Jazz Outreach Initiative 2/2

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Mar 22, 20192 min read

JAZZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

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

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Feb 13, 20196 min read

Kenny Rampton and JOI

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

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Jan 3, 20192 min read

Paradise Blue Suite

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

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Oct 12, 20171 min read

Las Vegas Weekly and Kenny Rampton

"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...

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

May 2, 20175 min read

The Art will Take Care of You

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...

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Feb 8, 20171 min read

Celebrating Black History Month with the UNLV Jazz Ensemble I

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