Professional jazz ensembles travel to schools in all five boroughs of New York City to present hour-long, interactive performances for students of all ages. There are also school-day performances for small student groups at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola.

Jazz For Young People On Tour: “Telling Swing Stories” with LaFrae Sci and the Swing Messengers
DATE: Thursday, November 12, 2009
MAIN PARTICIPANTS: Justin Poindexter, LaFrae Sci, Ravi Best, Ron Jackson, Dwayne Burno
LOCATION: Irene Diamond Education Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall
DESCRIPTION: What is Swing? What can we do with it? It can tell our story. It can bring us together. In Telling Swing Stories, Drummer LaFrae Sci and the Swing Messengers investigate storytelling in jazz and personify music by Nat Adderley, Sun Ra, and Duke Ellington. Jazz is framed as a wish and prayer, delivering a swinging pulse and joyous noise in this participation-based program. For more information on Jazz For Young People On Tour and upcoming tours visit jalc.org/jfypschools.

Jazz For Young People On Tour: “Jazz Means Freedom” with the Eli Yamin Quintet
DATE: Friday, April 3, 2009
MAIN PARTICIPANTS: James Antonucci, Eli Yamin, Howard Johnson, Jon Irabagon, Mave Royce, LaFrae Sci
LOCATION: Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Frederick P. Rose Hall
DESCRIPTION: Join Eli Yamin and his Quintet on a Jazz in the Schools tour as they explore jazz in the civil rights era. This tour is designed to complement the NEA Jazz in the Schools Curriculum (www.neajazzintheschools.org), a high school curriculum—developed by Jazz at Lincoln Center in conjunction with the National Endowment of the Arts—that meets nation standards in five subject areas: U.S. history, social studies, arts education/music, civics and government, and geography. For more information on Jazz For Young People On Tour and upcoming tours visit jalc.org/jfypschools.

Jazz For Young People On Tour: “Improvisation is For Everyone!” with the Erica von Kleist Quartet
DATE: Friday, March 13, 2009
MAIN PARTICIPANTS: James Antonucci, Erica von Kleist, Zaccai Curtis, Luques Curtis, Jeremy Noller
LOCATION: Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Frederick P. Rose Hall
DESCRIPTION: This Winter, from March 2 through March 11, the JazzFor Young People On Tour brought the artistry of saxophonist Erica von Kleist and her Quartet to schools throughout the New York City metropolitan area in Improvisation is for Everyone! For more information on Jazz For Young People On Tour and upcoming tours visit jalc.org/jfypschools.

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