A-JAM Jazz Mentorship: A-JAM to Perform at Fiesta Jazz Fest

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

A-JAM to Perform at Fiesta Jazz Fest - April 26, 2013

The A-JAM combo has been invited to perform at the 51st annual Fiesta Jazz Fest. Established in 1962, Fiesta Jazz Fest at St. Mary's University is one of the oldest educational Jazz Festivals in the nation.

The 2013 A-JAM group features student soloists Bianca Johnson (voice) from St. Phillip's College, Odie Wallace (bass) from Northwest Vista College, and Ben Whitehead from Trinity University. Program director Katchie Cartwright will sit in on keys. The students will feature classic jazz repertoire from the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) "top 10 tunes to know in jazz."

More information is available on FACEBOOK:
Fiesta Jazz Fest on Facebook
Alamo Jazz Allstars Mentorship (A-JAM) on Facebook

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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!