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Roosevelt Jazz
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Calendar of Events
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Jazz Journeys Concert - February 10th (Friday) at 7:30 pm
The Roosevelt High School Jazz Band (Jazz Band I) will be joined by Eckstein and Hamilton Middle School Jazz Bands in a concert
to raise funds for Jazz Band I's summer 2012
tour of southern France and Italy.
The concert will be on February 10, 2012, at 7:30 pm in the Roosevelt High School Theatre.
The address is: 1410 NE 66th; enter building from large
parking lot on 12th Avenue NE (near the athletic field).
Admission is $10/person donation at the door. Bring your
friends and get ready for a great concert!
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Scott Brown and Clarence Acox Honored with
City of Music Impact Award
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The two
were unanimously decided upon for this award because
of their extraordinary contributions to the
education, enhancement and enjoyment of the City of
Seattle's jazz music scene, according to Laura
Brewer, Office of Film + Music for the City of
Seattle. As nationally-recognized educators and
musicians, Acox and Brown have helped shine the
spotlight on Seattle's phenomenal young jazz
programs, leading to a thriving musical community.
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Jazz Community Events of Note rev.
1/13/12
RHS alumni, friends, current students & staff performing around town
and items of interest to our community:
- February 5: Seattle-Kobe Sister City Female Jazz Vocalist Applications Due. Finalists will be selected in early March and invited to give a live audition at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley on March 19. For more information, go to the Seattle Kobe Sister City Association website.
- February 16 (Thursday) at 6:30- 8pm: Arts Education
Forum. You are invited by Mayor Mike McGinn, Interim Superintendent Susan Enfield, Seattle Public Schools and youth for a panel discussion and community forum about arts education. Learn about a coordinated effort to create a comprehensive K-12 visual and performing arts plan for Seattle Public Schools. The district recently received a grant from The Wallace Foundation to engage the community in developing a plan to provide greater arts education access citywide. A reception will follow the forum. Location: Seattle University's Pigott Auditorium in the Pigott Building, 1017 E. Marion Street. For more information, visit the Seattle Public Schools website.
- Royal Jazz Session Wednesdays: Roosevelt jazz alum, Gus Carns (piano), will be hosting a session at the Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, 206-906-9920,
on Wednesdays from 9:30 - 11:30 pm.
For more info., please see the Royal Room's website.
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Festival Reports
rev.
1/15/2012
Festival reports are now on the Festivals page.
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Latest Roosevelt Jazz CD rev. 4/20/09
There is no doubt that this band has etched itself
a prominent place within the long legacy of great
Roosevelt Jazz bands; it won the Essentially Ellington
competition in 2007 and laid the foundation for
yet another win in 2008!
More info/to
order CDs
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