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Academia de Musica Fermatta/ Mexico City, Mexico *founded in 1993, Academia de Musica Fermatta is a part of the Berklee International Network.
a public benefit, non-profit corporation established for the purpose of raising and identifying sources of money for scholarships and financial aid to underserved college students at the University of California. All activities of the foundation are developed with the intention of supporting the live performance of jazz music, public awareness of jazz and supporting jazz music education
American School of Modern Music, Paris, France *founded in 1982, a 3-to-5 year course of study focusing on writing, ear training, improvisation, and intensive ensembles that perform on a regular basis in Parisian venues.
*Music history and education
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INTERNATIONAL NETWORK *Berklee faculty, staff, and student ambassadors visit network member schools annually to conduct workshops, clinics, and concerts, in addition to admissions and scholarships auditions and interviews for our full-time programs. There are currently 15 members of the Berklee International Network (BIN).
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS (CAL ARTS) *widely noted for its successful alumni and award-winning students & distinguished faculty, including Charlie Haden and Joe LaBarbera.
CAL STATE NOTHRIDGE/JAZZSTUDIES * “Training the players of tomorrow” A partial list of outstanding alumni includes film composer, arranger, orchestrator, and band leader Gordon Goodwin; George Stone, writer, arranger and Dean of Fine Arts at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo; Grant Geissman, guitar artist, writer and studio musician; trumpet player and studio musician Denis Farias; Chuck Owen, writer, arranger and Director of Jazz Studies at Central Florida University; Eric Reed, Karl Hunter, members of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy..."
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY/CENTER FOR JAZZ STUDIES
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES/JAZZ COLLECTION
EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC JAZZ STUDIES AND CONTEMPORARY MEDIA
*Jazz Theory Articles, Jazz Licks and Practice Tips.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY LISTING OF MUSIC SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS
INDIANA UNIVERSITY JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
INDIANA UNIVERSITY WORLDWIDE INTERNET MUSIC RESOURCES
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR JAZZ EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF JAZZ *established in 1989 by legendary saxophonist Dave Liebman; IASJ membership includes over 40 countries and schools from every continent.
ITHACA COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MUSIC /JAZZ STUDIES
*a non-profit, daily operation with a roster of activities ranging from mini-performances featuring national artists to annual programs ranging from an in-school educational program serving more than 30,000 elementary school children to a five-week workshop-serving more than 200 teenagers. It sponsors three main programs (The Jazz & Poetry Series, Summer Jazz Workshop & The Houston International Jazz Festival)
*Amazon.com page devoted to jazz items for kids.
*created by Berklee College of Music graduate Willie Myette, creates method books exploring the art of piano improvisation.
*internet-based jazz curriculum for social studies, American history,and music classes, developed by The Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz.
*one of Europe's leading private music schools, est.1985.
*municipal institute of the city of Darmstadt, is Europe's largest public research archive on jazz.
JAZZSCHULE LUCERNE/SWITZERLAND
THE JAZZ SCHOOL FOR MUSIC STUDY AND PERFORMANCE
JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE EDUCATION GUIDE
JOHNNY MERCER COLLECTION/GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
*largest trainer of successful jazz musicians in China and the leading source of creative education in China."We are committed topreparing music students to become creative and well-rounded professional musicians and committed to spreading Jazz Education throughout China. We are also committed to providing the highest quality instruction in jazz possible.“
L'AULA de MUsica Moderna i Jazz Conservatori Liceu/ Barcelona, Spain *founded in 1978 as an alternative music school specializing in the genres ofjazz,rock, pop, blues and other contemporary styles.
*a small, intensive contemporary music education program; founded in 1996 by a number of prominent LA-based players who had also had significant experience providing practical, concentrated education to students over the last several decades at a variety of music education institutions.
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC/JAZZ RESEARCH NETWORK
LEEDS INTERNATIONAL JAZZ CONFERENCE
*Prominent music school in Rome, Italy
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY JAZZ STUDIES PROGRAM
NEW HAMPSHIRE LIBRARY OF TRADITIONAL JAZZ
NEWPARK MUSIC CENTRE/DUBLIN IRELAND *Founded in 1979; is one of the largest private music schools in Dublin. Established its Jazz and Contemporary Music Department in 1986; recognised as the primary centre for jazz and jazz related music education in the country.
THE NEW SCHOOL FOR JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY JAZZ STUDIES PROGRAM
OBERLIN COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF JAZZ STUDIES
Pop & Jazz Conservatory, Helsinki, Finland *established in 1972. The 25-year-old school offers four-year degree programs in the Pop/Jazz Musician and Pop/Jazz Teacher departments and a three-year degree program in the Dance Musician Department.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY:JAZZ RESEARCH
university for Music and Dramatic Arts/ Austria
Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, Ramat Hasharon, Israel *Israel's only educational institution teaching modern-day jazz, R&B, bebop, rock and pop, founded in 1985.
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE OF JAZZ STUDIES
*Noted music school that specialises in Jazz; houses a Berlin Jazz club.
*the first institution in Korea to offer systematic, extensive courses in popular/contemporary music education. Founded in 1996.
