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80 Panels & Workshops Announced for Jazz Improv LIVE!
There are three fascinating tracks of events, and attendees are free to choose from among them: (1) Fan/Listener focused; (2) How-to’s of Making Music – workshops on improvising, composing, arranging and more with artists such as Stanley Clarke, Pat Martino, Jimmy Bruno, Ron Blake, Lewis Nash and others; (3) Music Business – marketing, production, promotion, performance, publishing, royalties, plus panels on radio with leading jazz radio programmers from around the country. (see below for listing of panels & workshops)
Highlights include panels and discussions about Buddy Rich, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Cuban Music, New Orleans, Sun Ra, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Thad Jones with such luminaries as Freddie Gruber, Louis Hayes, Vincent Herring, Stanley Crouch, Ira Gitler, Jimmy Heath, George Wein, Ashley Kahn, Paquito D'Rivera; Ray Mantilla, Arnold J. Smith, Bill Charlap, Terrel Stafford, Todd Coolman, George Avakian, David Berger, Gregory Davis, Eddie Gomez, Mark Kramer, Bob Belden; Valery Ponomarev; Dave Schnitter; Javon Jackson, Michael Cogswell, Marshall Allen, saxophonist, John Szwed; Mike Longo, Charli Persip; Avery Sharpe, Todd Barkan, Bill Milkowski, Stix Hooper and others
Jazz Improv LIVE! 2007 will feature over 150 activities, a 12,000 square foot jazz expo area, and scores of performances, all day and evening, by leading and emerging artists covering the broadest array of jazz genres. Among the highlights are the exclusive U.S. appearance of the McCoy Tyner All Star Trio featuring bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Jack DeJohnette, Sun Ra Arkestra, Jimmy Heath Big Band, Wallace Roney Group, Geri Allen Trio, Roy Haynes Quartet, Pat Martino Quartet, Eddie Gomez & Mark Kramer, Sonny Fortune Quartet, Jimmy Bruno Trio and others.
To take advantage
of Advance Registration discounts to attend, including a free bonus copy
of Jazz Improv Magazine (300 pages with enhanced companion CD), call
1-888-472-0670, or use the secure
automated
registration form or by mail to: Jazz Improv Convention Corporation, Murray
Hill Station, P.O. Box 1813, New York, NY 10156.
For information on advertising in the October
2007 issue of Jazz Improv NY, the conference program edition, or
about sponsorships and exhibiting, contact Jamie Cosnowsky,
jamie@jazzimprov.com, 212-889-0853. The
preliminary schedule of headline events appears below.
FOR FANS - panels about the music, personalities, recordings, history
A Journey in the Groove: The Thought, Magic and Soul of a Jazz Performance - Don Braden Buddy Rich: 50 Years With The Worlds Greatest Drummer - Freddie Gruber; Stanley Kay; Steve Peck Cannonball Adderley - His Life & Music - Louis Hayes; Vincent Herring; others to be named Charlie Parker - Genius - His Life & Music - Stanley Crouch; Ira Gitler; Jimmy Heath Clifford Jordan - His Life & Music - Charles Davis; Dizzy Reece; Sandy Jordan Cuban Music, 30 Years Later - Paquito D'Rivera; Ray Mantilla; Arnold J. Smith, moderator Dave Burrell Interprets Jelly Roll Morton - Dave Burrell Downtown Scene – New York, Spike Wilner, pianist; others to be named Drummers Talk - Stix Hooper, drummer, President, Universal Guild For Jazz & Progressive Music; Lewis Nash (Zildjian) Duke Ellington & The Jimmy Blanton-Ben Webster Edition - Dan Morgenstern, Ira Gitler Duke Ellington - The Columbia Years 1950s-60s - George Avakian, David Berger, Arnold J. Smith, moderator Eyes Of The Masters (Presented by The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Studies) - Benny Powell, Chico Hamilton Frank Wess - In Person interview Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz - 35 Years - Jack Kleinsinger Jazz Artists As TV Studio Musicians - Mark Pender (Conan O'Brien), Ron Blake (Saturday Night Live), Sonare Winds Artist Jazz Biographies: What Works & What Doesn't - Ashley Kahn, author (moderator); Dan Morgenstern; Nate Chinen; Matthew Shipp, pianist Jazzmobile - A Beacon for Jazz Past, Present & Future - Robin Bell Stevens, Exec. Dir. John Coltrane: The Way In - Ashley Kahn, author (moderator), Dave Liebman, others George Wein – Keynote Speaker Miles Davis: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis - Gregory Davis, son of Miles Davis, co-author of Dark Magus Miles Davis: Miles Davis mid 1960s Quintet & Columbia Reissues - Bob Belden, arranger, saxophonist, Producer Miles Davis’ Columbia reissues; Todd Coolman, bassist, Director Jazz Studies, Purchase College New Orleans: The Nurturing Environment, Mentors & Attitudes, Before & After Katrina - Jackie Harris, others to be named Sonny [Rollins] & Me – Mark Soskin Thad Jones Retrospective (Presented by New School of Music) - Bill Kirchner (moderator), Jimmy Owens, Cecil Bridgewater, Billy Harper The Art of Blakey - Valery Ponomarev; Dave Schnitter; Javon Jackson The Genius Of Louis Armstrong - Lecture & Slide Show - Michael Cogswell, Director, Louis Armstrong House & Museum The Influence of Sun Ra - Marshall Allen, saxophonist, Arkestra leader; Danny Thompson, John Szwed Thelonious Monk - His Life & Music - Ira Gitler; Robin D.G. Kelly (author, forthcomning book on Monk) What Is or Isn't Jazz - Ira Gitler, Will Friedwald, others Working With Dizzy Gillespie - Mike Longo, Charli Persip Working With Elvin Jones, Max Roach & Other Drummers - Avery Sharpe (bass) Interview with Todd Barkan (Dizzy's Club, Keystone Corner, Record Producer) Jaco Pastorius - Life & Music - Bill Milkowski, and others
Anatomy of a Tune - Be-bop Style - Roni Ben-Hur, guitar, Motema Recording Artist Barry Harris Workshop - Barry Harris Big Band Drumming & My Association With Mel Lewis - Tim Horner Brass Workshop – (artists to be named) Build and create your own vocabulary based on classic jazz solos, patterns & clichés (Presented by Juilliard School of Music) Carl Allen, Director, Juilliard School, Jazz Studies; Mack Avenue Recording Artist Can You Make A Living In Jazz? Yes! (Presented by Manhattan School of Music), Manhattan School of Music Faculty Charlie Parker: Style, Analysis, Ideas for Improvisation - Steve Wilson, Vandoren Artist Clave – The Key: A Rhythmic Journey from Africa to the New World - Bobby Sanabria (Manhattan School of Music Faculty) Get More Out of Your Tunes: Transform Your Songs Into Full-Fledged Compositions - Michael Weiss, pianist How to Swing and Groove (Presented by Manhattan School of Music) - Justin DiCioccio, Chair Jazz Dept, Manhattan School of Music ii-V-I, turnarounds, cycle of fourths—Practical Applications (Vandoren artist to be named) Improv Soup: Reconnecting with the Essence of Improvisation - Laura Dreyer Improvising on "Giant Steps", "Cherokee", “I Got Rhythm” changes & more - Dave Glasser Jazz Lyric Writing - Randy Klein, CEO Jazzheads Records Jimmy Bruno Guitar Master Class - Jimmy Bruno Joe’s Strokes: The