Greater Cincinnati Youth Jazz Collaborative

02/10/2020

What an amazing performance by the GCYJC last night! Kudos to Dr Rudnick and to the entire ensemble. Truly an exceptional group of people with extraordinary talent! I plan to post vioeo of the performance soon, and I welcome you to add your favorit pictures and videos of the event.

This was a very successful night for the group. A special thanks to Dave Henderson and to The Redmoor for pulling it all together!

09/06/2019

CONGRATS ON SOME EXCELLENT RECOGNITION FOR OUR OWN LILI SHIRES!

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It’s time to welcome back returning and rising senior at Cincinatti's School for Creative and Performing Arts as a Vocal Music major, Lili Shires!

Lili has been seen this year performing in the major musical Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Disney’s Freaky Friday (Katherine Blake) and opening for the famous Elvis impersonator Dean Z. Along with participating in various ensembles at SCPA, such as Meridian 8 and performing with the Jazz Ensemble, she also performs locally with the Greater Cincinnati Youth Jazz Collaborative. This summer she will be attending the Berklee College of Music Summit in Boston, along with a Jazz Collaborative Workshop at Vanderbilt University and the Musical Theater Intensive Lachey Arts. Lili also performs with various local community theater productions, private parties and performances around Cincinnati. She enjoys playing piano and writing her own music, and is a member of the student government, the opera council, and a student representative for her school's PTSO organization.

Welcome back to the Lili! We can’t wait to have you back in Indiana!🎹💙

04/03/2019

02/13/2019

Honors for Jackson! OMEA District 14 Honor Jazz Band.

02/13/2019

Nolen Wright has been accepted in to The University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music's Jazz Studies Program!

02/13/2019

More honors for Zach! 2019 OMEA All-State Jazz Performer. Way to go!

02/13/2019

District 14 Honors for Russell and Zach!

12/22/2018

SPREAD THE WORD!!! WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW YOUTH JAZZ PIANISTS TO AUDITION TO JOIN AS A MEMBER OF THE GREATER CINCINNATI YOUTH JAZZ COLLABORATIVE (GCYJC). Interested persons should be in 9th to 12th grade, live in Greater Cincinnati or Northern Kentucky, and have about 2 years of experience playing jazz, and be interested in weekly rehearsals with the GCYJC Ensemble of about 13 musicians / vocalist at the Music Resource Center in Walnut Hills every Tuesday night beginning in January.

Under the leadership and tutelage of Dr. Isidore Rudnick, the Fine Arts Curriculum Manager for Cincinnati Public Schools, the mission of the Greater Cincinnati Jazz Collaborative is to educate the musical youth of Greater Cincinnati, regardless of social or financial status, through quality and sustained opportunities to study, perform and record jazz in a dynamic and supportive environment.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a budding young jazz pianist, and there will be substantial opportunities to play with the GCYJC Ensemble throughout the 2019 Winter, Spring, and Summer including local jazz clubs, festivals, and more.

Interested parties should call John Specht at (513) 392-3367 to discuss a potential audition. You can also email me at [email protected].