Huge Showcase And Final Performance Of Jazz Standards Accomplishments To Be Held At The Kimmel Center's Merriam Theater

The Showcase of Jazz Standards Accomplishments, sponsored by Founder and President of American Theater Arts for Youth, Inc. and American Family Theater, Laurie Wagman, is a large culminating event to honor the accomplishments of students who have completed Jazz Standards, the Kimmel Center's FREE in-school residency jazz education program. The final performance will feature a full house with members of Orrin Evan's Captain Black Big Band; associates from JazzReach; teaching artists - Michele Lordi, Lee Mo, Marianne Sollivan; and students from Esperanza Academy Charter School, Martha Washington School, and Rhodes Elementary.

Jazz Standards is the Kimmel Center's FREE in-school residency jazz education program, that teaches students in grades 4-8 about jazz through music, dance, performance, and academic lessons. The program currently works in six classrooms in three partnering schools where students receive quality instruction from jazz professionals once a week for the entire school year. The program teaches students the basics of musicianship while encouraging a love for the uniquely American musical genre.

In an effort to cultivate the next generation of theater-goers and arts lovers, the Kimmel Center continues to expand its robust set of education offerings for families, students, teachers, and aspiring artists. With ten full education programs, the Kimmel Center reaches students of all ages and skill levels, stimulating students' artistic expression and thought through multidisciplinary experiences. Whether toddlers or teenagers, musical mavericks or the newest newbies-the programs educate, engage, and inspire the next generation!

Kimmel Center Education offerings include: FREE performing arts classes for grades 5-12; Jazz Camp of Philadelphia, allowing young jazz talents to gain invaluable experience with technique, repertoire, and live performance; the Business of Making Music, a panelist series focused on engaging professionally-oriented students and graduates interested in pursuing a career in the music business; Student matinees offer opportunities to attend shows supplemented by curriculum materials; Creative Music Program for Jazz is a FREE school-year program allowing students to learn through master classes, rehearsals and performances; ShowStoppers is a FREE after-school musical theater program with instruction in theater art, vocal, and dance technique taught by professionally-acclaimed teaching artists; Broadway Dreams Foundation Summer Intensive features personal instruction from Broadway performers and industry professionals on acting, vocal technique, song selection, dance, business, and more; New this season are two new music technology courses for aspiring digital music professionals, as well as a three-year Jazz Standards curriculum featuring a comprehensive exploration of jazz by students and professionals.

All of these programs contribute to the Kimmel Center's mission to transform lives daily through the arts!

Located in the heart of Center City, Philadelphia, The Kimmel Center's mission is to operate a world-class performing arts center that engages and serves a broad audience through diverse programming, arts education, and community outreach. The Kimmel Center campus is comprised of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (Verizon Hall, Perelman Theater, SEI Innovation Studio, and the Merck Arts Education Center), the Academy of Music (owned by the Philadelphia Orchestra Association), and the University of the Arts Merriam Theater. TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is the season sponsor of The Kimmel Center's 2017-2018 Season. For additional information, visit kimmelcenter.org.

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