Lenox School of Jazz
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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, Larry Ridley, Connie Kay, Jim Hall, Ralph Peña, Max Roach,[1] Willis James.[2][3]
Students included Ornette Coleman, Dizzy Sal, Jamey Aebersold, David Baker, Paul Bley, Attila Zoller, Lucille Butterman, Terry Hawkeye, Verne Elkins, Cevira Rose, Dale Hillary, and Esther Siegel.[2][3]
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.
Dizzy Gillespie with Al Fraser: “To Be or Not To Bop”- ‘School for Jazz.’ {ISBN 978-0-8166-6547-1}
References
- ^ "Max Roach Biography". Blue Note. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b Paul Haines (2007). Secret Carnival Workers. Coach House Books. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-9783426-0-9.
- ^ a b "School of Jazz Photo Scrapbook". www.jazzdiscography.com. Archived from the original on 2003-11-06.
External links
- Music Inn Archives
- Lenox History
- Lenox School of Music
- School of Jazz Photo Scrapbook
- New England Music education
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