Congratulations to Director Scott Brown and the students of Jazz Band I! They will have the honor of playing in the Starbucks Hot Java Cool Jazz concert at the Paramount Theater on Friday, March 15th, along with Mountlake Terrace, Garfield, Mount Si, and Edmonds Woodway. Tickets are not yet on sale; details on how to purchase tickets will be posted in January. For now, save the date! We hope to see you there for this swinging evening of jazz. A huge thank you to Starbucks for their sponsorship of this event, which raises tens of thousands of dollars for jazz education in Seattle, year after year. Time for a Peppermint Mocha…
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Gratitude, served up with some Hot Java, Cool Jazz
We hope you have your tickets to Hot Java, Cool Jazz at the Paramount Theater this Friday evening, because it looks like the show is close to selling sold out! Thanks to you all for buying up all the tickets, and thanks to Starbucks for donating ALL proceeds to the five participating schools.
And there’s more! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who pulled together to make the Roosevelt Jazz Gala a tremendous success. We were honored to have alumnus Jumaane Smith present. His performance was electrifying, his words deeply moving. A truly distinguished artist and human being, it was a joy to be in the same room with him.
Indeed, it was a joy to be in the room with all of you, the folks of Roosevelt Jazz, as we celebrated what we have and worked to keep it going into the future. The list of folks who donated, decorated, baked, bid, hauled, and performed is so long you wouldn’t even believe it; this was a true community effort. You all deserve a huge hug and a piece of cake.
Til next year!
Our Big Band Gala is March 24!
Please join us for the 30th annual Roosevelt Jazz Big Band Gala on March 24, 2018 at The Brockey Center, South Seattle College. Get your tickets here. It will be a fun-filled evening of music, food, and the chance to bid on fabulous auction items. Buy some raffle tickets and get a chance to take home your choice of several fun gift baskets!
See you there on March 24!!
Vocal Jazz Outreach Concert on January 24
We hope you can join us on Wednesday night, January 24th for a Vocal Jazz Outreach Concert from 7-9pm in Roosevelt’s Performing Arts Theatre. We look forward to hearing from the vocal music programs at Bryant, John Stanford, and View Ridge Elementary schools, Hazel Wolf K-8, and JAMS and Eckstein Middle Schools, and of course, our own, Roosevelt Vocal Jazz Ensemble directed by Dr. Jean-Marie Kent. There will be a bake sale and RHS Jazz t-shirts/sweatshirts will be available. This is a FREE event (donations are always welcome and so appreciated)!
Hot Java Cool Jazz 2018
On Friday, March 30th, Roosevelt’s Jazz Band I will perform at Hot Java Cool Jazz. Purchase your tickets now from Roosevelt Jazz Boosters. This annual event, sponsored by Starbucks, is a terrific opportunity to see the top Seattle-area high school jazz bands perform. It’s also a huge fundraiser for our program, thanks to Starbucks’ generous donation of all proceeds from ticket sales to the five selected schools. We hope to see you there!
The show takes place downtown at the Paramount Theater; doors will open at 6pm for this 7pm show.