Herbie Hancock and Dee Dee Bridgewater Join
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz on U.S. Department of State
Cultural and Education Tour of China
The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz has continued its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Department of State by presenting a 10-day jazz education and performance tour of China. This tour marked the Institute's first visit to China and introduced tens of thousands of young people and adults in China to jazz, America's greatest musical contribution to the world.
Internationally renowned pianist and composer Herbie Hancock and acclaimed vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater headlined the tour. They were accompanied by the six talented students (Monk Fellows) who attend the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance graduate-level college program at Loyola University New Orleans...
Tonight Show Bandleader Kevin Eubanks Named Artistic Director of Institute's Jazz in the Classroom Program
In conjunction with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and its Beyond the Bell after-school program, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz is proud to announce the appointment of virtuoso jazz guitarist and Tonight Show bandleader Kevin Eubanks as Artistic Director of the Institute's Jazz in the Classroom program. In this new role, Eubanks will work with young up-and-coming middle and high school musicians in the Los Angeles public schools, many of which have seen arts programs dwindle with recent budget cuts.
"When you remove the arts from schools, you remove a sense of humanity as well," said Eubanks. "It’s not only the students that suffer, the entire community suffers...
In Celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Thousands of Mississippi Students Participate in Institute's Blues & Jazz Program
The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz will return to the Mississippi Delta region on April 17-20, 2010 as part of its long-term commitment to Mississippi public schools. For the fourth consecutive year, the Institute will present education programs surrounding its Blues and Jazz: Two American Classics curriculum, including a series of assembly programs, jazz band clinics, and vocal master classes for area students.
Each assembly program will feature an informational performance, or "informance," with a seven-piece combo led by multiple GRAMMY-Award winning blues artist Chris Thomas King, GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist Antonio Hart, hip-hop recording artist MC Supernatural, and renowned jazz vocalist Lisa Henry...
2010 Vocals and Composers
International Jazz Competitions
Students in the District of Columbia, Los Angeles, and New Orleans public
schools participate in Jazz in the Classroom education program
throughout the school year.
September 1
Performing Arts High School program begins
Students in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami,
New Orleans, and New York participate in the Performing Arts High
School education program throughout the school year.
September 1
Blues & Jazz begins
Students in New Orleans and Ruleville, Miss. public
schools participate in The Blues and Jazz: Two American Classics education program throughout the school year.
October 2010
October 3
Washington, DC
Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition Semifinals
The Semifinals of the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition will be held at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Tickets are free but required, and offered on a first-come, first-served basis the day of the event. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
October 4
Washington, DC
Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition Finals & Gala Concert
The 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition Finals and Gala Concert will be held at the Kennedy Center at 7:30pm. The event will shine a spotlight on the Great American Songbook. Judges include Patti Austin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling, Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, and Dianne Reeves. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the Kennedy Center Box office at 800.444.1324.
October 5
Washington, DC
Professional Development workshop
The Institute will present a Professional Development workshop for music teachers in the District of Columbia Public Schools. For more information, call 202.364.7272 x107.
October 10
Thelonious Monk's Birthday
Thelonious Sphere Monk was born on this day in 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Happy Birthday!
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