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...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
- Nov 18, 2022
- 1 min
JOI Jazz Orchestra with Clint Holmes - 2nd Annual Duke Ellington's "Nutcracker Suite" and More!
THURSDAY DECEMBER 22, 2022 6:00pm STARBRIGHT THEATER SUN CITY SUMMERLIN Tickets are selling fast for this new holiday tradition, a...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
- Sep 3, 2022
- 1 min
Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra Advanced Combo Invited to Perform at Jazz Republic Music Festival
Jazz Outreach Initiative is proud to announce it's Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra Advanced Combo has been invited to perform at this...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
- Jul 16, 2022
- 1 min
Jazz Outreach Initiative Receives Grant from Nevada Arts Council & National Endowment for the Arts
Jazz Outreach Initiative is proud to announce it award of $5,000 from the Nevada Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. The...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
JOI Celebrates Juneteenth with "Miles, Mingus, & Monk" Feat. Clint Holmes at West Las Vegas Library
Friday June 17,2022, Las Vegas, NV Jazz Outreach Initiative partnered with China Hudson at the West Las Vegas Library Theater to produce...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
- Jun 5, 2022
- 1 min
"Jammin' With JOI" Provides Students with Fun, Relaxed, and Supportive Free Summer Program
Jazz Outreach Initiative launched its newest offering, "Jammin' With JOI" on Wednesday June 1, 2022. Students from middle through high...
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Alireza Farahi
- Aug 6, 2019
- 3 min
JOI Hosts First “Jazz Awareness Soiree”
Jazz Outreach Initiative hosted its first “Jazz Awareness Soiree” at the home of Executive Director Donny Thompson on August 5, 2019. The
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Alireza Farahi
- Jul 12, 2019
- 4 min
ASK THE ARTIST - WYNTON MARSALIS
In this column, JOI will be asking YOUR questions to well-known jazz artists.
The first artist featured here is American virtuoso trumpeter
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Alireza Farahi
- Jul 9, 2019
- 3 min
JOI's First Newsletter - A Note from Kenny Rampton
I’m so excited about the launch of our new newsletter, JOIful Notes! As I sit here thinking about what to write for our very 1st edition, I
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
- Jun 27, 2019
- 2 min
Sarah Milligan Story
Sarah Milligan decided to do an experiment preparing for Jazz Girls Texas. The results may surprise you.
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Alireza Farahi
- May 24, 2019
- 2 min
Jazz for Young People Concert Series
In collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center (J@LC), The Jazz Outreach Initiative (JOI) recently launched its Jazz for Young People Concert
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Alireza Farahi
- May 16, 2019
- 1 min
Vegas JAMZ
Vegas Jamz is a free event, sponsored by Jazz Outreach Initiative in collaboration with Positively Arts, AFM, and Green Valley High School.
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Alireza Farahi
- May 14, 2019
- 2 min
Buzzin' in Brass!
“Buzzin’ In Brass!” - The sounds of a trumpet, trombone, french horn, and tuba unite to give life to arrangements of the only true American
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Alireza Farahi
- May 8, 2019
- 1 min
Ed W. Clark High School Jazz for Young People
The Jazz Outreach Initiative (JOI) continued its Jazz for Young People Concert Series at Ed W. Clark High School. Ed W. Clark High School o
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
- Mar 22, 2019
- 2 min
JAZZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
The Jazz Outreach Initiative (JOI) recently launched its Jazz for Young People Concert Series at Green Valley High School. The hour-long...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
- Feb 13, 2019
- 6 min
Kenny Rampton and JOI
Jazz Outreach Initiative (JOI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to jazz education. It was founded by Kenny Rampton, an award-winning...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
- Jan 3, 2019
- 2 min
Paradise Blue Suite
In 2015, I was hired to write the music for a new play called PARADISE BLUE. The award-winning playwright, Dominique Morisseau (often...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
- Oct 12, 2017
- 1 min
Las Vegas Weekly and Kenny Rampton
"Since moving to New York City, jazz musician Kenny Rampton hasn’t been able to perform in his native Las Vegas very often. But he’s made...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
- May 2, 2017
- 5 min
The Art will Take Care of You
Growing up in Las Vegas, I had a uniquely great music education largely because of my Dad, Roger Rampton. He spent his career as a...
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Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
- Feb 8, 2017
- 1 min
Celebrating Black History Month with the UNLV Jazz Ensemble I
I performed with the UNLV Jazz Ensemble I in February, 2017 to celebrate Black History Month. We decided to do several Duke Ellington...
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