Gratitude, served up with some Hot Java, Cool Jazz

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We hope you have your tickets to Hot Java, Cool Jazz at the Paramount Theater this Friday evening, because it looks like the show is close to selling sold out! Thanks to you all for buying up all the tickets, and thanks to Starbucks for donating ALL proceeds to the five participating schools.

And there’s more! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who pulled together to make the Roosevelt Jazz Gala a tremendous success. We were honored to have alumnus Jumaane Smith present. His performance was electrifying, his words deeply moving. A truly distinguished artist and human being, it was a joy to be in the same room with him.

Indeed, it was a joy to be in the room with all of you, the folks of Roosevelt Jazz, as we celebrated what we have and worked to keep it going into the future. The list of folks who donated, decorated, baked, bid, hauled, and performed is so long you wouldn’t even believe it; this was a true community effort. You all deserve a huge hug and a piece of cake.

Til next year!

2018 Essentially Ellington Finalists!

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Congratulations to Scott Brown and the musicians of Roosevelt Jazz Band I, selected as finalists for the 2018 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival. They’ll be in some mighty fine company in NYC come May, including neighbors Ballard and Mountlake Terrace High Schools. For more information and a list of all the finalists, hop over to the Essentially Ellington website.

Our Big Band Gala is March 24!

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Please join us for the 30th annual Roosevelt Jazz Big Band Gala on March 24, 2018 at The Brockey Center, South Seattle College. Get your tickets here. It will be a fun-filled evening of music, food, and the chance to bid on fabulous auction items. Buy some raffle tickets and get a chance to take home your choice of several fun gift baskets!

See you there on March 24!!

Vocal Jazz Outreach Concert on January 24

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Vocal Jazz Ensemble performance, Dec. 2017

We hope you can join us on Wednesday night, January 24th for a Vocal Jazz Outreach Concert from 7-9pm in Roosevelt’s Performing Arts Theatre. We look forward to hearing from the vocal music programs at Bryant, John Stanford, and View Ridge Elementary schools, Hazel Wolf K-8, and JAMS and Eckstein Middle Schools, and of course, our own, Roosevelt Vocal Jazz Ensemble directed by Dr. Jean-Marie Kent. There will be a bake sale and RHS Jazz t-shirts/sweatshirts will be available. This is a FREE event (donations are always welcome and so appreciated)!