Jazz Links Youth Ensemble Performance
April 6, 2013 | Noon
Chicago Cultural Center | 78 East Washington
Join us on April 6, 2013 for our premiere performance at the Chicago Cultural Center. This performance is free and open to the public.
About the Program 
 
Click HERE for 2012-13 application materials.
 
The Jazz Institute of Chicago, in partnership with Columbia College is proud to announce a new effort to provide young jazz students an important opportunity to improve their skills and expand their performance and learning experiences.
 
The Jazz Links Youth Ensemble (JLYE) seeks talented jazz students in Chicago in grades 5-9 who have been playing for at least 2 years, are enthusiastic about playing jazz and have reached a certain level of proficiency on their instrument.
 
Auditions for the inaugural year of this free program will be held on December 1, 8, and 15, 2012 from 12:30 - 3:30 PM at the Columbia College Music Center located at 1014 S. Michigan Avenue. The room will be posted.
 
Conductors Mark Coulter, Madeleine Mollinedo and Carlos Ayento, have over 30 years of combined experience teaching in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and over 15 years as conductors for the CPS All City Elementary School Band, provide leadership and instruction for the ensemble. Rehearsals will take place on Saturdays at Columbia College Chicago from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. beginning in January 2013. Performance opportunities will be included in the program's schedule.
 
The Jazz Institute and its partner, Columbia College Chicago believes that the Jazz Links Elementary Ensemble will provide important early exposure and incentive for young students to continue music studies.