The National Jazz Festival for High School Students
Is Launching In Philadelphia – WRTI Interview
WRTI’s Susan Lewis talks with Joe Bongiovi, founder and executive director of the National Jazz Festival about why jazz is so important for young people. Young jazz musicians from 11 states and Puerto Rico are coming to Philadelphia for the 2020 festival on February 15th, which features 63 ensembles of high school-age musicians in different categories.
Smooth Grooves from student bands at the first National Jazz Festival in Philly
KYW News Radio reports from the National Jazz Festival at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on February 15, 2020. Read the full article here….
Making History in Philadelphia February 15, 2020
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Welcome Event hosted by UArts Philadephia Jim Shaffer of Medford Memorial Middle School Award Ceremony