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Donny Thompson, Exec. Dir.
Oct 21, 20241 min read
Jazz Outreach Initiative Hosts Legendary Earth Wind & Fire Horn Section for Masterclass at CSN College of Music
October 20, 2024 - College of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas Campus Jazz Outreach Initiative Co-founder and V.P. Education &...
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Donny Thompson, Exec. Dir.
Oct 2, 20242 min read
Jazz Outreach Initiative Announces Fall '24 Season of "Buzzin' In Brass" for Local CCSD Title 1 Schools
"Buzzin' In Brass is sponsored by The Smith Center Education Department with additional support from JOI supporters Greg and Shelley Bay...
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Donny Thompson, Exec. Dir.
Sep 28, 20241 min read
Jazz Outreach Initiative's Jazz Vegas Orchestra Performs for nearly 3,000 CCSD students at Reynolds Hall - The Smith Center
A "JAZZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLE CONCERT" LICENSED TO JAZZ OUTREACH INITIATIVE BY JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER - PRESENTED BY THE SMITH CENTER The...
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Donny Thompson, Exec. Dir.
May 8, 20241 min read
"Jammin' With JOI" Provides Students with Fun, Relaxed, and Supportive Free Summer Program
Jazz Outreach Initiative's popular free summer program, "Jammin' With JOI," returns on Wednesday May 29 through Wednesday July 31, 2024. ...
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Donny Thompson, Exec. Dir.
Sep 7, 20232 min read
Jazz Trumpet Master, Mike Vax Joins the JOI Jazz Orchestra at Notoriety and Clinics the LVYJO!
Notoriety Performance - Wednesday Sept. 20 - 7:30pm Jazz Outreach Initiative brings the best big band jazz entertainment to Downtown Las...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
Jul 3, 20232 min read
Las Vegas Regional Essentially Ellington and Band Director Academy Registrations Now Open!
Band and Band Director Registrations Now Open for the 2024 Las Vegas Regional Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival and...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
Feb 3, 20231 min read
Jazz for Young People Returns to CCSD Thanks to a Project Grant from Nevada Humanities
Jazz Outreach Initiative was pleased to receive grant funds from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities to...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
Jan 28, 20231 min read
Join Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra Spring 2023!
The Las Vegas Youth Orchestra Is holding placement auditions! RSVP HERE FOR YOUR AUDITION TIME SLOT AT: https://www.jazzoutreachinitiativ...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Fred & Gladys Katen Family Trust Becomes Major Sponsor of Vegas Regional Essentially Ellington
Corporate Sponsors Still Needed for Nation's Largest Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival In Las Vegas Licensed...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
Sep 24, 20222 min read
Jazz Outreach Initiative and Nevada School of the Arts Announce New Collaborative Relationship
This week at Nevada School of the Arts, Jazz Outreach Initiative announced a collaborative agreement to host a portion of Jazz Outreach...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
Sep 18, 20222 min read
"JOI of Arranging with Rachel Eckroth" Course Series Announced by Jazz Outreach Initiative!
Polymath (noun): a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning. Music needs a term for this. What do you call one person who is a...
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