[Dixielandjazz] Kudos to Dave Robinson

[Bill Gunter]

Hi Nancy and all,

Just wanted to insert a little horn tooting here.

I really appreciate all that the Jazz Educators Network does to encourage 
jazz appreciation and musicianship in our younger musicians.  I've thought 
so since they were founded back around 1998.

As a matter of fact, I'm proud to have been the one who designed their logo 
back in 1998 which they are still using.

Here's to the TJEN!

Bill Gunter
jazzboard at hotmail.com


>From: Nancy Giffin <NANCYink at surewest.net>
>To: Dixieland Jazz <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Kudos to Dave Robinson
>Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:09:35 -0700
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>We¹ve just finished the two Trad. Jazz Camps here in Sacramento, and I
>wanted to share with you these words from Camp Director Bill Dendle about
>our list mate, Dave Robinson.
>
>I also know that next weekend, Dave will be taking his youth band, Capital
>Focus JB, to the Crystal City Jazz Celebration in Washington, D.C., to join
>an all-star lineup that includes the Allreds, Allan Vaché, Houston Person,
>Phil Flanigan, Bria Skonberg, and others. Over the years, this band has
>performed at receptions for the President, the Vice President, the 
>Secretary
>of State and many other dignitaries. Performance venues have included the
>White House, the Capitol, the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian, the National
>Mall, the Pentagon, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Bourbon Street 
>and
>Preservation Hall (New Orleans), jazz clubs in New York, London and
>Amsterdam, and a variety of jazz festivals in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
>The band was a hit at the prestigious North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague
>last year. The band also has been featured in live performance on NBC's
>"Today Show.² YOU GO, DAVE!
>
>Love and hugs,
>Nancy
>
>Bill Dendle wrote:
>³We were extremely pleased to welcome Dave Robinson, founder and president
>of the Trad Jazz Educators Network, to the camp. Dave came all the way from
>the east coast (on his own nickel) to observe the camp, document what
>happens there, take photos and video, and ultimately to create an article
>for the Mississippi Rag. As I said at the concert, I can¹t imagine anyone
>more dedicated to introducing this music to young people, and getting them
>interested in playing it. He has created a curriculum kit for use in middle
>and high school music programs, and it is most impressive. It was a joy to
>get to know Dave, to have him join in the evening jam sessions, and to know
>that we can mutually support each other in our desire to see traditional
>jazz become part of more young musicians¹ lives. We hope Dave will return
>and participate more fully in next year¹s camp, and we thank him for 
>sharing
>his considerable experience and insight with us. Dave will be back in
>February for the Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival, which I hope 
>everyone
>will attend. When you see him, shake his hand and thank him for the good
>work he is doing.²
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