Tickets are only $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors.
Tickets available at the door or by calling 622-2823
For additional information, call Rodney Burton at 250-7256
Reception 5:00 PM: Casa Vicente 375 Stone 884-5253
To parents:
We are asking that every AJA family to donate a $25.00 gift certificate from any business or a new item for the annual raffle at the Mother's Day Concert.
The business may even donate the certificate,; it never hurts to ask. This raffle adds not only to the atmosphere and fun of the concert, but brings in extra needed money financial support for scholarships amd more! Anything you can do is always greatly appreciated.
— Best regards,
Brenda Scordato
Mother's Day Concert Chairperson
On Sunday May 11th at 3:00 PM at The Tucson Temple of Music and Art (330 South Scott Avenue) The Arizona Jazz Academy will present a very special jazz big band tribute to mothers everywhere!
Featuring the award winning Arizona Jazz Academy Big Bands including the Kenton Band, The Basie Band, The Ellington Band, The Fletcher Henderson Band and MORE performing jazz and big band hits of the 30's, 40's and 50's this big band tribute has something for everyone who loves jazz!
Mother's Day Gift Package
Every mother or grandmother who attends this concert will receive a beautiful gift package that includes a long stem red rose, chocolate covered strawberries, a $25 gift certificate to Metropolis Salons and more!
The AJA Big Bands have won awards throughout the world and having toured throughout the United States, France, Switzerland and Spain. The AJA Big Bands have just been invited back to Europe by the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Vienne Jazz Festival the Paris Jazz Festival and the Umbria jazz Festival to perform summer of 2009. In the past five years the Arizona Jazz Academy bands have won more ensemble and individual awards than any other student or professional jazz group in the United States.
Thaddeus Tillman Memorial Scholarship
During the performance the winner of the Third Annual Thaddeus Tillman Memorial Scholarship will be announced. Thaddeus Tillman was a promising young trumpet and piano virtuoso who graduated from Rincon High School and the Arizona Jazz Academy in May of 2003. This scholarship is intended for a student who wants to continue their studies in jazz at the collegiate level. Thaddeus' grandmother will be present at the concert to present the award.
Special Guest Artists
Special guests at the concert will include the award winning "Blue Note Jazz Sextet."
Free 'Meet the Artists and Meet the Moms' Reception
There will be a free (when you present your ticket stub from the concert) reception after the concert at Casa Vicente Restaurant just behind the Temple of Music and Art at 375 South Stone Avenue. Music provided by the Arizona Jazz Quintet.
Awards and honors
Award Winning Musicians Featured
AJA Musicians Chris Kennedy (trombone) and Alex Weitz (tenor and alto sax) have been awarded full scholarships to the prestigious Berklee Ciollege of Music Summer Music Program this July and August.
Additionally:
Ten bands from Tucson's Arizona Jazz Academy made the trip to Fullerton College in Fullerton, California April 3rd, 4th and 5th to compete in the Fullerton Jazz Festival. This jazz festival is the largest jazz festival in the United States with over 300 ensembles performing and competing for honors. The Arizona Jazz Academy received eight group and 31 individual awards including the following. These groups and musicians will be featured at the Sixth Annual Mother's Day Concert:
The AJA Basie Band "1st Place High School Band"
The AJA Ellington Band "1st Place Sight Reading and 2nd Place Overall High School Band"
The AJA Fletcher Henderson Band "2nd Place High School Band"
The AJA Chick Webb Band "1st Place Middle School Band"
The AJA Kenton Band "2nd Place Middle School Band"
The AJA The AJA Jazz Workshop "3rd Place Middle School Band"
The AJA Blue Note Combo "2nd Place Jazz Combo"
The AJA Columbia Combo "4th Place Jazz Combo"
In the solo artist competition on Friday and on Saturday to determine the outstanding Jazz Soloists, the Arizona Jazz Academy students won every award possible in both the Friday and Saturday divisions.
Saturday:
Alex Van Slyke, Tenor Sax 1st Place Soloist
Alex Weitz, Tenor Sax 2nd Place Soloist
Max Goldscmid, Trombone 3rd Place Soloist
Mara Penatzer, Piano 4th Place Soloist
Chris Kennedy. Trombone 5th Place Soloist
Friday:
Max Goldschmid, Alto Sax 1st Place Soloist
Matt Bittles, Trumpet 2nd Place Soloist
Chad Grossman, Tenor Sax 3rd Place Soloist
David Scordato, Tenor Sax 4th Place Soloist
Dylan Stringer, Alto Sax 5th Place Soloist
The following musicians won solo awards from the International Association of Jazz Educators for their solo performances`with the AJA ensembles;
Matt Bittles, Max Goldscmid, Alex Van Slyke, Gavin Tidaback, Sean Johnson, Mara Penatzer, Gareth Price, Miguel Otarola, Alex Weitz, Katie Tidaback, David Scodato, Reed Whitman, Perry Burton, Samantha Haeger, Omar Lincoln, Dylan Stringer, Jeremiah Kuntz and Patrick Wagner.
If you're going to take advantage of AJA's travel opportunities abroad, you'll need a passport.
New federal passport rules have led to a backlog in passport processing at the State Department. The agency estimates that it takes about 12 weeks to get a passport — so you don't want to delay getting your application together.
You'll need to get a passport photo, available for about $8 at many Walgreens and Osco stores in Tucson.
Find a passport application online, along with information about the documents you'll need and the costs involved, at http://travel.state.gov/ passport/passport_1738.html.
You can fill out the application online, print it out and bring it with you to one of the offices that accept passport applications.
There are two Tucson locations that take "walk-in" customers with passport applications:
The Postal Service's Coronado Station at 255 N. Rosemont, just north of Broadway, 9 AM-3 PM Monday through Friday.
The cashier's office at Pima County Juvenile Court on
E. Ajo Way, near South Kino Parkway, 8 AM-5 PM Monday through Friday.
Several Tucson post offices take passport applications, but by appointment only. Call ahead.
Don't put this off and risk missing out on the fantastic AJA opportunities to play abroad. Many AJA alums have said the 2006 AJA Europe trip was the highlight of all their AJA experiences.
Ellington Band at the Super Jam
Here are photos from the Ellington Band's Sept. 30 performance at the Tucson Jazz Society's Super Jam at St. Philip's Plaza.
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Thanks to all the students and parents who helped AJA move to its new home.
Our new location is 55 North Sixth Avenue.
We are in the Old Sears Executive Building on the 1st Floor....lots of room, air conditioning wheelchair access, elevator ... a really great space and a five year lease!!
If you haven't seen the new location yet, find a map on our "Contact" page.
ATTENTION AJA supporters, faculty and constituency:
Order flowers/gifts from this Bloom Country Florist link and BloomCountry.com will donate
$5 for every order to AJA. That's an ongoing fundraiser.
Marketing Director John Hurbon is promoting AJA events with all
Corporate Clients and customers throughout Tucson.
"I have been to J-Nippon and China Rose and seen the AJA bands 'Live'
And the time has come to 'wake-up' and smell the vibrations of 'genius'
coming out of AJA musicians."
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