A collective of jazz musicians called Disorder at the Border will perform a concert to benefit jazz education in Bridgeport on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Black Rock Art Center (BRAC), 2838 Fairfield Ave.
Disorder at the Border bandleader and tenor saxophonist Bennie Wallace recently founded the Backcountry Jazz organization so world-class jazz musicians can give intimate acoustical concerts, workshops and master classes for young audiences in communities that have limited access to live, quality jazz music.
Bridgeport will be the first city to benefit from Backcountry Jazz's outreach program.
“Study after study," Wallace said, “has proven that learning instrumental music, particularly improvised music, increases skills and aptitudes in many other academic and social pursuits, as well as lowering youth dropout and crime rates. Bridgeport students deserve the same music education opportunities as the more affluent communities in Fairfield County."
Wallace also said having a thriving arts community, including public jazz performances, enriches everyone. His goal is to add a jazz element to the emerging arts scene in Bridgeport.
The concert will be produced by Backcountry Jazz; Action for Bridgeport Community Development (ABCD), an anti-poverty agency serving six towns; and BRAC, a local arts organization known for organizing live performances.
Wallace, ABCD Executive Director Charles Tisdale, and BRAC Manager Melissa A. Bernstein have met with community musicians, nonprofit leaders and educators since the spring to plan the event. Some concert tickets will be given free of charge to local, promising student musicians.
Tickets for the public are $25 each. Doors will open at 7 p.m. For information and tickets go to backcountryjazz.org.
Disorder at the Border bandleader and tenor saxophonist Bennie Wallace recently founded the Backcountry Jazz organization so world-class jazz musicians can give intimate acoustical concerts, workshops and master classes for young audiences in communities that have limited access to live, quality jazz music.
Bridgeport will be the first city to benefit from Backcountry Jazz's outreach program.
“Study after study," Wallace said, “has proven that learning instrumental music, particularly improvised music, increases skills and aptitudes in many other academic and social pursuits, as well as lowering youth dropout and crime rates. Bridgeport students deserve the same music education opportunities as the more affluent communities in Fairfield County."
Wallace also said having a thriving arts community, including public jazz performances, enriches everyone. His goal is to add a jazz element to the emerging arts scene in Bridgeport.
The concert will be produced by Backcountry Jazz; Action for Bridgeport Community Development (ABCD), an anti-poverty agency serving six towns; and BRAC, a local arts organization known for organizing live performances.
Wallace, ABCD Executive Director Charles Tisdale, and BRAC Manager Melissa A. Bernstein have met with community musicians, nonprofit leaders and educators since the spring to plan the event. Some concert tickets will be given free of charge to local, promising student musicians.
Tickets for the public are $25 each. Doors will open at 7 p.m. For information and tickets go to backcountryjazz.org.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
