Press Release by: Nita Hemeter
Venue: Bourbon Orleans Hotel (New Orleans, Louisiana)
August 1-6, 2010 - For Immediate Release: Friday, January 22, 2010
The Joint is Jumpin' so Grab a Seat and Come Sit In at the First-Annual New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp for Adults!
Founded by local musicians Banu Gibson, Leslie Cooper, and Nita Hemeter, the New Orleans
Trad Jazz Camp (NOTJC) is a week-long summer music camp where adult musicians and music
enthusiasts from around the world are invited to learn the history and techniques of traditional jazz where it all began: New Orleans.
The camp will be held in the beautiful Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans St. August 1st-6th,2010. The week-long camp includes lectures from local jazz historians, music lessons, nightly jam sessions, trips to jazz venues in town, and concludes with a concert performed by the campers that will be free and open to the public.
The NOTJC also offers some special events. The camp will hold a Birthday Party for Louis
Armstrong at Preservation Hall with faculty performing and campers sitting in, as well as the opportunity for qualifying campers to perform at the Satchmo Summer Fest that follows the camp.
The camp faculty includes local jazz musicians: Connie Jones (Trumpet), Otis Bazoon (Reeds),
David Sager (Trombone), David Boeddinghaus (Piano), Don Vappie (Banjo/Guitar), Kerry
Lewis (Bass/Tuba), Bunchy Johnson (Drums), and Banu Gibson (Vocals).
Applications are now being accepted for the following instruments: trumpet, reeds, trombone,
piano, banjo/guitar, and vocal. Amateur and professional musicians are welcome! Applications
can be found online at www.neworleanstradjazzcamp.com.
Thanks!
Banu Gibson
NOTJC Executive Director
banugibson@gmail.com
For more information: http://www.neworleanstradjazzcamp.com
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