TERENCE BLANCHARD WITH LOCAL TEEN MUSICIANS. Five-Time Grammy
Award-Winning, Emmy and Golden Globe-Nominated Jazz Trumpeter,. Arranger
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS:
Kiera Daly / 215-568-2525
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THE MANN CONNECTS INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED JAZZ ARTIST TERENCE BLANCHARD WITH LOCAL TEEN MUSICIANS Five-Time Grammy Award-Winning, Emmy and Golden Globe-Nominated Jazz Trumpeter, Arranger, Bandleader and Composer to Coach Students WHAT
As part of its Connecting Arts-N-Schools educational and community engagement programming, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts is proud to welcome worldrenowned jazz trumpeter, Terence Blanchard, to Philadelphia for a series of master classes with promising young jazz musicians from the Girard Academic Music Program and the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Blanchard will coach, inspire and educate the students over the course of two days of programming. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will culminate in a concert performed by the students under Blanchard’s direction. Born and raised in New Orleans, Terence Blanchard is one of jazz’s most remarkable trumpeters, composers, arrangers and bandleaders. He is famous for his many film scores including Red Tails, Princess and the Frog, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Clockers, Summer of Sam and Inside Man, as well Broadway scores, an opera and his 40 albums. In addition to his musical accomplishments, Blanchard is a proponent and leader of music education.
DETAILS
Tuesday, April 16 Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts / 10:00 A.M. – Noon, 12:30-2:30pm
(Broad & Fitzwater Streets, Philadelphia)
Blanchard will coach students from the Girard Academic Music Program and the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Wednesday, April 17 Girard Academic Music School / 10:00 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. (22nd & Ritner Streets, Philadelphia) Girard Academic Music Program and Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts students will give a final performance under Blanchard’s direction
ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS AT THE MANN The mission of the Education Department at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts is to give every young person the opportunity to be exposed, inspired, and enlightened by the performing arts, providing the opportunity to experience the sights, sounds, and rhythms that are the magic and richness of live performances – often for the first time. Annually, the variety of programs offered reach approximately 50,000 participants in the tri-state region through the Young People’s Concert Series and Greenfield Performance Treasures, Connecting Arts-N-Schools (CANS), Connecting Arts @ The Center, Arts Teach @ The Mann, and Community Engagement Festivals. ABOUT THE MANN Accessible, attractive, festive and fun, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts presents diverse, world class entertainment in a casually elegant and relaxing setting at affordable prices. Concerts and programs encompass all musical genres from pop, jazz, r & b, rock and contemporary, to dance theater, opera and classical. The summer home of the Philadelphia Orchestra since the 1930’s, the Mann is located in Philadelphia’s beautiful Fairmount Park. More than 170,000 visitors annually enjoy its rich tradition as the Philadelphia region’s premiere outdoor cultural arts center. Dine under the stars in our tented restaurant or picnic on the lawn, overlooking the spectacular Philadelphia skyline. There are several bars and concession stands for food and beverages as well as an Encore booth for concert keepsakes. For more information, visit www.manncenter.org.
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