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1ST ANNUAL CLARENCE ACOX GALA
- A LEGACY FUND RAISER VENUE Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, 2033 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 EVENT TIME Monday, October 16th, 2023 Doors Open 5:30 Event starts 7:00 - 10:00 PM |
WITH SUPPORT FROM:
JazzEd SJRO Jazz Scholars 5TH Avenue KeyBank Garfield H.S. Foundation |
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Dimitriou's Jazz Alley and Onyx Fine Arts Collective
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents the Clarence Acox Celebration: An Arts for the Arts Gala brought to you by the Onyx Fine Arts Collective. Proceeds from this event will supplement the funding of the Local Student Music programs endorsed by Clarence Acox, including JazzEd, Garfield High school and the Jazz Scholars. In addition, in recognition of his direct and meaningful contribution to this quintessential African American art form, a portion of the proceeds will be allocated to the commissioning and installation of a statue of Clarence Acox.
About Clarence Acox
“Musician, mentor and educator, Clarence Acox has infused Seattle – and the nation – with the jubilation of jazz for thirty years. A native of New Orleans, Acox came to Seattle in 1971 from Southern University to revive Garfield High School’s music program. Under his tutelage, it has grown into one of the preeminent youth music organizations in the nation. The renowned Garfield Jazz Ensemble is now the most traveled high school jazz band in the country. Garfield's Jazz Ensemble has taken first place four times at New York's Essentially Ellington National Jazz Band Competition and Festival at New York City's Lincoln Center - the country's most prestigious high school jazz competition. Under Acox's direction, the jazz ensemble has won just about every major competition on the West Coast, including the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho, and Oregon's Mt. Hood Jazz Festival.”
Acox also served as Artistic Director for Seattle JazzED, a nonprofit organization created to offer the highest level of jazz education and performance to the youth of the Seattle metropolitan area, regardless of their prior access to musical resources or their ability to pay. He also directed Seattle University’s Jazz Ensemble and served annually as a faculty artist for the renowned Bud Shank/Centrum JazzWorkshop.” Further, Clarence co-founded the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra in 1995 along with Michael Brockman.
Additional Biographical information can be found on Clarence Acox Jr. - Wikipedia
About Clarence Acox
“Musician, mentor and educator, Clarence Acox has infused Seattle – and the nation – with the jubilation of jazz for thirty years. A native of New Orleans, Acox came to Seattle in 1971 from Southern University to revive Garfield High School’s music program. Under his tutelage, it has grown into one of the preeminent youth music organizations in the nation. The renowned Garfield Jazz Ensemble is now the most traveled high school jazz band in the country. Garfield's Jazz Ensemble has taken first place four times at New York's Essentially Ellington National Jazz Band Competition and Festival at New York City's Lincoln Center - the country's most prestigious high school jazz competition. Under Acox's direction, the jazz ensemble has won just about every major competition on the West Coast, including the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho, and Oregon's Mt. Hood Jazz Festival.”
Acox also served as Artistic Director for Seattle JazzED, a nonprofit organization created to offer the highest level of jazz education and performance to the youth of the Seattle metropolitan area, regardless of their prior access to musical resources or their ability to pay. He also directed Seattle University’s Jazz Ensemble and served annually as a faculty artist for the renowned Bud Shank/Centrum JazzWorkshop.” Further, Clarence co-founded the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra in 1995 along with Michael Brockman.
Additional Biographical information can be found on Clarence Acox Jr. - Wikipedia
ARTS for ARTS
For the past 18 years Onyx has endeavored to showcase the visual artwork of artist of African descent in the Pacific Northwest which is our area of expertise. We have continuously engaged in collaborations with other art disciplines like the Northwest Tap Connection and the African American Writers Alliance because we believe there is commonality across these and possibly other art forms. By doing so, other artistic forms are and have been uplifted.
PROGRAM
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Monday, October 16th, 2023 5:30 p.m. Doors Open for Silent Auction Hosted by Gallery Onyx in the Lobby 8:00 p.m. Live Auction from the JAZZ ALLEY STAGE Emcee'd By: Matt Lorch - Auctioneer Performances BY: JazzED 2nd Line Brass and Percussive The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra with singer Jacqueline Tabor The Garfield High Jazz Orchestra And Various Speakers |
Music by: The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
with Jacquelin Tabor |
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