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.
Friday, May 27
Main Stage:
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:
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
Main 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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