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Performances
Let's Make a Difference!
Jazz Outreach Initiative builds programming to increase opportunities for young people to play in public. While education is foundational to building musical talent, performances build confidence, depth, and strength for young musicians.
Jazz Vegas Orchestra
The Jazz Vegas Orchestra (formerly JOI Jazz Orchestra) is a professional big band comprised of some of the area's top jazz musicians. The Jazz Vegas Orchestra presents nearly 30 high quality public performances for the public each year as a way to both add to a vibrant jazz culture and community in Southern Nevada, as well as to support its many educational and outreach programs, masterclasses and clinics, and more.
Upcoming Jazz Vegas Orchestra and Other Events
- Multiple Dates
- Feb 14, 2025, 8:00 AM PST – Feb 15, 2025, 9:30 PM PSTArtemus W, Ham Concert Hall - UNLV, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USALicensed by Jazz at Lincoln Center, this festival and concert is the most prestigious of the more than 2 dozen regional Essentially Ellington festivals in the nation!
- Feb 16, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM PSTLas Vegas, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USABand Director Academy 2025 (BDA) is a single-day professional development workshop for band directors. This year's educators include Sherrie Maricle, Victor Goines, Helen Sung, Scott Brown and Kenny Rampton. This festival is licensed by J@LC. Provides 1/2 credit in Nevada.
- Oct 09, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM PDTMyron's at The Smith Center, 361 W Symphony Park Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89106, USAJazz Outreach Initiative’s "Jazz Vegas Orchestra is honored to welcome vocalists Michelle Johnson, Naomi Mauro, and special surprise guest artists to celebrate Las Vegas’s own “Number One Son” with original music curated from the Joe Williams Library!
- Sep 08, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PMCollege of Southern Nevada - Band Room, 3200 E Cheyenne Ave, North Las Vegas, NV 89030, USAHigh school instrumentalists! Come join us for the Fall 2024 Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra Auditions! There are TWO audition dates at different locations, this is the second one. (Walk-in Auditions will be accepted after the first hour of each audition)
- Sep 04, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMCommunity Lutheran Church ANNEX Building, 3690 E Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89121, USAHigh school instrumentalists! Come join us for the Fall 2024 Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra Auditions! There are TWO audition dates at different locations, this is the first one. (Walk-in Auditions will be accepted after the first hour of each audition)
- Jul 31, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PDTCommunity Lutheran Center Annex, 3690 E Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89121, USA"Jammin' with JOI" provides students with fun, relaxed, and FREE supportive summer jazz program. REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO STUDENT MUSICIANS ALL SKILL LEVELS.
- May 29, 2024, 5:30 PM PDT – Jul 31, 2024, 7:00 PM PDTCommunity Lutheran Center Annex, 3690 E Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89121, USA"Jammin' with JOI" provides students with fun, relaxed, and FREE supportive summer jazz program. REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO STUDENT MUSICIANS ALL SKILL LEVELS.
- May 19, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDTRecital Hall - Music Dept - CSN Cheyenne, 3200 E Cheyenne Ave, North Las Vegas, NV 89030, USABe inspired by this outstanding group of next generation jazz musicians as they perform professional grade music including features from the Henry Mancini catalog! This is the future of Jazz!
- May 15, 2024, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PMLas Vegas, 3rd floor of Neonopolis, 450 Fremont St SUITE #380, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USAJoin Forgotten Song Foundation and JOI Jazz Orchestra for a Jubilee Celebration including film screening of "Midnight Muse, Milestones in Music," Catered Reception, Cocktail Party, and JOI Jazz Orchestra concert!
Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra
Bringing together student musicians of all demographics and from as many schools as possible creating a community of musicians for the next generation. Directed by our Vice President and Director of Programming, Gary Cordell, the big band consists of students from high school seniors to as young as 11 years old. Collaboration is often the key to rapid yet pragmatic growth and we found that partnership in the Las Vegas Youth Orchestras organization.
Upcoming Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra Events
- Multiple Dates
- Feb 14, 2025, 8:00 AM PST – Feb 15, 2025, 9:30 PM PSTArtemus W, Ham Concert Hall - UNLV, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USALicensed by Jazz at Lincoln Center, this festival and concert is the most prestigious of the more than 2 dozen regional Essentially Ellington festivals in the nation!
- Feb 16, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM PSTLas Vegas, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USABand Director Academy 2025 (BDA) is a single-day professional development workshop for band directors. This year's educators include Sherrie Maricle, Victor Goines, Helen Sung, Scott Brown and Kenny Rampton. This festival is licensed by J@LC. Provides 1/2 credit in Nevada.
- Oct 09, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM PDTMyron's at The Smith Center, 361 W Symphony Park Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89106, USAJazz Outreach Initiative’s "Jazz Vegas Orchestra is honored to welcome vocalists Michelle Johnson, Naomi Mauro, and special surprise guest artists to celebrate Las Vegas’s own “Number One Son” with original music curated from the Joe Williams Library!
- Sep 08, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PMCollege of Southern Nevada - Band Room, 3200 E Cheyenne Ave, North Las Vegas, NV 89030, USAHigh school instrumentalists! Come join us for the Fall 2024 Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra Auditions! There are TWO audition dates at different locations, this is the second one. (Walk-in Auditions will be accepted after the first hour of each audition)
- Sep 04, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMCommunity Lutheran Church ANNEX Building, 3690 E Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89121, USAHigh school instrumentalists! Come join us for the Fall 2024 Las Vegas Youth Jazz Orchestra Auditions! There are TWO audition dates at different locations, this is the first one. (Walk-in Auditions will be accepted after the first hour of each audition)
- Jul 31, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PDTCommunity Lutheran Center Annex, 3690 E Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89121, USA"Jammin' with JOI" provides students with fun, relaxed, and FREE supportive summer jazz program. REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO STUDENT MUSICIANS ALL SKILL LEVELS.
- May 29, 2024, 5:30 PM PDT – Jul 31, 2024, 7:00 PM PDTCommunity Lutheran Center Annex, 3690 E Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89121, USA"Jammin' with JOI" provides students with fun, relaxed, and FREE supportive summer jazz program. REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO STUDENT MUSICIANS ALL SKILL LEVELS.
- May 19, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDTRecital Hall - Music Dept - CSN Cheyenne, 3200 E Cheyenne Ave, North Las Vegas, NV 89030, USABe inspired by this outstanding group of next generation jazz musicians as they perform professional grade music including features from the Henry Mancini catalog! This is the future of Jazz!
- May 15, 2024, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PMLas Vegas, 3rd floor of Neonopolis, 450 Fremont St SUITE #380, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USAJoin Forgotten Song Foundation and JOI Jazz Orchestra for a Jubilee Celebration including film screening of "Midnight Muse, Milestones in Music," Catered Reception, Cocktail Party, and JOI Jazz Orchestra concert!
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