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From Keeping the Big Band Sound Alive by Nat Hentoff, in The Wall Street Journal (Feb. 3, 2010).

Characteristically, Ms. Carr has researched, pondered and created a specific agenda for the ABBPS. It will not only provide educational clinics and master classes to students from elementary school through college, but also assist young music teachers, many of whom have not had any experience style.csswith this music but are expected to teach public-school jazz bands or music ensembles. "We plan to focus on schools that don't have enough funding for a curriculum that would support, in whole or part, big-band education or performances," she says.
But to bring vivid pleasure to all this orientation, the ABBPS will, Ms. Carr continues, "perform live concerts in schools, playing selected arrangements from our library and getting young people excited about this music. Kids needs to hear this music played live."
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Want to play in a big band?  Well you can attend "Big Band Camp for Grown-ups" and enjoy a week of playing in a big band, learning and rehearsing charts under the direction of notable big band leaders and arrangers and then perform a concert for the public.  To learn more or sign up go to:  wwww.jazzcamp.com

ABBPS President and CEO Amanda Carr was interviewed on KPFK-FM radio's Global Village with Jon Schneider in Los Angeles by guest host Ali Lexa, (Feb. 21, 2010). Click here to listen to an MP3 of the interview.