VIDEO: NYJA Big Band “A Night In Tunisia” [March 22, 2014]
The New York Jazz Academy big band, on a whim, played a quick concert on March 22, 2014, at Somethin’ Jazz Club in New York City. This was the closing number, Sammy Nestico’s arrangement of the classic “A Night In Tunisia”. Find out how you can be a part of New York Jazz Academy ensembles. […]
NYJA featured in DownBeat Magazine [REPRINTED FROM 2/2011]
This feature article on New York Jazz Academy appeared in the February 2011 issue of DownBeat Magazine. New York Jazz Academy Expands Its Mission Saxophonist Javier Arau had a social agenda in mind when he established a youth saxophone workshop in 2009: to fill the void created by a sharp decline in public funding for […]
VIDEO: NYJA Vocal Jazz Ensemble (3/22/2014)
Check out this great performance, part of a 90-minute program presented by vocalists from New York Jazz Academy vocal jazz workshops, led by Carolyn Leonhart. Learn more how you can get involved with New York Jazz Academy Vocal Jazz Workshops. “Manhattan Gridlock Blues” performed at Somethin’ Jazz Club, New York, NY, March 22, 2014. Carolyn […]