[Dhsbb-jazz] Fw: Capital Jazz Project - DHS Jazz Band Concert; Reno Jazz Festival

[J. Hamaguchi]

      Dear Jazz Band Parents,

      There are two upcoming Jazz Band events where your help is needed:  the Capital Jazz Band concert with our Jazz Band at 7:00 PM on Sunday, March 29 and the Reno Jazz Festival April 24 - 25.

      Capital Jazz Project:

      The combined concert with our DHS Jazz Band on March 29 will be the fourth year the Capital Jazz Project (CJP) has performed at the Brunelle Theater/IPAB.  The CJP is a group of local jazz professionals and educators committed to enhancing jazz performance and education in the Sacramento region (http://www.capitaljazzproject.com/).

      This year the CJP will again be featuring DHS students as soloists, they will play with our band and they will conduct an evening clinic with the Jazz Band in preparation for Reno.

      The CJP - Jazz Band concert is not part of our regularly scheduled DHS Bands series, therefore it is up to us to ensure this educational event for our students is as successful as possible.

      Please respond if you can volunteer with any of the following:

      1.  Ticket Sales:  will be at the door only.  Prices are reduced from last year to $12 adult, $8 student/senior, and $5 for children (Junior High and younger).

      2.  Publicity:  we need to promote this concert as much as possible.  This is a terrific concert for adults and a great way for younger students to learn about jazz and the DHS jazz program.  We'd like to see a full auditorium so that this becomes a financially sustainable and ongoing educational and performance experience for our students.  

      The following publicity assistance is needed:

        a.  Davis Enterprise:  one or more articles 
        b.  Junior High listserves and music programs
        c.  DHS newsletter, other outlets
        d.  Poster distribution around Davis and Woodland (students can be recruited)
        e.  Woodland: High Schools and Community College
        f.  Your workplace: a copy of the poster is attached...please post!
        g.  Other?? (suggestions welcome)

      We are not planning on DVD sales, nor are we currently planning on selling water or baked goods.

      Reno Jazz Festival:

      Volunteers are needed for the Reno Jazz Festival (April 24 - 25) for the following positions:

      1.  Carpool coordinator: travel will be by private automobile.  Given the distance, carpools must be arranged well in advance.

      2.  Chaperone coordinator:  this is a chaperoned trip, especially given that we are staying at a casino hotel.

      3.  Breakfast coordinator:  on the last Reno trip, several parents organized a bagel/juice breakfast in one of the adult hotel rooms.  This was a good way to start the day, as it was fast and meant students had one less meal to buy in the casino.  We will need breakfast on Saturday, April 25.

      Please help make these great events happen for our students and volunteer for one or several of the tasks described above.  Respond to Mike Choy or Peter Matlock:

      Mike Choy:  cjchoy at sbcglobal.net
      Peter Matlock:  matlockpeter at yahoo.com

      Thank you for your assistance,
      Peter & Mike
     
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