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| Louis ’Satchmo’ Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp Benefit by Sylvain Music Notes  The New Orleans Arts and Cultural Host Committee and the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation proudly present "An Evening of Jazz Vibrations" to benefit the 2007 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at ROSY's Jazz Hall, 500 Valence Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition to performances by 2007 Artists-in- Residence, Jimmy Heath, NEA Jazz Master and Norma Miller, the "Queen of Swing" and the camp's artistic director Edward "Kidd" Jordan, the night will be enhanced with performances by the following artists; Cyde Kerr, Jr., Germaine Bazzle, Kent Jordan, Marlon Jordan, Herman Jackson, Jonathan Bloom, Darrell Lavigne, Brian Quezerque, Alonzo Bowens, Peter Cho, Alvin Fielder, Gregory Agid, and the Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp Alumni Band.In addition, New Orleans trumpeter Kermit Ruffins will be honored for his years of dedicated service to the camp. He will be presented with the camp's first "Jazz Advocate" award. Make Check Payable To: New Orleans Arts & Cultural Host Committee. All proceeds benefit the Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp. • Donations are Tax Deductible • Dinner provided • Cash Bar For more information on this event or the Jazz Camp, contact Jackie Harris at 504-392-2002 or by email: jackieharrisjazz@yahoo.com. Mailing Address: Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp, 1270 5th Avenue, Apt. 8L, New York, NY 10029 Donations: $50 RSVP: 504-392-2002 The Jazz Camp is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the legacy of its namesake and the jazz art form. In the city where jazz was born, interested youth are afforded an opportunity to improve their musicianship, to study under professional artists and educators, and to develop their performance techniques. Students from all economic backgrounds are accepted into the Jazz Camp, and recruitment advisers focus on ensuring that at-risk and financially challenged children are considered as camp participants. More than 1, 000 young people ages 10-20 have attended the Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp since 1995 and have received hands-on instruction in a variety of instrumentation. The program provides music instruction in piano, drums, bass, woodwinds, and brass instruments. Additional instruction in vocal music and special music composition is offered for advanced students. Jazz campers have performed at the United States Conference of Mayors, as well as taken center stage at the International Association of Jazz Educators Convention. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |