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TCH Instructor Jeff Scheetz Releases New CD

With “Behind the Mask” the Jeff Scheetz band has captured what is so often missing in music these days. The raw power of the music. This is music that has the vibe of the great albums of the 70s, back when Hendrix and Zeppelin were pouring their hearts into it and playing for the sake of the music. (Purchase today)

 

 

Higher Earning Power as Adults is Music to Kids' Ears

NEW YORK -- Music may strike fire in the hearts of man, but does it also fill his pockets?

A recent study by Harris Interactive (HPOL: 3.79, -0.08, -2.06%) shows that 83% of people who make more than $150,000 a year had some type of musical training when they were young. According to the study, conducted in October of 2007, 86% of college graduates and 88% of people with postgraduate degrees had music lessons as children. That shows that being connected with music is important, said Regina Corso, director of the Harris Poll.

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Music world icons dying with industry

Respected pop figure Jerry Wexler one of last who did things old way

The music industry is dying, and though it surely will be reborn like some digital phoenix, the folks who made it what it was seem to be dying along with it. (Read more)

 

Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Matthews Band saxophone player LeRoi Moore, one of the group's founding members and a key part of its eclectic jazz-infused sound, died Tuesday from sudden complications stemming from injuries he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident in June. He was 46. (Read more)