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MT picks: International Jazz Day

Jazz Tips for teachers
To celebrate International Jazz Day, we've rounded up features and interviews from our online archive, spanning from 2018 to today, to inform your teaching practice.
Trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey, who played with Tomorrow's Warriors before studying at Trinity Laban
Trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey, who played with Tomorrow's Warriors before studying at Trinity Laban - Pat Pascal

Jazz Hang: Diversity in Jazz

by Claire Jackson 
Exploring Trinity Laban and Tomorrow's Warriors recent collaboration to redress the diversity and accessibility issues in conservatoire-level jazz.
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Jazz Hands: Richard Taunton Sixth Form College

by Rhian Morgan 
Meet Sam Adams, a teacher at the sixth form college renowned for its jazz provision. 
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Q&A: Gary Crosby

by Eleanor Philpot
Hear from the co-founder and artistic director of Tomorrow's Warriors, whose mission it is to increase opportunity, diversity and excellence in jazz.
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Q&A: Maddy Shaw 

by Eleanor Philpot
An interview with the founder of Girl Play Jazz, an initiative that encourages girls between the ages of eight and 16 to participate in jazz performance and improvisation.
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Feeling the groove: Whole-class improvisation

by Richard Michael. 
Learn six steps to getting your class improvising with jazz education legend Richard Michael. 
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Rob Burton performing at the BBC Young Musician Grand Final 2018 (Greg Milner/BBC)

To raise a new song: The National Youth Jazz Orchestra

by Rhian Morgan
Find out what the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) was doing back in 2019, then read their latest news here
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All that jazz: Rob Burton

by Michael Pearce
Meet the second saxophonist in BBC Young Musician history to reach the competition's Grand Final in 2018.
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‘Don't let that put you down’: YolanDa Brown

by Harriet Clifford 
Meet saxophonist YolanDa Brown, the award-winning jazz musician who has made it her mission to bring all kinds of music to primary school children. 
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You can also find plenty of jazz-related Online Teaching Materials here




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