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Summer Reading List 2020

Summer reading — Duke Ellington, Jane H. Hill, Gunther Schuller, bell hooks, Joshua Berrett

Published September 16, 2020
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged All About Love, bell hooks, Books, Duke Ellington, Early Jazz, Gunther Schuller, Joshua Berrett, Louis Armstrong, Music is My Mistress, Paul Whiteman, Racism, Reading, Summer Reading, The Everyday Language of White Racism

A Guide to Transcribing Jazz Solos

How to start transcribing the solos of your favorite improvisers – in 4 steps

Published July 15, 2020
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Ear Training, Improvisation, Jazz, Jazz Education, Music Education, Soloist

3 Saxophone Products You Didn’t Know You Needed

Make your playing experience more comfortable and enjoyable with these saxophone product recommendations

Published July 10, 2020
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5 Ways to Include Women in Your Jazz Studies Curriculum – And Why You Should

These methods are applicable for building curriculum more inclusive of women, BIPOC, people of diverse gender expressions, and other underrepresented identities

Published July 6, 2020
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Jazz, Jazz Education, Women in Jazz

Music I Like That ISN’T Jazz

While I’m associated with music often labeled as “jazz,” I am interested in a wide variety of music. Here are some of my favorite artists that might surprise you!

Published October 13, 2019
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged ABBA, Bonnie Raitt, Dance Bands, Earth Wind and Fire, Grandmaster Flash, Jazz, John Lennon, Louis Jordan, Ragtime, Ravel, Scott Joplin, Tchaikovsky, The Beatles, The Carpenters

Summer Reading List 2019

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My great summer reads – Mary Lou Williams, Billie Holiday, Angela Davis, and more

Published August 30, 2019
Categorized as American Music History, Uncategorized Tagged Angela Davis, Art Taylor, Billie Holiday, Books, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Madame Jazz, Mary Lou Williams, Music, Music History
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