A-JAM Jazz Mentorship: June 2012

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

IASJ - Letters to Students and Teachers

David Liebman, International Association for Schools of Jazz Artistic Director, writes to students and teachers who are on their way to the annual jazz meeting in Graz, Austria, which takes place June 23-30, 2012. Inspiring and informative. To read the excerpts, open in a new window and click on ZOOM. Check it out...

Intercollegiate, intercultural, and intergenerational, the A-JAM mentorship program is open to music majors in any of San Antonio's five Alamo Colleges. Auditions are held each November. During the spring semester, A-JAM honorees perform locally and are coached by regional professionals and visiting artists. One lucky student is invited to the unique annual international jazz meeting of the International Association of Schools of jazz (IASJ) in June, where s/he performs with fellow students from all over the world for one intensive week. The meetings are held at a different host school each year. Singer Jeané Gaines, Northwest Vista College, participated in the IASJ meeting in São Paulo, Brazil in 2011 as the first A-JAM grand honor awardee. You could be next!