EDUCATION / OUTREACH
YOUNG PEOPLES CONCERTS
Jazz Houston Presents: “Who is Leonard Bernstein”
Young People’s interactive jazz concert featuring the Jazz Houston Orchestra with co-musical directors, Vincent Gardner and richard derosa.
Kerr High School, Houston, TX, September 27, 2023
Jazz Houston Presents: “Who is Dizzy Gillespie”
Young People’s interactive jazz concert featuring the Jazz Houston Orchestra with Special guest Jon Faddis.
MacArthur High School, Houston, TX, October 4, 2019
Jazz Houston Presents: “What Is Swinging”?
Young People’s Interactive Jazz Concert featuring the Jazz Houston Orchestra with special guest wynton Marsalis, Jazz Houston’s Artistic director Vincent Gardner, and guest artist belinda munro
Barbara Bush Literacy Plaza, Houston, TX, May 25, 2018
Jazz Houston Presents "Who Is Ella Fitzgerald?"
Young People's Jazz Concert featuring the Jazz Houston Orchestra
With artistic Director Vincent Gardner and guest artist belinda Munro
Westbury High School, Houston, TX March 23, 2018
Jazz requires participation, it is the art of DOING! Here is an excerpt from Jazz Houston's "Who Is Ella Fitzgerald" education concert at Westbury High School (Houston). It features two of our young scat singers, taking a turn scatting part of Illinois Jacquet's solo on "Flying Home" which Ella recorded in 1945!
Here is an excerpt from our "Who Is Ella Fitzgerald" education concert at Westbury High School (Houston), from the beginning of the show where Ella teaches us "Just don't ever give up trying to do what you really want to do!"