The 2021 B'Town Jazz Fest -- better than ever! Saturday of Labor Day Weekend - Noon to 11 pm - @ The Woolery Mill The 2021 Jazz Fest ran for an incredible 11 hours, with 17 hours of music on two stages! Special guest Randy Brecker, who flew in from NY City, topped [...]
Indiana Jazz Masters in the Schools' new online resources B'town Jazz will be celebrating International Jazz Day on April 30, 2021 with the release of the Indiana Jazz Masters in the Schools teacher site! Indiana Jazz Masters in the Schools is a classroom program for young people in Indiana and beyond, that has been helping [...]
Aug. 29, 2020 B’Town Jazz makes a statement of support for racial equity and diversity and announces the commissioning of two compositions B’Town Jazz is committed to using its resources to support the fight for racial equity and celebrate diversity through the performing arts. Jazz music has deep roots in Black culture and has played a central role [...]
Homegrown Hip! Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2020 B'Town Jazz Fest had to be cancelled. However, B'Town Jazz bravely took up the challenge of producing a series of virtual performances featuring some of the wonderful talent our area has to offer! Watch the video series on YouTube or here at http://www.btownjazz.org/watch-listen/videos Many thanks to [...]
In Full Swing A jazz combo experience for adults! Do you play a musical instrument? Do you like jazz? Do you have any experience in jazz improv? Or have you always wanted to learn how to improvise? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, then keep reading…. Recently retired Bloomington music educator, Janis [...]
Janis Stockhouse, a 1977 graduate of the Indiana University School of Music, began her teaching career as Director of Bands and Choirs at North Vermillion Jr./Sr. High School, but after a few years, she moved to Bloomington and taught jazz, concert, and marching band at Bloomington High School North for 38 years. She has served [...]
Bloomington South High School band director Robert Dubinski retired May 24th after a long and distinguished career. It was the Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps that three decades ago lured Dubinski away from his music-teaching job in Lodi, New Jersey, where he taught for seven years after graduating from Kean University in 1978. [...]
Jackson Creek Middle School band director Joseph Donnelly, this year’s B'town Jazz Al Cobine Award winner, reached into the heart of Bloomington’s past with his recent student production of “Wash Board Blues,” a musical about Hoagy Carmichael. Nothing could honor the rich musical legacy of Al Cobine better than a show about Hoagy, performed by [...]
The 15th Annual Future of Jazz Concert was held March 31, 2019 at the Crazy Horse in Bloomington, Indiana. Students from Bloomington High Schools North and South and area middle schools performed for a crowded but enthusiastic room. WFIU’s David Brent Johnson kindly emceed. Guest artist Richard Dole provided feedback and tips to the students [...]
