2020 Hank Marr High School Jazz Award Winner
JAZZ ARTS GROUP ANNOUNCES WINNER OF 2020 HANK MARR HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ AWARD Simon Metzger is announced as the 2020 Hank Marr High School Jazz Award recipient; Columbus, OH –The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) has announced its winner of the 2020 Hank Marr High School Jazz Award – 17 year-old drummer Simon Metzger. The award demonstrates excellence
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Written by Education and Outreach Coordinator, Alexa Brennan The directors and staff on our Youth Jazz team love having a reason to celebrate. And as students in the Columbus Youth Jazz program grow into talented young adults, there are plenty of opportunities. When students turn into budding musicians, start lifelong friendships, develop a love of jazz, and cultivate
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By Rachel Azbell, Jazz Academy Coordinator For the past 8 Sundays, 32 students have gathered in the Jazz Academy as part of our Columbus Youth Jazz Lab program. The Lab was created in the Fall of 2014 as a tuition-free component of the CYJ program for 7-12 grade instrumentalists at all experience levels. Unlike a more traditional big band
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