Sep 16, 2020 11:24 AM
Music Degrees Can Open Many Doors
For many years now, young, gifted players have been asking themselves, “Why should I go earn a degree in music?”…
Dr. Jeremy Fox, of The School for Music Vocations, helps students achieve their educational and professional goals.
Sep 16, 2020 11:24 AM
For many years now, young, gifted players have been asking themselves, “Why should I go earn a degree in music?”…
Victor Atkins, of the University of New Orleans, uses several types of software when teaching online classes.
Sep 16, 2020 11:24 AM
Now that many educators have made it through months of online music instruction during a global pandemic, some are…
In honor of its 50th anniversary this spring, Rutgers Jazz Ensemble produced a recording of Count Basie’s arrangement of “Strike Up The Band.” Audio and video elements were recorded remotely by student band members, with tech support provided by faculty and alumni.
Sep 16, 2020 11:24 AM
It didn’t take long for things to start clicking again. When coronavirus protocols sent students packing and forced…
Tina Raymond, recipient of a DownBeat Jazz Education Achievement Award
Sep 16, 2020 11:17 AM
Drummer and educator Tina Raymond has become a reliable fixture on the Los Angeles jazz scene. Her discography…
Lee Secard, recipient of a DownBeat Jazz Education Achievement Award
Sep 16, 2020 11:06 AM
In a rehearsal room at the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts, the illustrious arts academy across the street…
Robert “Doc” Morgan (second from right), the newest inductee in the DownBeat Jazz Education Hall of Fame, enjoys a moment with HSPVA alumni Chris Walker (left), Matt Mullenweg and Robert Glasper.
Sep 16, 2020 11:06 AM
In 1976, Robert “Doc” Morgan did something extraordinary. A freshly minted Ph.D. with a tenured position at Sam…
Bassist Bootsy Collins is set to issue The Power Of The One, an album featuring a litany of jazz luminaries, as well as artists like rapper Snoop Dogg and blues guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram.
Sep 16, 2020 9:00 AM
Bootsy Collins has been dispensing funk as a bandleader and with performers like James Brown and George Clinton for…
Jazz flutist David Bertrand, now based in Brooklyn, hails from Trinidad and Tobago.
Sep 15, 2020 8:53 AM
This Juneteenth, I published my first blog post, which I titled “Black Sound, White Light.” It was a response to…
Vocalist Amirtha Kidambi is planning to stream a Thursday set.
Sep 14, 2020 8:49 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Saxophonist and vocalist Camille Thurman is part of a growing contingent of Black women jazz artists tapping into the power of virtual platforms and claiming the right to speak.
Sep 11, 2020 9:10 AM
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual interactions on Facebook, Instagram Live and Zoom quickly replaced…
