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What: Philadelphia Area Jazz Baritone Saxophone Artist, B.J. Jansen, is selected as a featured artist for the 2005 Mid Point Music Festival to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Website: http://www.mpmf.com/
When: September 21-24, 2005 (Showcase performance: 10:00pm, September the 23rd at the Blue Wisp Jazz Club http://www.bluewispjazzclub.com/ )
Where: Cincinnati, Ohio
Contact:
B.J. Jansen: B.J. Jansen, (609) 313-3752 or [email protected]
Midpoint: Sarah Hawkins, (513) 509-0772 or [email protected]
B.J. Jansen is selected to represent “Philadelphia Jazz” to the World
B.J. will be performing as a showcased artist for the 2005 Mid Point Music Festival. An independent judging committee made up of industry leaders and professionals from around the United States selected him from a worldwide talent pool. This year’s festival will include more than 300 artists of all genres from the US and abroad with an anticipated showcase attendance of 50,000+.
Jazz Is Not Dead
B.J. has been active in the local scene since moving to the Philadelphia area little more than a year ago. His group, Conjura, began with a strong debut performance this past June at Philadelphia’s own Ortlieb’s JazzHaus. B.J Jansen and Conjura are currently recording and can be seen live locally at other area Philadelphia jazz rooms. A composition of B.J.’s, “Mom’s Dilemma”, recorded by Conjura also recently received the number one play list spot on a globally streaming Internet radio station, Radio Free Jaazzzz.
B.J. states:
“ I always try to educate and inform people that Jazz is not dead and that we [musicians] are out here performing this music [jazz] all over the world!”
“I truly feel that these [Independent] Festivals, when combined with the Internet, will help jazz music regain portions of the music industry market-share.”
Who is B.J. Jansen?
B.J. Jansen was born January 3rd, 1981, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated in May of 2004 from the University of Louisville with a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Studies and a Minor in Political Science.
While studying at the university, he became known throughout the Louisville Metro Area as a Baritone Saxophonist. He worked as a sideman with various local groups including the Linear Motion Nonet and the Sonic Nonet. With these groups he performed on Dick Sisto's “Jazz Folio" radio show and WFPK's “Late Set At The Jazz Factory: Live Broadcast". Another notable highlight was a tour of Brazil with the U of L Jazz Ensembles during the summer of 2001.
In 2002, he formed The Louisville Jazz Project. With this group he performed many times in the local area until his graduation. After graduation he relocated to the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area.
B.J. Jansen’s current Philadelphia projects include the founding of the Jazz Development Group, (a non-profit organization supporting Jazz Education) and his new and exciting jazz quintet, Conjura. Additionally, B.J. currently performs with other groups and teaches throughout the Philadelphia area.
(A longer and more detailed biography is also available.)
Affiliated Websites
http://www.bjjansen.com/
http://www.myspace.com/bjjansen
http://www.conjuramusic.com/
http://www.jazzdevelopmentgroup.org/
http://www.mpmf.com/
For Immediate Release
What: Philadelphia Area Jazz Baritone Saxophone Artist, B.J. Jansen, is selected as a featured artist for the 2005 Mid Point Music Festival to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Website: http://www.mpmf.com/
When: September 21-24, 2005 (Showcase performance: 10:00pm, September the 23rd at the Blue Wisp Jazz Club http://www.bluewispjazzclub.com/ )
Where: Cincinnati, Ohio
Contact:
B.J. Jansen: B.J. Jansen, (609) 313-3752 or [email protected]
Midpoint: Sarah Hawkins, (513) 509-0772 or [email protected]
B.J. Jansen is selected to represent “Philadelphia Jazz” to the World
B.J. will be performing as a showcased artist for the 2005 Mid Point Music Festival. An independent judging committee made up of industry leaders and professionals from around the United States selected him from a worldwide talent pool. This year’s festival will include more than 300 artists of all genres from the US and abroad with an anticipated showcase attendance of 50,000+.
Jazz Is Not Dead
B.J. has been active in the local scene since moving to the Philadelphia area little more than a year ago. His group, Conjura, began with a strong debut performance this past June at Philadelphia’s own Ortlieb’s JazzHaus. B.J Jansen and Conjura are currently recording and can be seen live locally at other area Philadelphia jazz rooms. A composition of B.J.’s, “Mom’s Dilemma”, recorded by Conjura also recently received the number one play list spot on a globally streaming Internet radio station, Radio Free Jaazzzz.
B.J. states:
“ I always try to educate and inform people that Jazz is not dead and that we [musicians] are out here performing this music [jazz] all over the world!”
“I truly feel that these [Independent] Festivals, when combined with the Internet, will help jazz music regain portions of the music industry market-share.”
Who is B.J. Jansen?
B.J. Jansen was born January 3rd, 1981, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated in May of 2004 from the University of Louisville with a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Studies and a Minor in Political Science.
While studying at the university, he became known throughout the Louisville Metro Area as a Baritone Saxophonist. He worked as a sideman with various local groups including the Linear Motion Nonet and the Sonic Nonet. With these groups he performed on Dick Sisto's “Jazz Folio" radio show and WFPK's “Late Set At The Jazz Factory: Live Broadcast". Another notable highlight was a tour of Brazil with the U of L Jazz Ensembles during the summer of 2001.
In 2002, he formed The Louisville Jazz Project. With this group he performed many times in the local area until his graduation. After graduation he relocated to the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area.
B.J. Jansen’s current Philadelphia projects include the founding of the Jazz Development Group, (a non-profit organization supporting Jazz Education) and his new and exciting jazz quintet, Conjura. Additionally, B.J. currently performs with other groups and teaches throughout the Philadelphia area.
(A longer and more detailed biography is also available.)
Affiliated Websites
http://www.bjjansen.com/
http://www.myspace.com/bjjansen
http://www.conjuramusic.com/
http://www.jazzdevelopmentgroup.org/
http://www.mpmf.com/
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