Brush Patterns of Philly Joe Jones - Bruce Jackson John Coltrane: Style, Analysis, Ideas for Improvisation - Andrew White, composer, arranger, foremost transcriber of Coltrane solos. Jumping Into Jazz: ABRSM Makes It Happen - “Sweet” Sue Terry Ken Peplowski – Sax/Clarinet Master Class (Buffet Crampon Artist) - Ken Peplowski (Buffet Crampon Artist) Listen Up! How to Become a Better Listener - Jeff Coffin (Vandoren & Yamaha Artist) Live Online Interactive Jazz Master Classes - Mike Gellar Oscar Peterson - Style & Analysis - Mike Longo Pat Martino Guitar Master Class - Pat Martino Piano & Bass Master Class - Eddie Gomez, Mark Kramer Re-harmonizing Melodies - Mark Sherman (Vibraphone, Piano, Composer) Rhythmic Approach of Improvisation Marc Mommaas, sax; Tony Moreno, bass; Nate Radley, guitar Sax and the Solo Singer - Don Braden; Ellen Johnson Singers vs. Musicians: Is There a Difference? - Veronica Nunn; Travis Shook Stanley Clarke Bass Master Class - Stanley Clarke Talking Shop: A Panel Discussion on the Tools of the Trade Bob Ackerman, sax The Art of “Takin’ It Out” - Dom Minasi, Ken Filiano The Language of Jazz – Learning To “Speak - Russ Nolan What's The Purpose: The Aesthetics of Music Performance & Composition Onaje Alan Gumbs, Avery Sharpe (others to be added) Lewis Nash - Drum Master Class Ron Blake - sax clinic (Sonare Winds & Keilwerth Saxophones Artist) Sax & Drums - Frank Catalano (Yamaha Artist); Rick Drumm Bass Clinic - Finding your Groove - Harvie S
ASCAP - Music Licensing, Royalties – (speakers to be announced) Business Of Running A Jazz Club - Gino Moratti (Kitano); Ron Sturm (Iridium); Seth Abramson (Jazz Standard); Cecil Brooks (Cecil's) Choosing Recordings For Broadcast - Eric Jackson, (WBGH, Boston); Chuy Varela, (KCSM, San Francisco); Mark Elf, (Jenbay Jazz); Gary Walker, (WBGO, NJ) Everyone’s Opinion Counts (1) - Derrick Lucas, (WGMC, Rochester, NY); Michael Valentine, (WDNA, Miami, FL); Tom Reney, (WFCR, Amherst, MA); Aaron Prado, (KRTU, San Antonio, TX) Everyone’s Opinion Counts (2) - Shaunna Morrison Machosky, (WDUQ, Pgh); Brad Stone, (KSJS, San Jose); Tom Mallison, (WTEB, North Carolina), Ed Trefzger (Publisher, JazzWeek) Future of Jazz Publishing - Marc Ostrow, GM, Boosey & Hawkes, Adina Williams, Boosey & Hawkes, plus Special Guest Composer How To Get Ahead In This Jazz Business - Sheila Anderson, author, WBGO On-air Host Justice For Jazz Artists: How You Can Access Union Health and Pension Funds - Bill Dennison, Vice President, AFM, Local 802; Jimmy Owens, Bob Cranshaw, 802 Jazz Advisory Committee Keeping Jazz Radio Thriving - Steve Schwartz, (WGBH); Elizabeth Farriss, (KEWU, Spokane); Kim Lindsay, (KUNV, Las Vegas); Blaise Lantana, (KJZZ, Phoenix). Marketing Music In Schools: Jazz as Arts-In-Education - Napoleon Revels-Bey Promote Yourself - How To Get Exposure For Your Music/Career - Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services Publicity: Who You Know Versus What You Know - Chris DiGirolamo (Two For The Show Media); Ann Braithwaite (Braithwaite & Katz); Jason Byrne (Red Cat Publicity); Leah Grammatica; Kim Smith. The Independent Jazz Label 2008 - Randy Klein (Jazzheads); Barney Fields (High Note/Savant) The Real World - Todd Coolman, Bill Charlap, Terrel Stafford, Brian Camelio (ArtistShare)
PERFORMANCES
Partial Preliminary Schedule:
Eddie Gomez & Mark Kramer
Sonny Fortune Quartet
Barry Harris Workshop/Performance
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