Young Sounds
Tom Miles Scholarship benefit raises funds for youth musicians
By Patricia Myers:
A panoply of local musicians donated their talent and time to perform for the fourth annual Tom Miles Scholarship Benefit show on Sept. 28 at Pranksters Too in Scottsdale, The event was organized by members of the Phoenix Musicians Union, Local 586 AFM, who created the scholarship to honor the late Tom Miles, a gifted Phoenix trumpet player
Mesa Community College opens performing arts center on Oct. 25 – by Patricia Myers
“MCC PAC” is the catchy moniker for the 462-seat Mesa Community College Performing Arts Center that will be open for public tours from10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, on the campus at 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa.
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Vince Wedge: Director of Young Sounds of Arizona – By Patricia Myers
“Full-circle” is an apt descriptive of trombonist-educator Vincent “Vince” Wedge, who performed as a student trombonist in the Young Sounds of Arizona high-school honor band in 1976-77, and eventually became the organization’s director.
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Riffs — Music News from Out and About By Patricia Myers
An exciting new Arizona-music website has been launched that will feature all the elements of my monthly Jazz E Updates: Riffs column, Events Calendar and Jazz Venues. I will continue to send my monthly Jazz Updates via email to all those who have asked to receive it and share with others, but this new website will provide even more music information in an easily readable format.
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RIFFS — News from Out and About by Patricia Myers
SEPT. 2014 — AZ JAZZ UPDATE All content copyright © 2014 Patricia Myers, psmyers1@cox.net Co-sponsored by lakeshoremusic.org RIFFS — News from Out and About By Patricia Myers “The Season” is upon us once again, and the major venues have announced their fall-winter season bookings of top-name artists. The seventh annual Lakeshore Music jazz-concert series at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 […]
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Youth Honor Bands of Young Sounds Performance
The two youth honor bands of Young Sounds of Arizona will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 2, at theMusical Instrument Museum. This is the annual “Meet the Composer” featuring music written by Mike Shellans.
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