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JAS Student Assistance Program
10 student grants provided
Program providing grants for public school music teachers to receive administrative assistance from an upper level student, thereby allowing them more time to focus on teaching vs. the administrative tasks that are often so overwhelming.
Alliance with Berklee College of Music
2 students awarded scholarships to the Berklee 5-Week Summer Program & 1 student awarded a full scholarship to attend the Berklee School of Music!
JAS is a member of the Berklee College of Music’s “Berklee City Music,” a nonprofit music education program that harnesses the energy of contemporary music to reach underserved 4th to 12th graders across the country. Some of these students have the opportunity to receive the City Music Summer Scholarship to attend the Berklee Five-Week Summer Performance Program, and a select few receive full-tuition scholarships to attend Berklee College of Music.
Roaring Fork High School
Advanced Jazz Class
Beginning in the Fall of 2017 JAS started a new Advanced Jazz Band class at RFHS based on
the request of students and parents. The class
is designed for students who are excelling in the existing band classes offered and ready to take on advanced studies.
NEW 2018 INITIATIVES
Sonic Showdown
60 student participants
Showcase for young musical talent from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. All forms and genres of music were welcomed: DJs, bands, soloists, vocalists, rappers, collaborations, etc. to perform at The Temporary in Basalt in this celebration of talent! Presented in association with the Jake Foerster Music & Arts Fund.
JAS/Jake Foerster Music & Arts Fund Scholarship Program
8 scholarships provided to students from Aspen to Glenwood Springs
A new partnership to increase awareness and reach of the existing JFMAF Scholarship Fund, and to co-present new programming creating more opportunities for students to expand their drive and expertise in the medium of sound. The fund’s goal is to award scholarships to high school graduates who show exceptional promise in the medium of sound and are committed to continuing their education.
August 5-18, 2019
World-renowned bassist and 6-time Grammy winner CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE returned to his role as the JAS Academy Artistic Director, leading 21 talented young jazz musicians in the new Academy “Big Band” curriculum. Students worked with McBride and other Jazz “Masters” including Dianne Reeves, Shelly Berg, Benny Green, Russell Malone, Peter Martin, Rey Sanchez, Terreon Gully and Reginald Veal in the 2018 all-scholarship program. The week concluded with a live Big Band performance at the JAS Café featuring the students under McBride’s direction.
JAS is in the early planning stages to enhance and expand the Academy residency in association with the prestigious FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. Under the direction of 5-time Grammy nominee Dean SHELLY BERG, the Frost School of Music has become a nationally recognized program for its focus on producing successful musicians trained not just in performance but in the business of music. The plan is to ultimately extend the Academy into a summer long program.
SUMMER SESSIONS
with Christian McBride