In July, JOI Executive Director Donny Thompson was invited to 94.1 "The Point" along with sister stations, Spotify, and other properties...

The nation's largest Regional Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival is returning to Las Vegas, Nevada January 28-29, 2022...

This semester, The Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra got to meet and work with some of the greatest jazz musicians alive today: Victor...

The LVYJO has had a wonderful program this year. In its first months of the Spring semester, JOI’s Artistic Director Kenny Rampton...

Jazz Outreach Initiative celebrates International Jazz Day on April 30! Jazz Outreach Initiative is honoring the late Sammy Nestico who...

Jazz Outreach Initiative along with Carl and Nick Soranno and their families are pleased and honored to present our 2nd Richard Salvatore...

JOI Co-Founder, President and Artistic Director, Kenny Rampton was interviewed on Sunday February 21, 2021 for Lotus Broadcasting's radio...

Jazz Outreach Initiative begins its second semester of Jazz Language classes for students on January 30, 2021. These highly interactive...

Happy New Year to all of our supporters! We have some truly exciting things planned for 2021 and you'll have a front seat to all of it...

Happy New Year to all of our supporters! We have some truly exciting things planned for 2021 and you'll have a front seat to all of it...

Happy New Year to all of our supporters! We have some truly exciting things planned for 2021 and you'll have a front seat to all of it...

Seasons Greetings from Jazz Outreach Initiative! We had an outstanding semester with the Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra! We have more...

The holiday season is upon us and that means it’s time for Big Band Holidays! Join us for a virtual, family-friendly concert featuring...

As we come close to wrapping up 2020, I thought it would be timely to reach out to everyone here on Thanksgiving to express to you the...

Jazz Outreach Initiative is honored to announce a college jazz scholarship opportunity open now for applications. Through the generosity...

Jazz Outreach Initiative is pleased to announce our third in a series of announcements spotlighting the growth from a working board to a...

Jazz Outreach Initiative is pleased to announce our second in a series of announcements spotlighting the growth from a working board to a...

We are pleased to announce the first in our series spotlighting our growth from a working board to a governing board with our new Vice...

Richard Salvatore Soranno, age 18, was a gifted musician who attended the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, performing as a jazz pianist in...

When it became clear that schools were going to be closing and that the newly formed Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra was going to have to...