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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
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Tickets Available Now for 5th Annual Las Vegas Regional Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival and Final Concert
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
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Las Vegas Regional Essentially Ellington and Band Director Academy Registrations Now Open!
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
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Tickets on Sale for Essentially Ellington Regional Jazz Festival Concert
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
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Friends of UNLV Jazz Renews Gold Corporate Sponsorship for Jazz Outreach Initiative
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
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Fred & Gladys Katen Family Trust Becomes Major Sponsor of Vegas Regional Essentially Ellington
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
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2019 Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival
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
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Essentially Ellington Jazz Fest on WHATS COOL AT SCHOOL
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
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Essentially Ellington with Kenny Rampton Dave Loeb Patrick Hogan and Nate
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
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