Event Spotlight

  • Downtown Houston Magazine: Jazzed about Houston

    Downtown Houston Magazine: Jazzed about Houston

    Bubbha Thomas and the Houston International Jazz Festival celebrate two decades of music. If you’ve attended one of Da Camera’s jazz concerts in the Wortham Theater Center, in which jazz musicians are accorded the same respect that classical musicians receive, you might be surprised to learn that 40 years ago their image was quite different. [...]

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    | January 31, 2012
  • Joe Sample at Mayor’s Jazz Brunch for 21st Anniversary

    Joe Sample at Mayor’s Jazz Brunch for 21st Anniversary

    In 1994, when the Mayor’s Jazz Brunch was first held, Houston’s former Mayor Bob Lanier wrote, “Houston is a culturally rich city with an international character that lends itself to the success of the Houston International Jazz Festival. I salute Council Member Judson Robinson and Jazz Education Inc.’s Bubbha Thomas for their vision and leadership [...]

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    | December 14, 2011
  • Summer Jazz Workshop (June 11 –  July 14, 2012)

    Summer Jazz Workshop (June 11 – July 14, 2012)

    The Summer Jazz Workshop is an intensive 5-week youth oriented program which focuses on the fundamentals of music and its associated business aspects. SJW’s instructional program is open to middle school, high school and college students. Students are involved in a combination of master-classes, lectures, small & large ensembles, field trips and more. Tutored by [...]

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    | October 9, 2011 | 0 Comments
  • SJW on the Capital

    SJW on the Capital

    The Summer Jazz Workshop is an intensive 5-week youth oriented program which focuses on the fundamentals of music and its associated business aspects.

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    | September 27, 2011 | 0 Comments

Calendar Events

Jazz & Poetry Series (February)

Jazz & Poetry Series (February)

For more than 30 years, drummer Bubbha Thomas and the Jazz & Poetry Series; held during Black History Month, have been a big hit with over one million elementary school children across Texas. Set in story form, the presentation spans the styles of popular music from the 1930′s to the millennium; with an emphasis on [...]

Summer Jazz Workshop (June 11 –  July 14, 2012)

Summer Jazz Workshop (June 11 – July 14, 2012)

The Summer Jazz Workshop is an intensive 5-week youth oriented program which focuses on the fundamentals of music and its associated business aspects. SJW’s instructional program is open to middle school, high school and college students. Students are involved in a combination of master-classes, lectures, small & large ensembles, field trips and more. Tutored by [...]

22nd Houston International Jazz Festival (August 3-5, 2012)

22nd Houston International Jazz Festival (August 3-5, 2012)

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Photo Gallery

2011 HIJF

2011 HIJF

Photos from the 2011 Houston International Jazz Festival  

HIJF 2011: Mayor’s Jazz Bruch at Wortham Center with Joe Sample

HIJF 2011: Mayor’s Jazz Bruch at Wortham Center with Joe Sample

21st Houston International Jazz Festival Mayor’s Jazz Bruch at Wortham Center with Jazz Musician Joe Sample

SJW 2011

SJW 2011

The Summer Jazz Workshop is an intensive 5-week youth oriented program which focuses on the fundamentals of music and its associated business aspects.

Sponsor Spotlight

Tha B-Side

Tha B-Side

Houston’s most creative philanthropic organization, Tha B-Side, supports local charities through service projects and social events. This past weekend, January 15th, 2012, the organization hosted “Tha B Side Speakeasy.” It was a first time event designed to support Jazz Education Inc. The organization has chosen to focus on childhood well-being during this fiscal year. They [...]

Greensheet

Greensheet

About The Greensheet Since 1970, The Greensheet has used family values to help communities meet their needs. We believe in simplicity, safety, community involvement, and environmental awareness in both our print and online products. The Right Price The Greensheet is affordably priced, making it the smart, practical choice of advertising for local businesses and individuals. [...]

Houston Arts Alliance

Houston Arts Alliance

Houston Arts Alliance serves more than 250 arts and cultural organizations based in Houston and a community of artists exceeding 12,000. While our long-standing partnership with the City of Houston enables us to invest public funds in the nonprofit arts sector, the growth of the nonprofit arts has fast-outpaced the growth of the public fund [...]

Travel Specials

Hilton Americas

Hilton Americas

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Continental Airlines

Continental Airlines

United Continental Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for United Airlines and Continental Airlines. With more than 80,000 employees worldwide, the company is committed to being the airline customers want to fly, and the airline employees want to work for. The company’s corporate and operational headquarters are located in Chicago, and it maintains a significant [...]

How You Can Support Jazz Education

Krogers Neighbor to Neighbor Program

Krogers Neighbor to Neighbor Program

| January 25, 2012 | 0 Comments

Customer Letter The Neighbor to Neighbor program presents 501(c) (3) non-profits, churches, and schools (K-12) the opportunity to receive a percentage of the $1 million that Kroger awards annually to charity groups in Texas and Louisiana. STEP 1: To link your Kroger Plus card to our organization, take this letter with you the next time [...]

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Randalls Good Neighbor Program

Randalls Good Neighbor Program

| January 25, 2012 | 0 Comments

“Help fund Jazz Education through Randalls Good Neighbor Program” The next time you’re at Randalls, pick up a Remarkable Card application at the courtesy booth to fill out, and link your card to the Jazz Education Inc account. Randalls will pay us a percentage of your account total, so be sure to use your card [...]

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