Fred Bouchard

ON THE BEATDOWNBEAT December 19941994: A Year In Jazzby John Ephland'or Down Beat, 1994 has been a very good year. In case you were off the planet, we've had the honor of celebrating our 60th Anniversary' with a yearlong jubilee. From our February "Classic Interviews" issue to our July "60th...

Jazz at Rutgers We lake jircat pride in i>ui internalionally acclaimcil ja/./. siudies program, lliulcryraduate ami graduate degree programs offer instruction from a faculty comprised of some of the leaders in tlie field of ja// perfonnance and scholarship. Kenny Karrun, piano Ralph Bowen....

education in jazz -John Abercrombie John Aburcrombic's quartet is featured on his latest album, "M" (ECM), He is featured guitarist on )an Garbarek's recent album, Et'eniyr (ECM). Anyone aspiring to be a professional player needs, in addition to talent and technique, confidence in himself and...

education in jazz —-by Gary Burton Ganj Bui-ton's latest album is Picture Tliis (ECM) Before you selcct a music scliool, understand wliat makes u well-schooled musician. To start with, there is a certain amount of fundamental knowledge one , has lo have. You need to understand how harmony...

ON THE BEAT DOWPEAT February 1992 Dancing On A by Dave Helland don't remember who defined jazz as an unpopular form of American music: Murray The K? Tommy Mottola? Ambrose Bierce? While, that may apply to CD sales, judging from the response of personnel managers, business consultants, and...

A spectacular Basie find! The cream of Kenton! Larry Youngis organ revolution! Presenfmg three new Mosaic limited edition sets. Available on CD and LP at the same price. Stan Kenton wo^ed a one-mon war ogainst dimensional music. Here's evidence that he v n csMfun Rsuum LM HcooMe acMMi NU ue...

ON THE BEAT DOIVXBEAT Sept e m b e r 19 9 2 JazzInThe Mainstream by Michael Bourne nee upon a time, jazz was the mainstream of American music. Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Swing was the thing in the '30s and '40s. And then in the '50s, along came rock ...