Maria Schneider sits down to answer your questions about her experience as an NEA Jazz Master, composer, arranger, and music rights advocate. Maria has been conducting her orchestra for over 30 years and is a 7 time Grammy Award Winner. Offstage is a chance to engage the outstanding guest artists you saw in the Southern Theatre in a fun, casual,
The Paul Francis Quartet plays improvised music using pop hits from the 1960's-2000's as a vehicle for exploration. Their current release, All Your Life:Interpretations of The Beatles, celebrates the music of the Fab 4 with a unique arrangement on each tune. Styles represented on the album include salsa, post-bop, odd-meter and straight-eighth grooves coupled with new and exciting chord changes that make the listening experience
Welcome Georgetown Day School from Washington D.C. for the Minimester Pop-Up Tour! Jazz students of Georgetown Day School experience a version of performing life with 3 days of rehearsal and performances, a microcosm of the life of a touring musician. Students will quickly compose a set list of music and rehearse, then travel, promote, perform, and survive together. On this tour
Jazz bands throughout Columbus City Schools have been working hard all year preparing repertoire for the annual Columbus City Schools JazzFest. As their families enjoy a rotation of phenomenal musicians inside the Lincoln Theatre Ballroom, each band will be upstairs in the Jazz Academy warming up and participating in educational masterclasses to hone their skills as a jazz musician. The
