Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars

Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars

The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars (AJHoF All-Stars) is a working jazz ensemble, featuring some of the finest jazz musicians Alabama has to offer. This group is the faculty of the Jazz Education Department of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and the faculty of the Fun With Jazz Educational Program, begun through the Alys Stephens Center (2006), and now administered by the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame (2007). Through these educational programs, the AJHoF Allstars, directed by Ray Reach, seek to fulfill a mission "...to foster, encourage, educate, and cultivate a general appreciation of the medium of jazz music as a legitimate, original and distinctive art form indigenous to America. Its mission is also to preserve a continued and sustained program of illuminating the contribution of the State of Alabama through its citizens, environment, demographics and lore, and perpetuating the heritage of jazz music" (excerpt from the mission statement of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame).

The AJHoF All-Stars perform at schools, civic events and jazz festivals throughout the southeast. The members of the AJHoF All-Stars also participate in numerous other active performing groups, including the "Magic City Jazz Orchestra", the " [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Night_Flight_Big_Band Night Flight Big Band] ", " [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ray_Reach_and_Friends Ray Reach and Friends] " and " [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Cleveland_Eaton_and_the_Alabama_All-Stars Cleveland Eaton and the Alabama All-Stars] ".

The current membership roster of the AJHoF All-Stars includes: [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tommy_Stewart Tommy Stewart] (trumpet), [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Omari_Thomas Omari Thomas] (trumpet and saxophone), Ken Watters (trumpet), [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chad_Fisher Chad Fisher] (trombone), Billy Bargetzi (trombone), Gary Wheat (saxophones), [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dave_Amaral Dave Amaral] (saxophones, flute, clarinet), [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dave_Miller Dave Miller] (saxophone and chromatic harmonica), [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Abe_Becker Abe Becker] (bass), [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chris_Wendle Chris Wendle] (bass), Cleveland Eaton (bass), [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sonny_Harris Sonny Harris] (drums), [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Steve_Ramos Steve Ramos] (drums), [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=John_Nuckols John Nuckols] (drums), Chris Fryar (drums) and Ray Reach (director, piano and vocals).

External links

* [http://www.jazzhall.com The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame] official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/alabamajazzhalloffameallstars Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars] at Myspace.com
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=15121 Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars] at AllAboutJazz.com
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=14385 The Magic City Jazz Orchestra] at All About Jazz
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=14404 The Night Flight Big Band] at All About Jazz
* [http://www.bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fun_With_Jazz The "Fun With Jazz" Educational Program] at Bhamwiki.com
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=15682 Press Release: "Fun with Jazz" Educational Program Now Administered by the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame] at AllAboutJazz.com
* [http://www.myspace.com/rayreachmusic Listen to Ray Reach Music] at Myspace.com
* [http://tommystewartmusic.com/index.php Tommy Stewart Official Website]


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