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| College Night at Chris' Jazz Cafe On the heels of a successful dry run, Tony Miceli, Philadelphia vibraphonist and University of the Arts and Rowan University adjunct faculty member, Curtis Institute of Music master class instructor and jazz musician announces the first official “College Night” at Chris' Jazz Café on Wednesday, November 2nd. College Night is designed to: 1) cultivate and nurture new audiences, because without a future fan base, there is no “alive and well.” 2) gather together an expanded group of up and coming jazz artists/performers and educators from area colleges and universities 3) establish a face-to-face network of teachers and students at Philadelphia and eventually, regional venues 4) showcase faculty and student ensembles during informal jam sessions throughout the evening 5) build an online community, a directory, message board, blogging platform, etc. hosted by Miceli’s already chock-full of information website (www.larrysimprovpage.com); thus initiating a multitude of faculty and/or student discussions on a host of topics, plus networking and gigging opportunities Expected outcomes are: 1) amassing a broad community whereby ensuring jazz remains alive and well in a rapidly changing musical climate 2) podcasts hosted and presented by www.larrysimprovpage.com featuring ongoing student and/or faculty discussion topics 3) music-sharing, lessons and critiques Should an individual musician or incomplete college jazz ensembles choose to participate, plenty of soloists will be on hand to complete the band or conversely, a soloist may join an already-existing group. Miceli understands all too well that experience is indeed the best teacher. His passion for education and the younger generation, plus a rude post-graduation awakening; i.e. a diploma is not necessarily synonymous with gigging, is the motivation behind Miceli segueing the student from a formal classroom setting into the performance arena. Adding a community of listeners and fans to the mix affords the student opportunities to hone in on their individual and group techniques. Audience members experience a “music appreciation” lesson right in the performance setting. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |