz for Young People Curriculum in all of their 48 ESL middle school classrooms. Organized by Evita Sanabria, the Regional Instructional Supervisor for English Language Learners, the program began on June 30 with a professional development event for participating teachers and culminated on July 31 with a concert by Latin jazz drummer Bobby Sanabria and his quartet.
MSJA Performs for City Council
4/5/06—The Council of the City of New York honors the Middle School Jazz Academy for its dedication to music education and appreciation.
Click here to view photos of the event and the official proclamation.
Essentially Ellington Finalists Announced
The 15 finalists for the Essentially Ellington high school jazz band competition have been announced. To be held May 18-20, these finalists will participate in a number of activities including a "One on One with Wynton Marsalis."
Click here to learn more.
NEA Jazz in the Schools Curriculum
The National Endowment for the Arts and Jazz at Lincoln Center launch NEA Jazz in the Schools, a free web-based curriculum for high school history, social studies, and music teachers. This dynamic resource takes students on a step-by-step journey through the history of jazz, integrating that story with the sweep of American social, economic, and political developments.
Click here to learn more.
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