Catalysts & Connections - Evan Tobias

On Tuesday August 7th at 7:00 PM, the Old Town School of Folk Music will be attempting to break the Guinness Book of World Record’s entry for the world’s largest music lesson by holding a massive guitar lesson. If you live in or around Chicago or are looking for something to do this summer consider […]

The Northwestern University School of Music will be eliminating its jazz studies major. An official public statement was made by School of Music Dean Toni-Marie Montgomery today, a day after the news was announced in the Daily Northwestern Newspaper , on the Northwestern News Network (you can still watch the actual news broadcast ) […]

It is important to speak with students about how music plays a role in community and how it may vary depending on where one might live. While people often think of jazz or dixieland as strong musical elements of the New Orleans community they might not immediately think about the importance of school marching bands. […]

I’m currently in Michigan for the first ever International Society for Improvised Music conference. So far the conference has been excellent, bringing together people interested in improvising from a wide variety of perspectives. There are music educators present but there should definitely be many more in attendance. Once I get back home I’ll pull […]