Monthly Archives: October 2014

Emory Jazz For All Seasons

All around the Emory campus, there are telltale signs that fall is quickly approaching. From crystal clear skies to the ever so gentle rustling of the leaves, everyone eagerly anticipates relief from the searing heat that has become so associated with Atlanta.  As norms and traditions go, it is also the time to get your […]

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Motley Presents Piano Clinic at 2015 JEN Conference

Emory Jazz Studies Director Gary Motley has been selected to present a clinic at the 6th Annual Conference of the Jazz Education Network in San Diego on January 7-10, 2015. The conference features performances, clinics, workshops and research presentations by some of the most prolific artists, educators and students in jazz. As a professional jazz pianist, […]

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2015 Jazz Festival Features All-Star Ensemble

  The 2015 Annual Emory Jazz Festival will feature an all-star lineup. Violinist Regina Carter will join pianist Gary Motley in concert in Emerson Hall of the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on Friday night February 13 at 8:00 pm. Carter is a master of improvisational jazz violin. Though her work draws upon a wide […]

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Joe Chambers Percussion Residency 2015

Legendary drummer Joe Chambers will conduct a master class and perform with the Emory Big Band and jazz faculty ensemble Professors at Play as a part of National Jazz Appreciation Month in April 2015.  Chambers has worked with some of the most influential jazz figures of the last several decades and is a recognized perfomer and composer […]

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Master Class With Saxophonist Bill Sears

Saxophonist Bill Sears will host a master class on Wednesday January 28, 2015 in the Strickland Jazz Studio at 7:00 pm. The class is open to all Emory Jazz Studies students and EJA members. Bill Sears has been director of jazz studies at the Interlochen Arts Academy since 1987 and the Interlochen Arts Camp since […]

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Studio Gets Hybrid Piano

Thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Emory Jazz Alliance, the long awaited Yamaha N3 Hybrid Piano was delivered to the Strickland Jazz Studio on May 8. “This instrument is a real game changer for us” program director Gary Motley states. “It gives the students the feel of a concert instrument while enabling them to […]

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Newport Jazz Festival Experience

The Newport Turns 60 Tour culminated this summer with the  60th anniversary of the  legendary Newport Jazz Festival. EJA’s Hank Siegelson shares his experiences from the festival. ‘We Morning Zealot Dogs’ gather early for the Newport Jazz Festival / Video By Hank Siegelson Published: July 31 2014, The Providence Journal, Providence, Rhode Island NEWPORT, R.I. […]

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