JazzAmerica

On Sunday, July 28, at 11:30am, join JazzAmerica in honoring our co-founder, BUDDY COLLETTE. An imposing figure who helped put Central Avenue on the map, Buddy Collette dedicated himself to jazz education. His dream - "to perpetuate the jazz tradition"- continues to inspire new generations of young musicians. Visit www.CentralAveJazzFest.com for details

Happy Birthday to Us! Spring of 2019 marks the 25th year of JazzAmerica - 25 years of providing Tuition-Free jazz instruction to Los Angeles-area youth. We're still on our mission: to perpetuate the jazz tradition. We're reaching out to you, our loyal supporters, as we try to raise $3,625 to help prepare for our culminating performance of this Silver Anniversary year: a set of jazz from the JazzAmerica Big Band at the prestigious Central Avenue Jazz Festival, on Sunday, ...July 28. When we began in 1994, we hosted more than 90 high school students for Saturday "WorkChops"; concurrently, we partnered with the LACER nonprofit to provide afterschool jazz instruction at four middle schools and a high school That early success derived mostly from the vision, commitment and charisma of our co-founder, Buddy Collette. He had always been a leader - from the neighborhood jazz combos he formed at age 13, to breaking the color barrier on national television, to leading the fight to black and white musicians unions. As you read this, we will have had the first of our seven weekly rehearsals of the new 2019 JazzAmerica Big Band. As befits our mission, we'll teach the charts of Basie and Ellington - two bands that performed along Central Avenue - in the very neighborhood where Buddy Collette and his Stars of Jazz group helped stamp Central Avenue as the West Coast Jazz See more

Don't miss the final performance of the 2019 JazzAmerica Trad Band: Sunday, June 2, from 2:00 to 3:00pm, at the Valley Jazz Club - under the antlers of the Elks Lodge, 20925 Osborne Street, Canoga Park, CA. Nominal cover charge.

The JazzAmerica Silver Anniversary Trad Band invites you to one (or both!) of our performances this spring: - Sunday, April 14 South Bay New Orleans Jazz Club 214 Avenue I... Redondo Beach, CA 3:00 - 4:00 pm $10 Club admission - Sunday, June 2 Valley Jazz Club 20925 Osborne St. Canoga Park, CA 91204 3:00 - 4:00 pm $10 Club admission Enjoy the 'roots' of jazz, as created by Louis Armstrong and his contemporaries. Celebrate Spring! Marvel at the commitment of youngsters who are dedicating themselves to growing as jazz improvisers. Dancers welcome, too! JazzAmerica is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We gratefully accept donations, which are tax deductible. Why not beat this year's filing deadline with a donation? You can donate one of three ways: (1) Come hear the performance(s) listed above and hand us your contribution (2) visit our website - www.JazzAmerica.org - and look for the "donation" button (3) Mail us a check to: JazzAmerica PO Box 661777 Los Angeles, CA 90066 We look forward to seeing you. Thank you! Regards, -richard simon program director

Trombone, Piano, Clarinet players welcome. Please email [email protected] for details.