SINCE 1972, THE Summer Jazz Workshop (SJW) has schooled more than 15,000 middle and high school-age students in the art of playing jazz, a music Duke Ellington once described as “freedom of expression.” Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Kelly Dean, who teaches music at Houston’s Emery/Weiner School, has been an SJW faculty member since 1994, and his commitment to the workshop — co-founded by the late great drummer and educator Bubbha Thomas and Thomas’ mentor Conrad O. Johnson — remains strong.
SINCE 1972, THE Summer Jazz Workshop (SJW) has schooled more than 15,000 middle and high school-age students in the art of playing jazz, a music Duke Ellington once described as “freedom of expression.” Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Kelly Dean, who teaches music at Houston’s Emery/Weiner School, has been an SJW faculty member since 1994, and his commitment to the workshop — co-founded by the late great drummer and educator Bubbha Thomas and Thomas’ mentor Conrad O. Johnson — remains strong.
#GivingTuesday kicks off our Winter Campaign for Jazz Education Inc. and this year’s theme is “Jazz from the Heart” and we would not have it any other way as it takes time, sacrifice and heart to nurture and develop the #jazzmusicians of tomorrow. We hope that you are in good health given these times and ask that you support our efforts with a kind donation ($25 | $50 | $100 | $500 | $1,000| or In Kind). Our official donation portal for #JazzEducation Inc. is www.welovejazzed.com where you can make a safe and secure #donation to help our organization prosper and grow.
WeLoveJazzEd.com – Winter Campaign – “#JazzfromtheHeart” – View Program: https://bit.ly/3EMdRn6
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