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NEWS
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * JA's new class at the Berkeley Jazzschool:
The Musical Drummer
This class focuses on developing the drummer’s sense of musicality — the essential (and often lacking) element of playing which can take your drumming beyond patterns and exercises and bring it to life. Students explore a wide variety of concepts, including time feel, meaningful interaction, melodic soloing, dynamic balance, and finding one’s individual sound. Through listening, transcribing, playing and discussion, the class brings awareness to that most fundamental component of music: the joy of creation! Saturdays 11:45 am – 1:15 pm JON ARKIN (10 weeks) Next session begins April 10th, 2010. For registration info, visit the Jazzschool's website. *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * New albums, featuring the percussive mischief of JA: (click on covers to listen) ALBINO! - "Peralta House"  Adam Shulman - "Patterns of Change"   Matthew Charles Heulitt - "Room to Run"  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |