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On April 29, 2014 saxophonist Jackiem Joyner will release his fifth solo album, Evolve. The album, with eleven original and self-produced tracks, certainly exemplifies Joyner’s evolution as an artist, performer and saxophonist and so far, stands out as one of the most diverse and interesting projects to be released this year. Jackiem Joyner teams up …
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Teen Jazz Radio Partners with Jazz and Bossa Radio Bringing you the Best in Music Business Advice with Music from the Next Generation of Great Artists LOS ANGELES, Calif. – April 01, 2014 – Teen Jazz, the leading online community of up and coming musicians, announced its new partnership with Jazz and Bossa Radio to …
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If you don’t have any plans for the summer, check out JM Jazz World for the opportunity to travel to Europe and play as part of their jazz orchestra. The event will be held between June 27 and July 4, 2014 in Norway! As part of the sixteen-piece orchestra, you will have the opportunity to …
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We have a number of sponsors who, without them, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do here at Teen Jazz. As a big thanks to each of them, I’d like to begin introducing a few of sponsors to you. This week, I’d like to share a little bit about KDI Music with you. …
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If you’ve happened across videos of a saxophonist playing while surfing on Youtube (or even here on Teen Jazz), you’ve already had an introduction to the talented, up and coming musician that is Reggie Padilla. Having become a tour de force on the Hawaii jazz scene as a sideman and bandleader over the past few …
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Every year The Grammy Foundation offers a music industry camp for talented high school students and this year, the camp will be held in four cities with the option of four different tracks: performance, music journalism, video production and music business. The camp is a great opportunity for students to work with Grammy nominated and …
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More and more artists are shifting from the traditional album release model, opting to go the independent route rather than work with a label, turning to crowd funding as a viable way to fund and produce an album. So it’s no surprise that Brian Culberston chose to do just that with his latest release “Another …
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Since last August, we’ve written a number of articles on jam sessions, so I thought I’d assemble them into a single resource for easy access. If you’d like to see anything else on the subject, please let me know in the comments! Playing in Jam Sessions – General Advice Jam Session Etiquette – The Do’s …
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As an educator I’ve heard one excuse more than any other over the years. “I didn’t have time to practice.” Yes, I know that you have to eat, sleep and maybe go to school or work, but if you put in just 15-30 minutes a day on your instrument, you’ll continue to progress and improve. …
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It hasn’t been long since harmonica player Yvonnick Prené’s last release – he made his debut just under a year ago with “Jour de Fête” in March 2013 – but that hasn’t stopped the New York based musician from heading back into the studio to produce yet another outstanding project. And so, it is with …
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