Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Pictures! A-JAM, Spring 2013

 
Some lovely pictures taken by Cynthia Cortez. A-JAM at St. Mary's Fiesta Jazz Festival and at KRTU studios at Trinity University. What a great bunch!
 

Ben Whitehead (Trinity, drums), Bianca Johnson (St Phillip's, voice), Odie Wallace (Northwest Vista, bass)
 

Ben and Odie at St. Mary's Fiesta Jazz Fest (April 2013)


A-JAM at St Mary's, with Richard Oppenheim (sax), and Katchie Cartwright (piano)



  



 

Thursday, May 2, 2013

A-JAM on KRTU! May 16, 18, 30; June 1


Tune in to Trinity University's KRTU Jazz 91.7 FM for A-JAM on JJ Lopez's South Texas Jazz Project!  

FOUR BROADCASTS: Thursdays, May 16 & 30, 7 PM; Saturdays May 18 & June 1, 5 PM CST.

Bianca Johnson, voice (St Phillips College)
Odie Wallace, bass (Northwest Vista College)
Ben Whitehead, drums (Trinity University)

Hear some of SA's finest young jazz musicians, our 2013 A-JAM combo!

Thanks to JJ Lopez, JD Swerzenski, and Trinity University's KRTU for their support of the Alamo Jazz Allstars Mentorship (A-JAM) program! And to our community partners and resources in 2013, including Northwest Vista College, Rez Abbasi, Bett Butler & Joël Dilley, Bob Dorough, Greg Gonzales, Jim Kalson, Chris Magee, Ron McCurdy, Iraida Noriega, Richard Oppenheim, Musical Bridges Across the World, Jazz de Mexico, the Instituto Cultural de Mexico, Krazy Kat Music...