Janet Grice

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Janet Grice (born October 2, 1955 in Massachusetts ; † March 31, 2020 ) was an American musician ( bassoon , composition , also flute ) and music teacher who performed in both jazz and classical music.

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Grice studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and at New York University, where she received her Masters in Composition; besides, she had lessons at the Creative Music Studio of Karl Berger . She received her PhD from Rutgers University . As a resident of Yonkers , she was active in the city's art scene and served on the board of directors of Yonkers Arts . As a pedagogue, she led international workshops on bassoon playing technique and jazz improvisation and taught bassoon at the Hoff-Barthelson Music School. She also had private students, taught workshops and was a juror. She headed the instrumental music department at theFordham High School for the Arts , where she raised money to buy instruments, send her students to music camp, and fund a professional CD called Fordham Road . She has also taught at Rutgers University and St. Joseph's College in New York, the Lincoln Center Institute, and has given masterclasses in France and Brazil.

On the music scene, Grice was equally at home in both the jazz and classical worlds; As a trained improviser and innovator on the bassoon, she introduced many musicians in the Boston and New York regions to Brazilian music , which she had acquired through her numerous trips to Brazil, research and performances of popular and classical music from this country. She has also performed in a variety of other musical styles with artists such as Karl Berger, Butch Morris , Hermeto Pascoal , Leroy Jenkins , Bernie Worrell , the Weekly Reeders, Julius Hemphill , the Mingus Orchestra and the Westchester Symphony Orchestra . Grice also founded the Vento Trio woodwind group and a quintet with bassoonist Paulo Siqueira , with whom she recently released an album of Brazilian music ( Proeas for Bassoon ). Grice also produced six albums of Brazilian music and his own compositions, such as Song for Andy (1988, with Jaques Morelenbaum and Naná Vasconcelos , among others ) and The Muse (1990, with Cyro Baptista and Leo Traversa among others ). She has received scholarships from Fulbright, NEA, USArtists International and Surdna and has taught and performed at the Festival de Música de Londrina in Brazil . In the field of jazz, she was involved in ten recording sessions between 1979 and 2002, according to Tom Lord . Grice died in 2020 of complications from multiple myeloma .

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  1. ↑ a b c d Obituary. Local 802 Musicians' Union, May 31, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 1, 2020)
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SURNAME Grice, Janet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 2020