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| Humber Community Music School - Lorne Lofsky Artist-in Residence |
The Beaches Jazz Festival Youth Initiatives program is sponsoring an extension of the Lorne Lofsky Artist-in Residence term for the Humber Community Music School.
The Humber Community Music School currently has over 60 students, ages 15-18, playing in the youth jazz combo program which has 14 ensembles. They also have another 25-30 students enrolled in 7 jazz combos in the junior program - ages 11-14 yrs.) |
| John Patitucci Clinic- Friday, December 5, 2008 |
Friday, December 5, 2008, the University of Toronto Jazz in conjunction with the Beaches Jazz Festival Youth Initiatives is honored and privileged to welcome world-renowned jazz bassist John Patitucci for a very special clinic. In town to play a concert with Wayne Shorter at Massey Hall, John has graciously made time to present this clinic. John will share insight and demonstrate why he is considered one of the most influential jazz musicians of our time, as he works with some of our top students. U of T Faculty saxophonist Tim Ries will also join the group, offering a glimpse of creative modern jazz improvisation at its finest. Admission is free to U of T faculty and students, all others, $10.00.
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Friday, December 5, 2008 |
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1:30pm - 3:00pm |
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Church of the Redeemer
NE Corner of Avenue Rd. and Bloor St., Toronto |
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youthprograms@beachesjazz.com |
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* We have a limited number of free tickets for students, please email for info. |
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| Next Generation Jazz Jam Continues in December |
The Next Generation Jazz Jam and performance continues at Dominion on Queen (www.dominiononqueen.com), 500 Queen St. East, Toronto. Sunday Dec. 7 and 21.
The Next Generation Jam will be held the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month from 3 - 6 pm. This is an all-ages venue, everyone is welcome to come enjoy the wonderful music and jam with the house rhythm section, lead by master pianist Robert Scott and his special guests. No cover.
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| U of T Jazz Studies promotes Workshop |
The Youth Initiatives Program is working with the University of Toronto Jazz Studies Graduate Program to bring a customized Workshop, Performance and Jazz Jam to schools in the GTA. *Click here* for more information on how the Beaches Jazz Festival Youth Intitiatives can work with your school.
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Starting Sunday, October 19 , 3 - 6 pm, the Beaches Jazz Festival Youth Initiatives will commence its twice monthly Next Generation Jazz Jam and performance at the Dominion on Queen (www.dominiononqueen.com), 500 Queen St. East, Toronto.
The Next Generation Jam will be held the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month from 3 - 6 pm.
This is an all-ages venue, everyone is welcome to come enjoy the wonderful music and jam with the house rhythm section, lead by master pianist Robert Scott and his special guests. No cover.
www.dominiononqueen.com
Click this link to view the complete Jam Schedule. |
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Next Generation Jazz Jam Host, Robert Scott
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Robert Scott is an award-winning master pianist and music educator with over fifteen years of professional performing, composing, and teaching experience. Robert was trained on scholarship at the prestigious Berklee School of Music, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music. He also holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto, where he was awarded Music Education Innovator of the Year. From 2001-2004 Robert also worked full-time as Michael Buble's pianist, and has spent time in Vancouver writing with Michael. (http://zebox.com/robertscott/)
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This program is providing opportunities for youth (aged 14-28) as audience members, learners and performers. The activities of this initiative include jazz jams for instrumentalists and vocalists, workshops and master classes for beginner and advanced youth musicians, mentorship opportunities with professional jazz musicians and performance opportunities for young, up and coming performers.
Youth, aged 14-28 are invited to join our activities. Join our Facebook group (search Beaches Jazz Youth Initiatives) or check the beachesjazz.com/youthinitiatives-news.html website to find out about the year round events being held around the Toronto area and Ontario and during the Beaches International Jazz Festival (July 17-26, 2009). If you are a music educator or organization that serves youth, let’s work together to engage young people in these activities.
Plans for future years of the program include a recording/CD project and a Beaches Youth Big Band (mentored by professional musicians). The workshops and jazz jams will continue and increase as will the opportunities for up and coming young jazz professionals. Collaboration with other groups serving young musicians will be sought.
Volunteers are welcome. Get in touch if you would like to be involved.
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| The BIJF engages new generation musicians and youth as audience members, music students and performers. |
Our Youth and New Generation Stages at Woodbine Park and the Main Stage at Kew Gardens feature up and coming jazz musicians and aspiring artists as young as 14! Some of these artists are students at Canada's best college level jazz and music schools and some are still in high school. All aspire to offer some of the best new sounds in jazz around. Some of our young artists include; vocalist Sophia Perlman, Brandi Disterheft, (a recent Juno winning bassist), Bill King's Young Divas, the Toronto All-Star Big Band, (which features the best high school age jazz musicians from the Toronto area), Alex and Anthony Toth, (two high school age brothers who are causing a buzz everywhere they perform, and 17 year old guitarist Lucian Gray, who is off to Berklee college of Music in the Fall of 2008 on a full scholarship.
Also new this year at Streetfest is the Nu Funk corner, featuring 3 Nu Funk bands: God Made Me Funky, Planet Earth and King Sunshine – featuring some of TO's best up and coming performers highlighting hip hop, funk, jazz, r&b and rock. Other Youth bands include: Rob Christian, now a seasoned 18 year old veteran at the Festival, on sax and flute, with his quartet, newcomer jazz pianist Quincy Bullen, aged 16, with his jazz combo that includes his father, Eddie Bullen, and we are proud to introduce for the first time at Streetfest the jazz/funk band Dr. Payne and the Disease made of graduates from the Humber College Jazz Program.
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OTF funding announcement at Woodbine Park by OTF reps and MPP Michael Prue to BIJF staff. |
We’re happy to annouce that we've received Ontario Trillium Foundation multi-year funding which enables our Festival to jump-start a year round Youth in Jazz Initiatives Program designed to increase performance opportunities for young up and coming jazz artists from across the GTA.
We'd like this next generation to be equipped to carry forward the legacy of jazz! This can be helped along by young artists receiving a high level of training and education in jazz music; participating in live music performances, master classes, workshops, mentorships, recording projects, volunteer opportunities and music promotion activities.
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