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To start, Paul Desmond and Herbie Hancock, 2 exquisite improvisations on “Samba With Some Bar-B-Q”, modelling so many desirable qualities, in particular – space, development and variation.
Changes Planned For the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
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The National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) is set for major changes as a result of demands made by the Arts Council, the retirement of its long-term director Bill Ashton and a sense that the band is ready for a degree of recasting…. See this article in JazzWise Magazine… |
Jazz Education Research
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Why research? In brief… The Jazz Education community possesses abundant subject matter, play-alongs and an unstoppable harvest of reissues and new music available through the internet. However, while educators are better resourced, informed discourse about teaching and learning is comparatively undeveloped. Click here for more… Jazz Education Research. |
What Use is Jazz Education?
A contribution to the debate convened by the Worshipful Company of Musicians in London (October 2007). Some philosophy, facts and figures… click here… WCoM Jazz Debate
Practice, practice, practice
As requested after summer schools…
Many folk approach me about practicing and I seem to spend most of my time at college assisting students in establishing a regime that is both consistent and adaptable to their individual needs. Please see the Practice Pages.
Simon Purcell 