https://www.jazzinmadison.org The Spirit of Jazz is Alive in Wisconsin's Capital Thu, 14 Jan 2016 05:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.jazzinmadison.org/the-cardinals-mini-jazz-fest-a-benefit-for-the-greater-madison-jazz-consortium/ Fri, 16 Jan 2015 07:39:02 +0000 http://www.jazzinmadison.org/?p=3802 Featured performers include The Darren Sterud Orchestra Orchestra, the Charlie Painter Quartet, and The New Breed with Rob Dz: Lyricists Lounge (a jazz-and-spoken word jam for which several local poets and MCs have been invited). 
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The event will also include the first commercial venue public performance by the Live Soundz Band, a sub-group of the middle- and high-school-age kids who’ve been participating in our jazz education program (“Live Soundz on Saturday”) at the Goodman Community Center. 
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$10 suggested donation at the door, with proceeds helping the Consortium produce the following programs in 2015:

* Three new Strollin’ “jazz crawl” events,
* New jazz residencies in at least 6 local elementary and middle schools,
* A new Artistic Development Grant Fund to spur our local jazz musicians to create special new works/programs,
* A new series of education and performance programs at 12 public library branches across Dane County during Jazz Appreciation Month in April 2015 (and bleeding over into May),
* Extension of our jazz education partnerships with local nonprofits to the Boys & Girls Club and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, while continuing to grow our “Live Soundz” partnership with the Goodman Community Center,
* A new performance series at a new jazz venue that features original works by local musicians,
* A new “go to” website for our jazz community that will include a daily listing of local jazz events and much more,
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* Continued monthly publication of the Consortium’s free e-newsletter that contains listings of upcoming special events and other news of interest to our local jazz community.

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