While the physical doors to JAZZ HOUSE KiDS may be closed for now, our doors have been swinging open online every day of the week. Please make a gift to help the JAZZ HOUSE rebuild its foundation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure we can continue PLAYING THROUGH THE CHANGES.
Log on, listen and learn! Join our weekly Listening Parties hosted by Christian McBride and Melissa Walker and Masterclasses with great guest artists including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Helen Sung, Marcus Printup, Alvester Garnett, Cecile McLorin Salvant …
JOiN US for JAZZ HOUSE KiDS’ Hang @ Home Friday Night Listening Party for a round table of talented musicians and experts in the jazz world.
Every Sunday, we will rebroadcast on our Live Stream page one of our Hang @ Home Listening Parties.
With a rotating focus, each week we present a notable artist and educator taking our students into their musical world. Space is limited as we will have participants from around the globe for these one-of-a-kind, virtual, interactive jazz masterclasses.
Enroll today! Our virtual classrooms are open for learning.
Write your first tune! Produce! Get your repertoire together! Each workshop session is designed to give students a jump in their musicianship on and off the bandstand.
Each day comprises of an in-depth musical focus giving students a deep dive into the technical aspects of their instrument, a chance to sharpen their improvisational tools, develop as a composer, and participate in a virtual big band.
TAKE YOUR MUSICIANSHIP TO THE NEXT LEVEL! JAZZ HOUSE KiDS will offer four exciting new online weekly classes for adult musicians.
JAZZ HOUSE KiDS mentors, educates, and inspires all of its students to be their best selves, not only in the realm of music, but in life in general. In effort to preserve this positivity, we have transitioned all of our JAZZ HOUSE classes to online classes.
Open the video vault for an in-depth look at everything we do @ JAZZ HOUSE KiDS.
Take a listen to the talented JAZZ HOUSE KiDS Ambassadors’ rendition of Chick Corea’s “Bud Powell.”
SUPPORT
Through our Give An Instrument, Build a Musician Fund, we place instruments in the hands of kids sitting on the sidelines and enable them to join their school bands. In fact, we provide more than $50,000 in instruments to students annually, as well as master classes to further boost their abilities and interest.
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FROM THE [home desk] OF OUR PRESiDENT & FOUNDER Dear friends and families, Welcome to this week’s On the Sunny Side of the Street Vol. 9!
Our JAZZ HOUSE music studio in Montclair serves a diverse group of students ages 8 to 18, from 45 communities across New Jersey.
Our programs in underserved communities help bridge the gap in music education and place students on a level playing field.
We know that music creates bonds and builds communities. That’s why everything we do is suffused with jazz.
Meet the accomplished musicians who lead ensembles, classes and big bands at JAZZ HOUSE KiDS.
Meet the tremendous band of professionals who keep the Jazz House humming each and every day.
Meet the dedicated and innovative leadership behind the doors of JAZZ HOUSE KiDS
