The Bridge Project: The Young Jazz Project

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

The Young Jazz Project

...at the Delray Beach Christmas Tree Lighting 2013.

The Young Jazz Project was offered to students with the help and support of Drew Tucker, Arts Garage and staff. Laurie Hansen organized and assisted. The group met for two terms and consisted of jazz students from Palm Beach County ranging from middle school to high school.Four of the members of this group are now part of the Bridge Project.

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About The Bridge Project

The Bridge Project was envisioned by founder, Laurie Hansen, who identified a shared mission among three nonprofit 503(c) organizations: Swing & Jazz Preservation Society, Arts Garage, and Palm Beach Band Camps. Their vision is to preserve jazz, our American treasure, through music education.

In cooperation with these groups, Ms. Hansen recruited Mr. Neil Bacher, world-renowned jazz guitarist and teacher (Palm Beach Band Camps) to lead as the mentor and teacher of the group.

The purpose of the program is to enhance jazz education for Palm Beach County middle and high school jazz musicians in partnership with these three nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations-- Swing & Jazz Preservation Society, Arts Garage, Palm Beach Band Camps--offering classes on Saturday afternoons from 11am - 2pm at the Arts Garage.

This group of young musicians wishes to share their love of jazz with the community and cultivate enthusiasm for the art form across generations. For booking information, community partnerships, email thebridgeprojectdelray@gmail.com

We are seeking dedicated young musicians to join us: Students with two years of experience playing jazz; grade level recommendation: grades 8-12, although younger students are welcome if they’ve been playing for at least two years. Must be serious, responsible musicians. INTEREST FORM

Swing & Jazz Preservation Society

A group of us who love swing and jazz music formed the Society in the late 1990’s to preserve swing and jazz through our monthly concerts, and to support the Palm Beach County public schools that have bands and teach children to play this music. The recent addition of “The Bridge Group” adds a more personalized avenue for teaching young musicians and provides them the opportunity to perform as a small ensemble. There has been a steady decrease in music education funding by the state. Funds raised by our organization help support music education in our schools. You can help by joining our organization or making a donation today. Here we share some info on the 2015 Battle of the Bands. You can visit our Facebook page by clicking on the link below, to ensure you are aware of these and all of our events. Those who support our organization feel strongly that young people need to be exposed to these classic music styles—swing and Jazz—so they hear more than just the current pop hits and hip hop playing on the radio today.

The Bridge Project

Three organizations, one mission

The Bridge Project Jazz Combo 2016 Term 2: Preserving Jazz

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

The Young Jazz Project

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