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Jazz House Kids Delivers... Right to your Inbox!
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A Letter from Jazz House Kids President & Founder Melissa Walker
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| President & Founder Melissa Walker, with husband and Jazz House Kids Artistic Director, Christian McBride |
Dear families and friends,
We hope your New Year has gotten off to an exciting start and wish you all good things ahead! At the Jazz House, we've been humbled by the generous show of support over the past year.
We
are thrilled to announce that we met 100% of our Year-End Campaign goal
and are grateful to the 157 individuals, foundations and businesses that rallied behind our mission. WE THANK EACH OF YOU!!!
We are confident that 2016 will be a another tremendous year of growth, music education and performance for our students as we continue to touch lives through our classes at the Jazz House, our programming in the schools, and our work in the communities.
And what a better way to celebrate our mission than to witness it in action?
Please join us for our 2016 Winter Concert on Sunday, January 17 at Leshowitz Recital Hall in the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University.
We have three sets, beginning at 1:00pm, 3:30pm and 6:00pm.
Enjoy an action-packed music schedule, as performed by our pride and joy: our students ages 8 to 18. Every day, these exceptional young musicians teach us important lessons about dedication, perseverance and passion, and it never ceases to amaze me how they continually strive to grow their level of musicianship.
We are ecstatic to have trumpeter Marcus Printup as our special guest this Sunday. Marcus is one of the most accomplished trumpeters of his generation and a longstanding member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. He is also a dedicated music educator and mentor. It is truly our honor to welcome him to Jazz House Kids and to share the stage with him.
Again, our best wishes in this brand new year. We look forward to seeing you at our Winter Concert and throughout the year.
Swingin' with joy,
Melissa Walker
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| About our Winter Concert Special Guest |
Marcus Printup
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| http://www.marcusprintup.net/about/ |
Born and raised in Conyers, Georgia,
Marcus Printup's first musical experiences were hearing the fiery gospel music his parents sang in church. While attending the University of North Florida on a music scholarship, he won the
International Trumpet Guild Jazz Trumpet Competition. In 1991 Printup's life changed when he met the great pianist Marcus Roberts, who became his mentor. Roberts introduced him to Wynton Marsalis, which led to Printup's induction into the
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in 1993. Printup has recorded with Betty Carter, Dianne Reeves, Eric Reed, Madeleine Peyroux, Ted Nash, Cyrus Chestnut, Wycliffe Gordon, and Roberts, among others.
In addition to his recordings as a sideman, Printup has 10 recordings as a leader. His most recent recording, Young Bloods (2015) features Jazz House Kids Alum Coleman Hughes." He made his screen debut in the 1999 movie Playing by Heart and recorded on the film's soundtrack. August 22 has been declared "Marcus Printup Day" in his hometown of Conyers, Georgia.
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January 17 ~ Winter Concert @ Leshowitz Recital Hall, John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University campus
January 17 ~ Registration for the Summer Workshop and Fall classes opens @ the Winter Concert
January 18 ~ Fall Semester ends @ the Jazz House/ NO CLASSES (except for certain Legacy Orchestra & Jazz House Big Band rehearsals)
January 24 ~
Discover: Sights & Sounds, a concert / art exhibit fundraiser featuring artists including Jazz House alum Anthony Orji.
Purchase tickets HERE!
February 2 ~ Choir & Band Director's Beer Tasting event @ the Jazz House, sponsored by North Coast Brewing Co.
February 12-15 ~ Charles Mingus High School Competition & Festival @ the Manhattan School of Music and the Jazz Standard in NYC.
For more info, click HERE!
February 21 ~ Spring Semester classes begin @ the Jazz House
February 28- April 3 ~ Chica Power! classes every Sunday through April 3rd @ the Jazz House (except March 27)
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CONGRATULATIONS!
THIS YEAR TWO BANDS HEAD TO THE CHARLES MINGUS COMPETITION IN NYC
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Jazz House Big Band, directed by Julius Tolentino.
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For the fifth year in a row,
Jazz House Kids
has been selected as a finalist for the
Charles Mingus High School Competition & Festival
, as announced recently by
Sue Mingus
and
Let My Children Hear Music/The Charles Mingus Institute
and
Justin DiCioccio
, and the
Manhattan School of Music
.
The Charles Mingus High School Competition & Festival will be held the weekend of February 12-15, 2016. Our
Jazz House Kids Big Band and the
Organ Messengers ensemble, both directed by
Julius Tolentino, will compete against an elite pool of big band and combo finalists. We congratulate Julius Tolentino for his continued and demonstrated success, as well as our many dedicated students.
This is a truly tremendous achievement. Go #JazzHouse!
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Organ Messengers, directed by Julius Tolentino.
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Jazz House Music Club students at JFK School in Newark play their Winter Concert!
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John F. Kennedy School, Newark - A huge part of Jazz House Kids' mission is its work in the schools, where we work to bridge the gap in access to quality arts education, in districts that are in great need. Our work at the John F. Kennedy School
, a district wide middle-secondary special education school, provides a glowing example of just how impactful our work in the schools can be. Just last month, students in our
Jazz House Vocal Summit Choir
, led by master instructor
Phil Bingham
, and the
Jazz House Band
, led by Pascal method instructors
Anja-Christin Nielsen
and
Lee Hogans
, played a Winter Concert for their entire school. This program is funded by the
Silver Family Foundation
. We thank you!!
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VOTE NOW!!!
OUR "NO TICKETS REQUIRED" JAZZ FEST HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
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5,000+ people attended the #montclairjazzfest throughout the day.
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The
Montclair Jazz Festival
has been nominated for the SECOND year in a row for a
Jersey Arts People's Choice Award
!
Jazz House Kids is so honored to be the producer of this
"No Tickets Required!"
event that brings jazz to thousands of people every year, and we thank all of you for your support! We are so proud of our talented
Jazz House Summer Workshop
students and their supportive families, who are the very heart of this festival.
Jazz House Kids also thanks our generous 2015 Montclair Jazz Festival sponsors: Presenting Sponsor
The Bravitas Group / Silver Family Foundation
; Festival Sponsor
North Coast Brewing Company
; Stage Sponsors
TD Bank
and the
Cali Family
; Artist Tent Sponsors
Arts Brookfield, The Hampshire Companies, and The Pinnacle Companies
; Emerging Artist Sponsors
Arctic Glacier
,
Clara Maass Medical Center/Barnabas Health
,
The DeSalvo Family/Fodera Guitars
, and
Ken Maiman & Lee Heh Margolies
; Family Jazz Discovery Zone Sponsor
Macy's
; and our many other corporate, foundation, individual, community and media partners.
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Funding for Jazz House Kids' mission is made possible in part by general operating support from the Cali Family, Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Schumann Fund for New Jersey, TD Charitable Foundation, and many generous individual donors. Our in-school programs are made possible in part by the support of Rivendell Foundation, Victoria Foundation, Turrell Fund, Prudential Foundation, Donald Katz and Leslie Larson, Silver Family Foundation, Janet Shapiro and Phil Byrd, and many generous individual supporters.
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