JAZZ DAY AZ FOUNDATION CROSSING THE BORDER USING JAZZ

Who We Are: International Jazz Day AZ  Foundation (Crossing Borders) is an Arizona base Nonprofit Foundation dedicated to Uniting the State of Arizona around UNESCO /Herbie Hancock International Jazz Day Celebration. We are dedicated to the education of students of all ages and cultures. Through performance and interaction, we introduce our audience to musical genres…

COBRE DEL MAYO GIVES BACK TO ALAMOS RESIDENCE

Cobre Del Mayo sponsored the 2nd Alamos *Alamos’ 2nd Annual International Jazz Fest’s Success Attributed to the Support From Cobre De Mayo* *BY Doc Jones* UNESCOs International Jazz Day Jazz Fest has been around now for seven years and in the past three years in Sonora Mexico.  The annual festivals will continue. The Alamos International…

INT’L JAZZ DAY AZ FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEETS WITH FORMER SONORA GOVERNOR-ELECT CLAUDIA PAVLOVICH

INT’L JAZZ DAY AZ FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEETS WITH FORMER SONORA GOVERNOR-ELECT CLAUDIA PAVLOVICH

Hermosillo,Mexico – International Jazz Day AZ Foundation Executive Director Doc Jones met with the former governor of Sonora, Claudia Pavlovich, to discuss their visions and goals for Alamos first International Jazz Day festival April 7,8,9th.  They talked about the work Doc Jones has done in Alamos and Rocky Point Mexico and the festival he’s planning for…

Rocky Point people – Puerto Penasco Armando Noriega Jazz Icon

Rocky Point people – Armando Noriega Local Jazz great Armando ‘Kennedy’ Noriega performs new works at the 2015 International Cervantino Festival in Puerto Penasco. This month we saw a return of the International Cervantino Festival to Rocky Point. This was the only event in Northern Mexico that was a an extension of the Cervantino Festival,…

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY 2016 WORLDWIDE CELEBRATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2016 INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY 2016 WORLDWIDE CELEBRATION CULMINATES WITH TELEVISED ALL-STAR GLOBAL CONCERT HOSTED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MICHELLE OBAMA Thousands of International Jazz Day 2016 Performances and Education Programs Paying Tribute to Jazz Are Presented in Global Host City Washington, D.C. and 195 Countries on All 7 Continents Paris…

DOC & NAYO JONES BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE

NAYO JONES BRINGS THE FLAVOR OF NEW ORLEANS TO PUERTO PEÑASCO ( ROCKY POINT) MEXICO FOR HER FATHER’S DOC JONES FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY FESTIVAL CELEBRATION ON APRIL 22 & 23. There was a brief moment when the festival goes in Puerto Peñasco Mexico thought they were at the New Orleans Jazz Fest when…

UNESCO SHOWS SUPPORT FOR DOC JONES

December 16, 2015 Dear Sir or Madam: On April 30, 2016, the world will celebrate International Jazz Day in recognition of jazz as a force for peace, intercultural dialogue and cooperation. In 2013, 2014, and 2015, organizers from over 190 countries produced a record number of events. This makes Jazz Day one of the fastest…

Jazz Clubs in Mexico

Mexico BAHIA DE BANDERAS Encore Restaurant and Lounge. Avenida del Pacifico #15, Bucerias Centro, Banderas Bay, Riviera Nayarit. Tel: (52)-329-298-0250 [Live jazz at Encore is a new concept in Bucerias’ live music scene and maybe the whole of Banderas Bay. Encore singer/owner Armi Grano has shown her versatility by working with different musical configurations at…

Mariachi Month – A Rationale for Mariachi Music Education

By Valerie Johnson 4/13/2011 11:46:00 AM Selected from Mariachi Mastery – Score (Edition 112F) by Jeff Nevin & Noé Sánchez Mariachi is no longer just a “folk” music: its rich history and diverse repertoire of songs help establish it as a legitimate art form worthy of formal study. Until now, no systematic and comprehensive approach…