Rialto Jazz for Kids is an ongoing series of comprehensive jazz education programs
for elementary and middle-school aged students throughout metro Atlanta.
To date, the Rialto Center has partnered with four middle schools. The
ensemble visits four-five times during a school year, beginning in September
and ending in May, featuring consecutive programming that adds additional
lessons and concludes each with post-visit activities and study materials.
 The
Rialto Jazz for Kids program is under the leadership of Dr. Gordon Vernick,
an accomplished author and musician, and head of the Georgia State University Jazz Studies program. Included in the performance group, which travels
to the schools to perform, are musicians who are noted both as teachers and
musicians. They include Dr. Vernick, Gary Motley, Robert Dickson,
Justin Varnes, Che Marshall, and Mace Hibbard. Dr. Vernick brings a
20-year history of providing educational programs to young audiences.
The Rialto Jazz for Kids program crafts a multidisciplinary program that brings lessons of
culture and history to life for young children through music. As stated in
the Georgia Quality Core Curriculum, "students in the early stages of
music education learn by doing. The experience further enables them to
understand connections and relationships to other disciplines. Students
must be exposed to and understand their own historical and cultural heritage
as well as others."
Rialto Jazz for Kids programs feature four to six visits to each partner school, providing a
comprehensive program including written educational materials, consecutive
lesson plans, and opportunities for follow-up with students interested in
particular musical instruments.
The Jazz for Kids
program is currently being presented at Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta, the Atlanta Jazz Festival Kids Zone, Hamilton Homes Elementary
School in addition to our partner entities. The activities and
materials connected with the Rialto's educational jazz outreach are
curriculum-driven, stemming from, reflecting, and meeting the Quality Core
Curriculum (QCC) standards of the public school systems.
Click here to watch a short video about RJFK!
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE 2016 ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL LINE UP
Friday, May 27
Main Stage:
7:00 pm Next Collective
9:00 pm JOI
Saturday, May 28
Local Stage:
12:30 pm Rialto Jazz for Kids All Stars
2:30 pm The Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra (RYJO)
4:30 pm Mabu’s Ark Band
6:30 pm Alex Lattimore
International Stage:
1:30 pm Camila Meza
3:30 pm TATRAN
5:30 pm Mette Henriette
7:30 pm Etienne Charles
Main Stage:
1:00 pm Chargaux
3:00 pm Tomeka Reid
7:00 pm Jamison Ross
9:00 pm Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Sunday, May 29
Local Stage:
12:30 pm Band Room Nation
2:30 pm Anonymous DaBand
4:30 pm Joe Alterman Trio
6:30 pm Chandra Currelley
International Stage:
1:30 pm TBD
3:30 pm Tumi Mogorosi
5:30 pm Daby Toure
7:30 pm Eliane Elias
9:00 pm Gregory PorterMain Stage:
1:00 pm Navy Band Southeast: V.I.P. Protocol Combo
3:00 pm Eugenie Jones
5:00 pm The Headhunters
7:00 pm Benny Golson
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Friday, April 15, 2016
2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: Rialto Jazz For Kids Allstars
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ABOUT JERMAINE SAIN
Jermaine Sain is the host/ creator of a talk show called When We Speak. After exiting the U.S. Army in 2003, as a Medical Sergeant, Jermaine began pursuing a career in music after he auditioned for American Idol in 2005, in Austin, Texas.
In 2008, Jermaine moved to Atlanta where he has had the opportunity to provide backing vocals for Kem (Grammy nominated R&B Singer) Heart (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), and Barry Manilow, as well as for companies such as Pink Ribbon Story Foundation and Verizon Wireless. He made his first music video appearance in Kem's Glorify The King.
Jermaine's talk show, When We Speak, caters to entertainment with a close focus on indie music professionals.
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