ROOTS OF JAZZ

WHAT IS ROOTS OF JAZZ?

Going into its 21st year, Roots of Jazz is a one-hour assembly designed to teach students about the origins of jazz music.

Musician and music educator, Frank Leto, backed by a jazz quartet and a dancer, keeps audiences wide-eyed with lively demonstrations of music from Africa, Cuba, Brazil, and the United States. The music is neatly woven into a fabric of historical narrative, highlighting the cultural blending that has made jazz such a uniquely American art form.

HOW DO STUDENTS EXPERIENCE ROOTS OF JAZZ?

On a first-come first-serve basis, we schedule 17 free assemblies throughout the academic year.

We have served almost every Albuquerque Public Elementary School over our history, but we encourage schools that have never hosted the presentation or haven’t scheduled it in a while to give us a call.