Award Winning Monterey Youth Jazz Bands Perform in Annandale and Washington, D.C.!

PRESS RELEASE

June 26, 2015

For Immediate Release

Virginia Music Adventures, Inc. and the Little River United Church of Christ Present: The Monterey County High School All-Star Band & Vocal Jazz Ensemble!

ANNANDALE, VA – Virginia Music Adventures, Inc. (VMA) and the Little River United Church of Christ are proud to present a free performance by the Monterey County All-Star Band and Vocal Jazz Ensemble on Friday, July 3, 2015, at 8 pm, at the Little River United Church of Christ, 8410 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003. Admission is free. The concert will showcase the veritable talent of these Monterey-based high school honor ensembles, which are sponsored by the nationally acclaimed Monterey Jazz Festival and have obtained worldwide recognition and rave reviews for their performances.

Each summer, the Monterey County All-Star Band and Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble take to the road for the experience of performing in settings beyond the borders of Monterey County and California. Past musical tours have included concert presentations at jazz festivals and other venues throughout Japan, Canada, Europe, and Australia.

The ensembles also will perform on Monday, July 6, 2015 – at 8 pm and 10 pm – at Bohemian Caverns, one of DC’s premier jazz clubs and home to the award winning Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, which is dedicated to preserving and promoting the rich legacy of the classic big band. In that spirit, the orchestra is hosting the Monterey All-Star students as special guests. Admission is $10.00 at the door. The Caverns is located at 2001 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.

Connecting the California musicians to the Washington. DC metropolitan area is Virginia Music Adventures, now in its 36th year, which educates young musicians ranging in age from 11-18 to develop their skills as performers of jazz and swing-era classics as well as contemporary compositions. Students perform music and community service for youth programs, music festivals, non-profit organizations, and senior groups in the greater Washington, D.C. area and abroad.

The Annandale Jazz Ambassadors is one of four local programs sponsored by VMA, and recently performed as special guests at the Next Generation Monterey Jazz Festival. The group has performed around the world in Salvador, Johannesburg, Vienna, Budapest, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, Paris, Prague, Amsterdam, Lima, and Sydney, among other cities.

For more information on Virginia Music Adventures’ Programs visit www.VaMusicAdventures.org or contact VMA Music Director Jon Laine at (202) 412-7271.