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Alireza Farahi
May 14, 20192 min read
Buzzin' in Brass!
“Buzzin’ In Brass!” - The sounds of a trumpet, trombone, french horn, and tuba unite to give life to arrangements of the only true American
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Alireza Farahi
May 8, 20191 min read
Ed W. Clark High School Jazz for Young People
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
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Alireza Farahi
May 7, 20193 min read
Michael Dease Trombone Clinic
Co-Sponsored by JOI, world renowned jazz trombonist and educator, Michael Dease, gave a free Master Class to Clark County School District mu
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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...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
Feb 13, 20192 min read
2019 Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival
On January 31-February 1, Jazz Outreach Initiative, in co-sponsorship with Jazz at Lincoln Center and UNLV School of Music, presented the...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
Feb 13, 20191 min read
ARTURO SANDOVAL MASTERCLASS
The Arturo Sandoval Masterclass was held at the Nevada School for the Arts August 25, 2018. Students and adults from the area...
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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...
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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...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
Jan 26, 20181 min read
Essentially Ellington Jazz Fest on WHATS COOL AT SCHOOL
Essentially Ellington, Kenny and JOI are featured on Channel 8 Now "What's New at School".
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
Jan 3, 20181 min read
Essentially Ellington with Kenny Rampton Dave Loeb Patrick Hogan and Nate
Essentially Ellington with Kenny Rampton Dave Loeb Patrick Hogan and Nate are featured on 8NewsNow .
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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...
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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...
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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...
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