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SUMMARY:WEEK 2 REHEARSALS
DESCRIPTION:WEEK 2 REHEARSALS \n2:00 – 3:30 pm Watson Ensemble\n4:00 – 5:30 pm Alaadeen Ensemble\n6:00 – 7:30 pm Crain Ensemble
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LOCATION:BRC Audio Productions\, 1933 N 10th Street\, Kansas City\, KS\, 66104\, United States
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SUMMARY:GUEST TEACHING ARTIST: Mr. Morgan Faw (visiting KC from NYC)
DESCRIPTION:We’re pleased to announce that a longtime friend of the Youth Jazz program and Kansas City native\, Morgan Faw will be returning to visit us on April 13. Mr. Faw will be spending time with each ensemble\, observing rehearsals\, and adding to the discourse. Let’s welcome him home! \n \nPHOTO: Some of the 2019 Fellows with the 3 Clinicians from Berklee College of Music \n_ \nBIOGRAPHY\nSaxophonist\, Bandleader\, Composer\, and Arranger Morgan Faw has grown up living around the United States\, but grew up as a musician in Kansas City\, MO. \n \nThe Musical Native has spent years establishing himself as an upcoming artist and bandleader since his early teens. By the age of 15\, Morgan had moved in pursuance of playing professionally and playing in multiple community bands across the Kansas City jazz scene. He was also hired as a marketing intern for the American Jazz Museum located in the historic 18th and Vine Jazz District of Kansas City where he had multiple opportunities to connect with and perform opening acts for jazz legends and heroes such as: Kevin Mahogany\, Kim Waters\, The Bad Plus + Joshua Redman\, Ida McBeth\, Benny Green\, The McFadden Brothers\, Ravi Coltrane\, and many others over the next year and a half. It was his work with the Jazz Museum and his music studies that caught the eye of saxophonist Bobby Watson. He soon began teaching Morgan just shy of his 17th birthday. \nMorgan was recently named 2022 Artist In Residence for the annual “Spotlight: Charlie Parker Celebration” Festival in Kansas City and has performed all across the KC area. He has been a leader\, performing locally\, and nationally in cities such as New Orleans\, Harlem NYC\, the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival\, Wally’s Jazz Cafe (Boston\, MA)\, The Blue Room\, The Met (Philly)\,  as well as the D.C Jazz Festival in 2019 with Ralph Peterson. Morgan has also performed with nationally recognized singer-songwriter\, Darius Rucker. \n​PHOTO: Faw performing live with jazz great Bobby Watson (2017)\nWhen Morgan is not performing\, he has spent his time working with local non-profit organizations designed to enrich the Kansas City jazz scene for current and younger audiences. Between 2017 and 2018\, Morgan worked to help inspire a new generation of musicians through community work and spoken word events within the historic 18th and Vine Jazz District/Community. At the American Jazz Museum\, he played a role in the creation (an in participation) of their youth jazz program\, officially known as the Kansas City Jazz Academy. Faw is a member of the Advisory Council Board for The Burnett Music Foundation\, a Kansas City area-based Jazz Non-Profit Organization.  \n \nPHOTO: Morgan Faw and The Flame: {Left To Right} – Miles Lennox (piano)\, Christian Napoleon (drums)\, Morgan Faw\, Isaac Coyle (bass)\, and Alonzo Demetrius (trumpet) (2022 Spotlight Charlie Parker Celebration Festival) \nMorgan received a Full Scholarship to attend The Berklee College of Music in Boston\, MA. Within his first year\, he had the honor and privilege to perform\, write for\, and record an album with the late great drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. and his Generation Next Bigband\, a band made up entirely of the best musicians at Berklee. Their album “LISTEN UP!” Including his arrangement of the Hoagy Carmichael classic\, ”Skylark” is available on all streaming services. The band has performed at venues such as Dizzy’s Club in NYC as well as Scullers Jazz Club\, and The DC Jazz Festival. \n \nPHOTO: Faw with The Generation Next Big Band\, led by the late legendary multi-instrumentalist\, Ralph Peterson\, at the 2019 DC Jazz Festival \nNow Brooklyn\, NY based. Morgan focuses on adding to his community and spends his time being a leader as well as a supporting artist; playing with great artists such as Mimi Jones\, Charenee Wade\, Chris Beck\, and Johnny O’Neal to name a few. Morgan leads his quintet\, “The Flame” and hopes that this collective of musicians will push the boundaries of improvised music as well bear the torch of their mentors and those that have left them their legacy to protect… \nSOURCE: https://www.morganfawmusic.com/
