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AJI presents 13
concerts in Spring 2012 season and records new Ellington Saxophone
Project
Plan to join us for AJI’s upcoming season of concerts in Southern
California’s desert communities, our most ambitious lineup yet of
renowned jazz artists, among them Bill Cunliffe, Gary Smulyan, Roger
Kellaway, Andrew Cyrille, Peter Erskine and Tim Hagans.
“AJI is helping to
produce the next generation of jazz stars.” -- Howard Rumsey
Since 2010, The American Jazz Institute, through its concert
presentations in Southern California’s desert communities, has
raised significant funds to award scholarships for private study to
dozens of high school music students. AJI’s recently named Director
of Community Outreach, Kirsten Edkins, is overseeing and teaching
these highly motivated young musicians. Her skill as both musician
and educator make a unique contribution to AJI’s important “Find
Your Own Voice SM ” Jazz Mentoring Program.
AJI announces 7
major all-star performances in the 2012 Pete Carlson’s “Jazz for
Jazzz Lovers” Concert Series
Desert Cities businessman Pete Carlson, owner of Pete Carlson’s Golf
& Tennis in Palm Desert, is underwriting a series of seven
not-to-be-missed jazz concerts presented by AJI during early 2012.
Mr. Carlson’s very deep commitment to the desert community as well
as to local student musicians is evident in this second season of
Pete Carlson’s “Jazz for Jazz Lovers” Concert Series and in his
continuing sponsorship of the Vicky’s Jazz Supper Club Concert
Series. Three concerts will be presented at the Palm Desert High
School Performing Arts Center and four at Mr. Carlson’s store in
Palm Desert.
Announcing the 2012
season of AJI’s Jazz Supper Club Concerts
The fourth season of AJI’s Supper Club Concerts is coming to Vicky’s
of Santa Fe Restaurant in Indian Wells. And once again, audiences
are in for six memorable evenings in an intimate and elegant supper
club setting: an outstanding 3-course dinner and world-class jazz
vocalists and instrumentalists in concert, up close and personal. It
doesn’t get any better!
And you’ll be supporting AJI’s important jazz education and
community outreach program. Net proceeds go toward our “Find Your
Own Voice SM ” mentoring clinics in Coachella Valley junior high and
high schools. Please make your reservations soon. All of our
concerts sold out last season and, with this line-up, they will
again.
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