OAKTOWN JAZZ WORKSHOPS CELEBRATES 25th ANNIVERSARY!
Benefit Concert at Yoshi’s Oakland, November 12th from 8 – 10 pm
Hosted by Jesse “Chuy” Varela of KCSM FM JAZZ 91
Performances will feature saxophonist and Oaktown Jazz Workshops instructor Richard Howell, pianist and MC, Kev Choice, seven-time Grammy nominated percussionist, John Santos, and pianist, Marco Diaz, plus outstanding OJW Alumni, Elé Howell, Jesse Levit, Ian McArdle, Tim McKay, Ranzel Merritt Jr., Erika Oba, Rafa Postel, Ruthie Price and the Oaktown Jazz Workshops’ Youth Performance Ensemble. All proceeds from this benefit concert will support Oaktown Jazz Workshops’ music education for youth across the Bay Area.
Michael Morgan, Oaktown Jazz Workshops’ Board Vice-Chair, and Oakland Symphony Music Director and Conductor, states “For 25 years the Oaktown Jazz Workshops’ great performing faculty has offered world class instruction in all the traditions of jazz. The result has been that OJW produces stars who are commanding stages here and abroad. It is a jewel of Bay Area music education.”
About Oaktown Jazz Workshops: Formed in 1994 by the late, remarkable jazz trumpeter, Khalil Shaheed, Oaktown Jazz Workshops (OJW) is a non-profit, community-based organization dedicated to passing on the tradition of jazz music to young people through music instruction and educational presentations. Located in Jack London Square, Oakland, OJW continues to promote, preserve, and present jazz music so that youth develop a sense of ownership and pride in this uniquely American cultural and artistic heritage.
Tickets are $30.00 and can be purchased at https://www.yoshis.com/e/oaktown-jazz-workshops-th-anniversary-celebration-66620635113/