URL:https://youthjazz.us/event/special-guest-clinician-mr-morgan-a-faw-from-nyc/
LOCATION:BRC Audio Productions\, 1933 N 10th Street\, Kansas City\, KS\, 66104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Guest Teaching Artist Appearance,Special Event
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SUMMARY:MASTER CLASS: DR. DAN THOMAS
DESCRIPTION:  \n2025 YOUTH JAZZ MASTER CLASS SERIES: $20 / Free to Youth Jazz Fellows \n \n\n\nBIOGRAPHY\n\n\n\nPerformer\, composer\, arranger\, educator\, and arts administrator Dan Thomas has received countless performance awards\, has performed\, recorded\, and presented with some of the most influential jazz artists and pedagogues in nearly every state in the continental US\, Canada\, and abroad.  Thomas emigrated from his native Canada to the United States in 1993. \nThomas is a prolific composer of more than 100 original compositions in a wide variety of formats. His recordings (of original works) City Scope\, Musical Sanctuary and Voyage continue to receive critical acclaim internationally\, and acknowledgement on the airplay charts. His quintet recording featuring Bobby Watson\, Curtis Lundy and Voyage is available for immediate release. \nThomas is an in-demand performer\, guest artist\, and lecturer throughout the world.  He has spoken on a plethora of topics ranging from performance practices\, music history\, music and social justice\, to music business.  He has performed countless times as guest artist at all levels\, as well as made many appearances as guest conductor.  In addition to Thomas’ work with his small groups\, his pedigree and leadership skills are on display as he currently serves as the Artistic and Executive director of the Kansas City All Star Big Band which is comprised of the regions most celebrated jazz artists.  Along with an elite group of high caliber international musicians\, Thomas is signed to the Performing Artist and Educator rosters with both Yamaha and Vandoren. \nThomas currently serves as the Director of Jazz Studies and lead faculty member for the department of music at Ottawa University and previously served at the University of Missouri-Kansas City as the co-chair of the Jazz Studies Program with Bobby Watson. Thomas was the chief architect of a new model for jazz education which garnered national attention for the program. \nThomas has conducted by invitation at the Jazz Education Network convention\, the Missouri Music Educator’s Association’s Annual In-Service Workshop/Conference.  Thomas’ contributions to education have been recognized with inductions into Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (3 times) as well as being awarded the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Excellence in Teaching Award (2017)\, given to one Conservatory faculty member\, and twice recognized by the Missouri Music Educators Association. Thomas’ achievement as an educator have led to considerable programmatic growth\, student academic achievement and increases in annual giving. \nThomas’ students perform throughout the globe and teach at the highest levels.  Students have been recognized in numerous jazz competitions and received many awards\, notably in Downbeat\, by Thelonious Monk\, MTNA\, Yamaha\, ITG\, Nafme\, Music for All\, Grammy\, Bard Summer Jazz Academy (JALCO)\, the National Youth Orchestra and the Vandoren jazz saxophone competition\, among other.  His students have appeared many times at the Kennedy Center’s Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead program\, Jazz Port Townsend workshops\, the Monterey Jazz Festival\, and the Jazz Educators Network.  Former student and assistant professor of saxophone at the University of Memphis says\, “Dan\, in addition to being a killer player\, is a dedicated pedagogue who breaks down and demystifies the nuts and bolts of improvisation in a way that no other teacher I encountered in my collegiate study could.” \nIn addition to his long University tenure\, Thomas has held appointments as the Executive Director and CEO of the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra\, has taught in Washington\, Missouri\, and Kansas public schools\, and at Kansas City’s Penn Valley Community College and Rockhurst University. He presents master classes\, workshops\, and performs at high school and university jazz festivals as a featured guest artist around the world. \nThomas holds performing artist/educator endorsements with Yamaha\, Vandoren\, Locoparasaxo\, WeWOOD and Roo Pads. \nCLINIC SUPPORT RECOGNITION \nIn addition to our Youth Jazz Clinician Honorarium\, Dr. Thomas’s appearance is made possible with financial support from his following endorsement sponsors:
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