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September 23, 2017 Grossmont Community College – Presentation during student classes at 9am, 11am and 1pm.  Students at other IAJSD locations, may choose any of these times.  Families will hear a presentation by our Executive Director, Guy Gonzales. Light refreshment will be provided by IAJSD Hope to see you there!

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Sun Sept 18 – Jazz Brunch @ Dignity Memorial Park

Jazz Brunch at Dignity

Come enjoy a Jazz Brunch at Dignity Memorial Park Sunday, September 18, 11:00-1:30PM El Camino Memorial - 5600 Carroll Canyon Rd., San Diego, California 92121 MAP INFO Come see IAJSD students, current and graduates of our program, perform on Sunday. A free family friendly community event at Dignity Memorial Park! Enjoy a fancy continental brunch with friends and family on the beautiful and peaceful grounds of Dignity El Camino Memorial Park! You'll be entertained by the students of IAJSD! Every family attending will receive a free gift - a Dignity picnic blanket that can be enjoyed all summer long! Our

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Audition Day Celebration

Thanks to everyone for coming out to audition!  Auditions were held Saturday, Sept. 10 at Grossmont College.  We had 37 new and returning students come out to audition.  While the audition was taking place families enjoyed a potluck brunch and watched the student jam session led by our own Sean Lambert, a second year IAJSD student.  We applaud these kids for putting on a very entertaining show!  New students were welcomed into the group with incredible love and support.  It looks like the start of another great year. Now our students are anxiously waiting to see which ensemble they have

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Sept 10 – Audition Day and Welcome Brunch

Welcome Brunch

Sat Sept 10, 2016 is Audition Day!  In addition to auditions, we welcome IAJSD families to a light brunch.  This will take place at Grossmont College on the lawn outside the music building from 9am - 12:30pm.  IAJSD students Ed Gabrielyan and Sean Lambert will be hosting a jam session and all students, new and returning, are welcome to sit in.  While students audition parents can socialize with other IAJSD families.  We hope to see you there!  If you would like to contribute baked goods or coffee please sign up on the link below: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f4fadaa2dab9-iajsd1 Thank you so much for

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Eric Wesling Receives $30K Scholarship to Berklee!

Eric Wesling on Guitar

Eric Wesling is in his second year with IAJSD playing guitar. He just started his senior year at Mission Bay High School but he already has a pretty good idea where he will be going to college. This summer Eric was awarded a $30,000 per year scholarship and the prestigious Berklee College of Music! Last August Eric attended The Berklee Guitar Sessions, a one week guitar intensive program at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He stayed in the dorms and took classes. I asked him about the curriculum and he told me, “There were three classes each day, the

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IAJSD Students Performed at Bayside Summer Nights!

On Thursday, August 18, 2016, 14 IAJSD students performed at Bayside Summer Nights at the Embarcadero.  This is the large San Diego Symphony Summer Pops stage which seats over 2000 people.  Gilbert Castellanos (Artist Director, IAJSD) was asked to curate a summer jazz series for the SD Symphony.  Last night, August 18, the concert was titled "The Future of Jazz" and featured our up and coming IAJSD students and Cécile McLorin Salvant, an incredibly talented 24 year old jazz vocalist. Click here to read an excellent article by local jazz reviewer and IAJSD board member Robert Bush. He captures the

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Bayside Summer Nights

IAJSD Students Perform at Bayside Summer Nights - August 18 at 6pm! Gilbert Castellanos, Artistic Director of IAJSD, continues his Jazz @ the Jacob’s series this summer at Bayside Summer Nights. On Thursday, July 15, IAJSD students Edward Garielyn (keys), Julian Esparza (bass), and Eric Wesling (guitar) played the pre-show from 6 to 7pm!  They did a phenomenal job laying down a hip vibe with a solid grooves and tasty solos.  It was a beautiful way to start the evening.  Then, at 7:30 on the big stage, IAJSD Artistic Director Gilbert Castellanos and his latin ensemble did an amazing tribute

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Master Class with Chris Botti

Christ Botti Teaching Master Class

Today, July 28, 2016, IAJSD students and their parents were treated to a master class with Grammy Award winning trumpet virtuoso Chris Botti.  Botti is in town to play a concert in the Bayside Summer Nights series at the Embarcadero for The San Diego Symphony.  Thanks to the generosity of The San Diego Symphony, Botti was able to stop by the Grossmont College Recital Hall and share some wisdom with our students. Many of our students had the opportunity to perform for Botti and received wonderful feedback from him.  The students all did an exceptional job and Botti was impressed.

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Jazz Brunch @ Dignity Memorial Park

Jazz Brunch at Dignity

Come enjoy a Jazz Brunch at Dignity Memorial Park Sunday, August 14, 11:30-1:30PM El Camino Memorial - 5600 Carroll Canyon Rd., San Diego, California 92121 MAP INFO   A free family friendly community event at Dignity Memorial Park! Enjoy a fancy continental brunch with friends and family on the beautiful and peaceful grounds of Dignity El Camino Memorial Park! You'll be entertained by the students of IAJSD! Every family attending will receive a free gift - a Dignity picnic blanket that can be enjoyed all summer long! Our brunch spread will include:  Fruit, croissants w/butter & a variety of jellies,

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