The Bridge Project: Recital/fundraiser May 23, 2015 at Arts Garage

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Recital/fundraiser May 23, 2015 at Arts Garage

The Bridge Project recital/fundraiser on May 23, 2015 was held at the Arts Garage. The house was filled with community members, educators, and families of the students who came to listen. Tickets were sold on the Arts Garage website, mailers sent to the Arts Garage mailing list, ,

Community sponsors who donated items for the raffle included: Kravit Architecture, N2 winebar, Caffe Luna Rosa, Two fat Cookies, Nothin But Natural, Palm Beach Gym, Delray Beach School of Dance, Swing & Jazz Preservation Society, Arts Garage, Eric Hansen. Eric Hansen also served as sound and lighting technician during the show. The show was video recorded by a young, local start-up company, Shutter Spectrum,

2 Songs were performed by Neil Bacher, Dave Gibble.Alone together, composed by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by Howard Dietz.Peace by Horace Silver

Students performed the following jazz standards

Lullaby of Birdland Composer George Shearing, lyricist George David Weiss

Autumn Leaves Composers Joseph Kosma /Johnny Mercer, lyricist Jacques Prévert

One Note Samba Composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, (English) lyricist Antonio Carlos Jobim

Emily Composer Johnny Mandel, lyricist Johnny Mercer

All of Me Composer Seymour Simons, lyricist Gerald Marks

Blue Monk Composer Thelonious Monk

Mr. Bacher (guitar) and Mr.Gibble (trumpet) joined the students in performing Blue Monk in a grand finale.

Student performers, in alphabetical order by last name: Lydia Castillo, Vocals; Anna Dillon, Vocals; Mary Dillon, trumpet;Ryan Horoff, Saxophone; Dylan Kislin, guitar

Emily Moorehead, Drum Set; Michael Santos, Upright Acoustic Bass.

A shout out goes to Lauren Palmieri who served as Arts Garage Education Coordinator during that time. We could not have done it without her.

A group of grateful jazz musicians pictured here with Mr. Mort Mazor, VP of Swing & Jazz Preservation Society. We could't have done it without the support of the Swing & Jazz Preservation Society Board and members! Please join the organization, enjoy concert tickets while helping us preserve jazz! Visit http://www.swingjazzfl.com/

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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

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Recital/fundraiser May 23, 2015 at Arts Garage

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