Designed for grades 4-6, All That Jazz is a curriculum-based program featuring standard jazz repertoire to create an environment where everyone can listen, learn and play.

Listen

Come join the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, led by trombonist Jim Masters, in a live performance of standard jazz repertoire at the historic Lincoln Theatre located in downtown Columbus. All That Jazz offers youngsters from all backgrounds the opportunity to hear the powerful sound of America’s big bands.

Learn

Students discover jazz, its origin and development throughout American history, through a curriculum developed by central Ohio’s premier children’s jazz educator, Becky Ogden. Each student receives his/her own book to prepare them for the performance.

Lessons include: Improvisation, Big Band Instruments, 12-Bar Blues, Jazz Time Line, Jazz Vocabulary, Jazz Geography, 32-Bar Song Form, Musicians Biographies and much more.

Play

While participating in the concert, students will use their knowledge from the materials to interact and sing along with the CJO during the performance. During this interactive Columbus Jazz Orchestra concert, students will demonstrate their knowledge of a 12-bar blues, sing “Route 66” and experience the excitement of the band.

Tickets are $5 per person. Price includes an All That Jazz study guide for each student and “Teacher Notes” accompanied by a companion CD for educators to prepare students for the CJO performance.

All That Jazz is partially sponsored by Cardinal Health.

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Dates for the Diocese, all suburban, private, charter and home schools are yet to be determined for the 2011-12 school year.

Columbus City Schools (all 4th grades) 2011-12 Dates:

• November 7, 2011, 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
• November 8, 2011, 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
• November 9, 2011, 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
• November 21, 2011, 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
• November 22, 2011, 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.