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Jazz Outreach Initiative's Year in Review '24... Plus a Christmas Song from the Jazz Vegas Orchestra!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM JOI! Happy Holidays to all of our wonderful supporters! As we look ahead to a very exciting continuation in 2025 of...

Donny Thompson, Exec. Dir.

Dec 24, 20248 min read

Time & Location Feb 17, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM PST Artemus W, Ham Concert Hall - UNLV, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA...

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Jan 17, 20242 min read

Band and Band Director Registrations Now Open for the 2024 Las Vegas Regional Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival and...

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Jul 3, 20232 min read

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2023 - 7PM - ARTEMUS W. HAM CONCERT HALL - UNLV Jazz Outreach Initiative and UNLV School of Music, Division of Jazz...

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Jan 22, 20232 min read

Robert & Shirley Kramer Continue Their Long Tradition of Supporting Top Arts Organizations Across the West Jazz Outreach Initiative is...

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Jan 18, 20232 min read

Corporate Sponsors Still Needed for Nation's Largest Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival In Las Vegas Licensed...

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Jan 11, 20232 min read

On January 31-February 1, Jazz Outreach Initiative, in co-sponsorship with Jazz at Lincoln Center and UNLV School of Music, presented the...

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Feb 13, 20192 min read

Essentially Ellington, Kenny and JOI are featured on Channel 8 Now "What's New at School".

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Jan 26, 20181 min read

Essentially Ellington with Kenny Rampton Dave Loeb Patrick Hogan and Nate are featured on 8NewsNow .

Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA

Jan 3, 20181 min read