SMF Jazz Academy Fall Concert

201 Montgomery Street,Savannah GA 31401

10 December, 2021

Description

Join SMF Jazz Academy for its first in-person concert! Featuring five jazz combos and two melodica ensembles, students in Savannah’s only free after-school jazz program will present a program featuring a diverse selection of music from the jazz tradition. Repertoire will include traditional New Orleans tunes and the music of early jazz composers such as Lovie Austin and Fats Waller, as well as songs from mid-century jazz giants like John Coltrane and Mary Lou Williams. Students have spent the fall in weekly rehearsals and lessons learning about jazz history, style and performance, as well as honing their individual instrumental skills. Free and open to the public, the SMF Jazz Academy Fall Concert will serve as a celebration of the students as they begin their journey into this amazing music. *Please note that tickets and pre-registration are NOT required to attend the concert.* ABOUT SMF JAZZ ACADEMY: SMF Jazz Academy is an after-school jazz program by Savannah Music Festival that advances social justice through jazz education. The aim of the program is to empower the whole student by instilling life-long skills of academic, social, and musical achievement. SMF Jazz Academy is an assets-based program that serves Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) students in grades 5 through 12 and is open to ALL music levels. A leading nonprofit performing arts organization, Savannah Music Festival (SMF) is dedicated to presenting world-class celebrations of the musical arts by creating timeless and adventurous productions that stimulate arts education, foster economic growth and unite artists and audiences in Savannah. In addition to year-round music education and broadcast initiatives, SMF has produced one of the most distinctive multi-genre music festivals in the world for more than three decades. Hailed by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution as “one of the gleaming musical treasures of the Southeast” and by the Toronto Star as “one of North America’s most distinctive musical events,” the Savannah Music Festival has featured more than 2,000 artists over the past three decades. For more information, visit savannahmusicfestival.org.