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Leland Rayner

Leland Rayner

December 13, 2015 by ColaJazz
Categories Artists, Bass, ColaJazz vol.1 Artists
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ColaJazz partners with Community in Schools SC to ColaJazz partners with Community in Schools SC to bring Jazz Appreciation concerts to our young people. This week, ColaJazz presented an authentic jazz club experience for the 3rd graders at Sandel Elementary! The creative teachers at Sandel and the CISSC Coordinator, created a jazz club atmosphere for their 3rd graders. ColaJazz treated the kids as if they were an audience at a real jazz club, but we also added some educational tidbits of jazz history. Your donations and our growing members make this possible. Keep spreading the word! We need you to be able to do more. @cisofsc @communitiesinschools
𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙅𝙖𝙯𝙯 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙀𝙩𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚⁠ ColaJazz asked artists to let us know what their top three pieces of advice would be when it comes to the musician, audience and/or community in relation to performing and/or enjoying Jazz music. Here’s what they had to say… ⁠ ⁠ 1. For improvisation, one of the best approaches for me is not to overthink about what I’m going to play. ⁠ ⁠ 2. Acknowledge the audience and let them know that you are grateful to have them. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Stop trying to be like your heroes be YOU! ⁠ ⁠ 3. Mix up your song selection. Combine what you want to play with and what you know is accessible for the audience. That means knowing your audience.⁠ ⁠ - Eric Jones, Savannah Jazz Hall of Fame Pianist @ravelmusiclover⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ DON’T MISS A BEAT: ⁠ https://colajazz.com/newsletter⁠ ⁠ BE A COOL CAT MEMBER OF COLAJAZZ: ⁠ https://colajazz.com/join⁠ ⁠ MAKE A ONE-TIME DONATION: ⁠ https://colajazz.com/suport⁠
Bring your holiday spirit for a swinging celebrati Bring your holiday spirit for a swinging celebration with the ColaJazz Little Big Band featuring trumpeter Mark Rapp and the incomparable vocalist Michael Hazin. Journeying through big band swing, intimate small ensemble work, and Sinatra-like crooning, we’ll ride high on Santa’s sleigh as the holiday spirits keep us warm and festive with Blitzen by our side. Light refreshments and cash bar.⁠ ⁠ This concert is being recorded for SC Public Radio broadcast as part of the statewide radio show ColaJazz presents. Come be a part of the live studio audience!⁠ ⁠ TICKETS (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ Four-person tables (includes one bottle of wine): $200 / $160 for members.⁠ ⁠ Limited individual tickets: $35 / $28 for members / $5 for students.⁠ ⁠ Friday, Dec 9, 7PM⁠ Columbia Museum of Art⁠ 1515 Main Street,⁠ Columbia, SC 29201
Oddly, we aren't asking you to give... ⁠ ⁠ One Oddly, we aren't asking you to give... ⁠ ⁠ One of the best ways to raise hundreds in donations is through a Facebook fundraiser... and it will cost you nothing.⁠ ⁠ As an example of how effective Facebook Fundraisers are, a jazz fan who does not have money to spare, raised $500 for the ColaJazz Foundation in a matter of minutes! It cost them a few minutes to create the fundraiser, invite friends and make a post. If you do the same, we all could raise thousands to help ColaJazz service more and more outreach opportunities, put more musicians to work, offer more jazz experiences and more. ⁠ ⁠ Visit: https://www.facebook.com/fund/colajazz/⁠ - Edit the details in the left column. ⁠ - Click “Create”⁠ - Invite all of your friends and followers to your fundraiser page. ⁠ - Share your fundraiser page on your social media feed and in various Facebook groups. ⁠ ⁠ ColaJazz is a tremendous asset to our young people and to our community. Please help us keep on keepin’ on. Visit: https://www.facebook.com/fund/colajazz/⁠ ⁠ [LINK IN BIO FOR CONVENIENCE]⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ ⁠ If you’d like to give, please visit our donation portal: https://colajazz.com/support
I created this fundraiser to support ColaJazz's ef I created this fundraiser to support ColaJazz's efforts to bring live, jazz music to the residents of Lexington Medical Extended Care Facility. "The ColaJazz Foundation has become our most popular enrichment activity. The great reviews of the ColaJazz Foundation have traveled amongst the residents, and now our residents who usually retreat in their room are excited to come to the Community Center to listen to the Jazz music. The ColaJazz Foundation brings so much joy to our residents' lives, and we are beyond grateful and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts." - Director of Volunteer Services, Lexington Medical Center Extended Care
Oddly, we aren't asking you to give... ⁠ ⁠ One Oddly, we aren't asking you to give... ⁠ ⁠ One of the best ways to raise hundreds in donations is through a Facebook fundraiser... and it will cost you nothing.⁠ ⁠ As an example of how effective Facebook Fundraisers are, a jazz fan who does not have money to spare, raised $500 for the ColaJazz Foundation in a matter of minutes! It cost them a few minutes to create the fundraiser, invite friends and make a post. If you do the same, we all could raise thousands to help ColaJazz service more and more outreach opportunities, put more musicians to work, offer more jazz experiences and more. ⁠ ⁠ Visit: https://www.facebook.com/fund/colajazz/⁠ - Edit the details in the left column. ⁠ - Click “Create”⁠ - Invite all of your friends and followers to your fundraiser page. ⁠ - Share your fundraiser page on your social media feed and in various Facebook groups. ⁠ ⁠ ColaJazz is a tremendous asset to our young people and to our community. Please help us keep on keepin’ on. Visit: https://www.facebook.com/fund/colajazz/⁠ ⁠ [LINK IN BIO FOR CONVENIENCE]⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ ⁠ If you’d like to give, please visit our donation portal: https://colajazz.com/support
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