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We have the latest music news and musician interviews from around the Valley. Stay in the know at MusicSceneAZ.com.
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Arizona is home to some of the most talented musicians in the country. Performances are held all over the valley, all the time.
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Called “the best young talent in the valley”, Young Sounds of Arizona features forty aspiring jazz musicians, ages 13 to 18.
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Greetings to everyone!, Since the last Pitch, we have focused our activities in this portion of the season towards one big recording project. This project includes contributions from each of the three bands, the 5 0’clock band, the 6 0’clock combo, and the 7 0’clock band. The recordings will be done in stages at Tempest […]
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Summer is almost over and the new season for Young Sounds is about to start. Young Sounds students do not normally meet between mid-June and late August, but Andrew Gross did receive funding to sponsor a three day Jazz Camp with a focus on improvisation and developing aural skills. Some Young Sounds students enrolled in the Camp and others were new to the Program. The camp ended with a public concert in which all the music performed had been learned aurally and each student performed a number of improvisations on each tune they played.
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The Young Sounds Big Bands and Combo have a very busy spring season ahead. On March 1st Crescent Ballroom will feature the 5 O’Clock band for the opening slot of a large swing event alongside Kevin Tangney’s New Guard Big Band.
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