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| Herbie Hancock Kicks Off Jazz Education Program The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, a non-profit education organization, will introduce its Jazz in America: The National Jazz Curriculum to thousands of public school students in Chicago during the week of October 24-28, 2005. Jazz in America is the Institute’s Internet-based jazz curriculum that is being made available to all 5th, 8th, and 11th grade public school students in the United States. The Institute’s Chairman, ten-time Grammy Award winner Herbie Hancock, will return to his native Chicago to launch the jazz education initiative at Corliss High School on Monday morning, October 24. On hand for this special program will be Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. along with other elected and education officials. In the Institute’s first visit to Chicago, the tour will consist of a series of jazz assembly programs, jazz band clinics, vocal master classes, and teacher training workshops. Each assembly program will feature a five-piece jazz combo led by internationally renowned saxophonist Bobby Watson, a presentation called “What is Jazz?” by J.B. Dyas, Curriculum Project Director, and a question-and-answer session with students. In addition, jazz drummer Thelonious Monk, Jr., Chairman of the Institute’s Board of Trustees, will make remarks about jazz and its role as America’s greatest musical contribution to the world. The tour is made possible through generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts and United Airlines. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |