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    Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
    • May 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    From Donny's Desk - Reflections on Covid-19 and the Healing Power of Music

    “Music is very spiritual. It has the power to bring people together.” – Edgar Winter Friends of JOI, as I write this newsletter to...
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    RAVE REVIEWS FOR THE CHARLEY DAVIS TRUMPET CLINIC
    Elizabeth Bridge
    • Sep 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    RAVE REVIEWS FOR THE CHARLEY DAVIS TRUMPET CLINIC

    Saturday, August 24, 2019, JOI sponsored and hosted legendary trumpeter, Charley Davis in Doc Rando Recital Hall on the campus of UNLV Schoo
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    KENNY RAMPTON TO SOLO WITH LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC
    ramptones
    • Aug 30, 2019
    • 1 min

    KENNY RAMPTON TO SOLO WITH LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC

    I am so excited about being a guest composer/performer on this concert (see the link below) in Las Vegas on October 12th!!! I’ll be performi
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    JOI Hosts First “Jazz Awareness Soiree”
    Elizabeth Bridge
    • 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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    ASK THE ARTIST - WYNTON MARSALIS
    gcordell5
    • 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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    JOI and AFM
    gcordell5
    • Jul 12, 2019
    • 2 min

    JOI and AFM

    Las Vegas Live, presented on June 22, 2019, Jazz Outreach Initiative (JOI) was pleased to partner with the American Federation of Musicians
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    JOI's First Newsletter - A Note from Kenny Rampton
    ramptones
    • 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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    Sarah Milligan Story
    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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    Jazz for Young People Concert Series
    Elizabeth Bridge
    • 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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    Vegas JAMZ
    Elizabeth Bridge
    • 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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    Buzzin' in Brass!
    Elizabeth Bridge
    • 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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    Ed W. Clark High School Jazz for Young People
    Elizabeth Bridge
    • 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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    Michael Dease Trombone Clinic
    Elizabeth Bridge
    • May 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    Michael Dease Trombone Clinic

    Co-Sponsored by JOI, world renowned jazz trombonist and educator, Michael Dease, gave a free Master Class to Clark County School District mu
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    JAZZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
    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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    2019 Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival
    Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
    • Feb 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    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...
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    ARTURO SANDOVAL MASTERCLASS
    Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
    • Feb 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    ARTURO SANDOVAL MASTERCLASS

    The Arturo Sandoval Masterclass was held at the Nevada School for the Arts August 25, 2018. Students and adults from the area...
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    Kenny Rampton and JOI
    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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    Paradise Blue Suite
    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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    Essentially Ellington Jazz Fest on WHATS COOL AT SCHOOL
    Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
    • Jan 26, 2018
    • 1 min

    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".
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    Essentially Ellington with Kenny Rampton Dave Loeb Patrick Hogan and Nate
    Donny Thompson, M.S., NPA
    • Jan 3, 2018
    • 1 min

    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 .
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