Newark Academy would have just had our Evening of Jazz for Newtown Benefit Concert in April. The proceeds of this concert go to an amazing organization called the Ana Grace Project. This organization was started by Nelba and Jimmy Greene in memory of their daughter Ana Grace who was one of the 20 children lost in the Newtown shooting. Their organization helps promote mental health and awareness, and reaches thousands of children, families, and providers in education, medicine, and mental health/social services.
Please read more about the organization and how to make a donation.
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Newark Academy was founded in 1774, and is the second-oldest independent day school in New Jersey. The student body is comprised of 550 students from sixth grade to twelfth grade. The school prides itself on its strong arts programs, including Visual Arts, Dance, Film, Theatre and Vocal and Instrumental Music. The band has been involved in state and national competitions, placing first in New Jersey’s State Jazz Band Competition the last nine years (2010-2018), the Mingus Competition (2014, 2015), the Mid Atlantic Jazz Festival (2018). Chameleon has been one of the fifteen finalists in the prestigious Essentially Ellington Festival and Competition in 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Members of the big band are also involved in other auditioned groups such as Jazz House Kids, Jazz for Teens, Jazz Regions, Jazz All States, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, and the Grammy Session Band. The band is honored to have had the opportunity to work with talented clinicians such as Eddie Bert, Vincent Gardner, Steve Turre, Victor Goines, Steve Davis, David Gibson, Bob Cranshaw, Alvin Atkinson, Marcus Printup, Kenny Rampton, Andre Hayward, Bob Cranshaw, and Ali Jackson to name a few.
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4 окт 2024