Jazz Boot Camp 2009

Students are immersed in jazz, music theory and history daily at SUMMER JAZZ BOOT CAMP with Richmond Youth Jazz Guild. Students put in time during the first week on two tunes: Watermelon Man--Herbie Hancock and Killer Joe----Benny Golson. This camp will culminate on JULY 17, 2009 with a concert for family and friends.

Richmond Jazz Society, Ipanema Cafe, RVAJazz & RVANews present a night of forward thinking Jazz with NY's rising saxophonist MATANA ROBERTS, along with Richmond's own GLOWS in the DARK & FIGHT the BIG BULL on Friday, May 22, 2009 8:00pm at MUSE CREATIVE WORKSPACE 6N 19th Street RVA. $10 all ages

Minton's @ MUSE JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH

The Richmond Youth Jazz Guild and the Jazz Composers Alliance, Inc. will celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month by hosting a youth music salon "MINTON'S @ MUSE" Saturday, April 25, 2009. Young jazz musicians of the guild will introduce their peers to the legendary jazz house and bebop. The event begins at 7 p.m. at Muse Creative Workspace located at 6 North 19th Street Richmond, VA. For more information, please call Richmond Youth Jazz Guild at (804) 819-0253 and you can also visit the following website: http://www.musecreativeworkspace.com/ .

Harlem Rent Party

Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month by stepping back in time and going to a Harlem Rent Party. Join us on Friday, April 17, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. at Muse Creative Workspace (6N 19th Street Richmond, VA 23223) for an evening of jazz, salsa lessons and more!
Rent Parties were a way for Harlemites in the 1920s and 1930s to pay their rent. Hosts would hire musicians, cook food and with the proceeds have money to cover their rent.
The JCA, Jazz Composers Alliance, Inc invites you to participate in this tradition of Jazz and at the same time support the JAZZ MENTORS PROJECT. The JAZZ MENTORS PROJECT provides jazz education, mentorship, and instruments for aspiring young musicians in Richmond, ages 8 to 18. All proceeds from the Rent Party go directly to this project. For more information, please call Jazz Composers Alliance at (804) 221-9404.
For more information on this event, you can also visit the following websites: www.musecreativeworkspace.com and www.jazzcomposersalliance.com.

Salsa Lessons with Julissa Cruz

Learn salsa every tuesday and thursday at muse creative workspace.

Beginner 7:30 pm Intermediate 8:30 pm

$8 per class or $60 for 10 classes

Making Music...Building Better Lives

Youth Jazz Guild

The Richmond Youth Jazz Guild was created by Jazz composer, pianist and entrepreneur Ashby Anderson as a way to bring Jazz back into the lives of youth in the Richmond Metropolitan area. Its goals are to develop life skills through character development and creative thinking and problem solving skills. The guild also seeks to pass on the Jazz tradition to the next generation while building a positive future for children through the experience of playing music.

Anderson has been awarded the 2008 Jazz Composition Fellowship from the Virginia Commission for the Arts, his original work, "The Historic Richmond Jazz Suite", has been commissioned by Meet the Composer USA and he has received honorable mention in the 2004 International Song Competition. Anderson's performances and compositions are outstanding and serve as an excellent example of hard work, practice and dedication for today’s youth.
In 2006, Anderson envisioned a place were musicians could rehearse, perform, teach and create new music. In 2008, that vision was realized as the Muse Creative Workspace, a 5000 sq. ft. facility in Shockoe Bottom that does just that. Call (804) 819-0253 to enroll your child in the Richmond Youth Jazz Guild today!