June 3, 2010
JEN president Mary Jo Papich and president-elect Dr. Lou Fischer at Thurday night’s gathering for founding members of the Jazz Education Network. The inaugural JEN (Jazz Education Network) Conference, held Thursday May 20th through Saturday May 22 at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, exceeded all expectations. The almost 1,300 attendees, who traveled to […]
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June 21, 2007
Having made a name for himself in the late ’80s and early ’90s as one of metal’s most gifted guitarists, Alex Skolnick’s career took an abrupt left turn when he departed the San Francisco-based thrashers, Testament, in late 1992 and refocused his energies on studying jazz. By the late 1990s, Skolnick had relocated from the […]
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As co-founder of the Festival International de Jazz de Montr#233;al (as well as the Francofolies de Montr#233;al and the Montr#233;al High Lights Festival), Andr#233; M#233;nard has been helping to shape the climate of jazz performance for almost three decades. Along with associate Alain Simard, M#233;nard has developed his summertime jazz gathering from a somewhat modest […]
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