From the White House
Today, the First Lady is kicking off the White House’s music series with a Jazz Studio where some of the jazz greats of tomorrow will get to meet some of the jazz greats of today.
Over 140 students from around the country, including strong representation from New Orleans, will participate in Jazz education workshops to learn from and interact with some of the country’s best Jazz musicians.
To get it started, the First Lady will give a few remarks on arts education in America. For teachers and anybody else interested, one pioneering program along those lines is the Jazz in the Schools program from the National Endowment for the Arts and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
The web-based curriculum gives teachers the tools to introduce students to the sounds and stories of jazz and to build important connections between the music and our nation’s history, a perfect example of the multi-dimensional value the First Lady will emphasize.
Following the First Lady’s remarks, Jazz greats Paquito D’Rivera, Zach Brown, Kush Abadey, and Elijah Easton will perform along with child protégés Tony Madruga with his ensemble.
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7 Comments, Comment or Ping
A.Darton
Rusty Depass, you are a first class moron. I would love to meet the First Lady. These are nice pictures of the First Family. Michelle has a glow about her, just look at the smile.
Jun 15th, 2009
RJ
To A. Darton — Michelle’s new “glow” is the heavy new makeup provided by her PRIVATE make-up artist — as well as the fake eyelashes!
Other than that — of course — the performers were BLACK. Does MO EVER support or pose with anyone who is NOT black?
Jun 15th, 2009
A.Darton
To RJ……… Let’s not go there. When I see Sarah Palin hanging around someone who isn’t White, then we can talk.We will see what you have to say when the country music artists come to the White House. Unless maybe she can fine some black country performers. Let’s see I can think of, wait just a minute, I am still thinking????? ………. As for the make up artists, fake eyelashes, none of your darn business, is it? I imagine she is paying for it. ………………. Doesn’t change the fact that the pictures are nice, and the First Lady has a glow about her, just look at that smile. I still would love to meet the First Lady. And Rusty DePass is a racists moron.
Jun 15th, 2009
Michael D.
I bet those young Jazz students were out of their mind to get the chance to be at the White House, to meet the First Lady, and then to play with great Jazz artists like Wynton Marsalis and others. WOW!!!! This is one of the reasons why I think we have a wonderful First Lady. I do mean WONDERFUL. I hope the President knows how lucky he is.
Jun 16th, 2009
Ladonna
Half the performers were White. Your ASSumptions were dishonest and stupid. Bye.
Jun 17th, 2009
A. Darton
Thank you Ladonna……….. RJ is just like all the Obama Haters, try to fine whatever they can to put down the Obamas. I think it is just wonderful what the First Lady is doing here.
Jun 17th, 2009
Lynne
RJ…..The First Lady’s sweater is white…and its working quite well for her.
Jun 18th, 2009