Lenox School of Jazz
The Lenox School of Jazz was a summer programme of jazz education from 1957-1960, at the Music Barn in Lenox, Massachusetts.
Faculty included Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Giuffre, Percy Heath, Connie Kay, Jim Hall, Ralph Peña, Willis James.[1][2]
Students included Ornette Coleman, Dizzy Sal, Jamey Aebersold, David Baker, Paul Bley, Lucille Butterman, Terry Hawkeye, Verne Elkins, Cevira Rose, Dale Hillary, Esther Siegel.[1][2]
Scholarships
A number of scholarships were available.
In 1959 the F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company awarded the Shafer Scholarships to John Keyser, Paul Cohen, Steve Kuhn, Dave Mackay, Ian Underwood, Tony Greenwald and Herb Gardner. R.J. Schaefer III presented the scholarships.
Discography
- The Lenox Jazz School Concert - August 29, 1959 with Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Kenny Dorham, Jimmy Giuffre, Ian Underwood, Gunther Schuller, Gary McFarland, Attila Zoller, Steve Kuhn, Ran Blake, Larry Ridley (Fresh Sound)
Bibliography
- Jeremy Yudkin: The Lenox School of Jazz - A Vital Chapter in the History of American Music and Race Relations. ISBN 0-9789089-1-0.
References
- Paul Haines. Secret Carnival Workers. Coach House Books. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-9783426-0-9.
- http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Lenox/photos.htm
External links
- Music Inn Archives
- Lenox History
- Lenox School of Music
- School of Jazz Photo Scrapbook
- New England Music education
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