By Wikipedia Budding Israeli jazz musicians have been relocating to New York in droves for two decades now, with varying degrees of success. Some, such as…
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The Eastman School of Music (also known more simply as The Eastman School, Eastman, or ESM) is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York, United States. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company. Today, there are more than 900 students enrolled in the collegiate division of the Eastman School (approximately 500 undergraduate and 400 graduate students). Students come from almost every state of the United States, and approximately 25% of students are from foreign countries. Each year about 260 new students enroll (approximately 135 freshmen and 125 graduate students), selected from more than 2,000 applicants. Only about 13 percent of applicants are admitted. About 1,000 students (ranging in age from 18 months to over 80 years of age) are enrolled in the Eastman School’s Community Music School.