THELONIUS MONK INSTITUTE OF JAZZ
CINCINNATI/JAZZ STUDIES PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO LIONEL HAMPTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ COLLECTION
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE JAZZ STUDIES DIVISION
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MUSIC
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF JAZZ & IMPROVISATION
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA MILES DAVIS JAZZ STUDIES PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA DEPARTMENT OF JAZZ STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS JAZZ STUDIES DIVISION
WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERISITY/JAZZ STUDIES the faculty of this legendary program reads like a who’s who list of jazz innovators: Horacee Arnold, Gene Bertoncini, Cecil Bridgewater, Vincent Herring, Mulgrew Miller, Harold Mabern & James Weidman just name a few. |
VICTORIAN JAZZ ARCHIVE/AUSTRALIA *”material and memorabilia of whatever nature pertaining to Jazz music, performed and/or composed by Australian musicians, over the period from the 1920's through to the present day
BENNY GOODMAN PAPERS/YALE UNIVERSITY
THE BRITISH LIBRARY JAZZ COLLECTION
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF JAZZ *located at Cal State University/Long Beach & houses one of the ”foremost Jazz Archives in the country.
CENTER FOR JAZZ ARTS/LOS ANGELES
*”the first public benefit organization of its kind dedicated to the advancement of American jazz culture throughout numerous fields of the visual, literary, and Classical arts, around the world."
*programs that include an Artist Residency program in several high schools and four elementary schools, and a partnership with the Chicago Public Schools’ Bureau of Arts and Culture to produce the All-City Jazz Band Competition. A new partnership with Columbia College Chicago offers opportunities to build mentorship relationships with members of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble including its Artistic Director Jon Faddis.
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES/JAZZ COLLECTION
DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY/E. AZALIA HACKLEY COLLECTION
THE DUKE ELLINGTON COLLECTION/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE
Music Theater and Dance Collections Jazz on the Screen: Jazz and Blues filmography by David Meeker Makinda Ken McIntyre Collection
JOHNNY MERCER COLLECTION/GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
*Houses and maintains one of the largest jazz archives in the world. All styles and eras are represented with a special emphasis on the preservation and documentation of jazz in Southern California.
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY/SCHOMBERG CENTER
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY/TEO MACERO COLLECTION
ONLINE ARCHIVE OF CALIFORNIA/BIG BAND PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTION *ca . 1930 -1945
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY:JAZZ RESEARCH
*A history of jazz before 1930
STANFORD UNIVERSITY/MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL ARCHIVE COLLECTION *”The collection is more than 130 linear feet in size, consisting of nearly 1400 sound recordings and 500 moving image items, as well as supporting paper-based materials, such as festival programs and posters.
THE ORIGINAL BIG BANDS DATABASE *an ongoing project dedicated to Bands, Jazz, and Popular Music History
TULANE UNIVERSITY/WILLIAM RANSOM HOGAN ARCHIVE OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA/TOMMY SHEPARD COLLECTION *He was a regular recording artist for Capitol Records, Reprise, and Verve during this time. He was also part of the house band for The Hollywood Palace television show, The Joey Bishop Show; worked in various Hollywood film orchestras. Tommy was well known as a permanent member of the Nelson Riddle Orchestra; approximately 8,000 photographs and negatives.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO /CHICAGO JAZZ ARCHIVE
UNIVERSITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA/FELIX E. GRANT JAZZ ARCHIVE
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ COLLECTION
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN/ANDY KIRK PAPERS *scrapbooks, correspondence, photographs, and scores are kept in the Collection. Also his baritone saxophone is on exhibit. Included in these papers are correspondences to Kirk's pianist Mary Lou Williams.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHGAN/MAXWELL READE COLLECTION OF EARLY JAZZ RECORDINGS *over 2500 rare 78 RPM recordings from the period of about 1925 to 1955.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN/ NATHANIEL STANDIFER VIDEO ARCHIVE OF ORAL *This collection was begun in 1968, and it contains approximately 150 videotaped interviews.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS/WILLIS CONOVER COLLECTION *jazz producer and broadcaster on the Voice of America for over forty years. He produced jazz concerts at the White House, the Newport Jazz Festival, and for movies and television. Over 22,000 recordings of all kinds, correspondence, memos, magazines, record catalogs, manuscripts, program notes, memorabilia, photographs, books, and other personal items.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON JAZZ RESEARCH GUIDE
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH/SONNY ROLLINS INTERNATIONAL JAZZ ARCHIVES
* collections of Gerald Wilson & Don Ellis among others.
*sound recordings, sheet music and photographs. Substantial recent gifts have included a core collection of monographs, reference books, photographs from the Estate of Ella Fitzgerald, etc.
*Dr. Billy Taylor is heard in a 4 part lecture recorded live at the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center.
WILLIAMS COLLEGE/PAUL WHITEMAN COLLECTION comprises some 4000 manuscript arrangements of orchestral jazz dating from the 1920s to the 1940s, as well as contemporary recordings, clippings files, and smallcollections of photographs and artifacts.
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Life is a lot like jazz...it's better when you improvise. - George Gershwin
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