“Buzzin’ In Brass!” - The sounds of a trumpet, trombone, french horn, and tuba unite to give life to arrangements of the only true American

The Jazz Outreach Initiative (JOI) continued its Jazz for Young People Concert Series at Ed W. Clark High School. Ed W. Clark High School o

The Jazz Outreach Initiative (JOI) recently launched its Jazz for Young People Concert Series at Green Valley High School. The hour-long...

Jazz Outreach Initiative (JOI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to jazz education. It was founded by Kenny Rampton, an award-winning...

In 2015, I was hired to write the music for a new play called PARADISE BLUE. The award-winning playwright, Dominique Morisseau (often...

"Since moving to New York City, jazz musician Kenny Rampton hasn’t been able to perform in his native Las Vegas very often. But he’s made...

Growing up in Las Vegas, I had a uniquely great music education largely because of my Dad, Roger Rampton. He spent his career as a...

I performed with the UNLV Jazz Ensemble I in February, 2017 to celebrate Black History Month. We decided to do several Duke Ellington...