January 27 - 7:30 PM
The Jazz Mentors Foundation is a Salt Lake City, Utah based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 2023 to:
Encourage junior high, high school and university student musicians to study and play jazz.
Encourage awareness and appreciation for jazz in our community. Provide clinics for student musicians and concerts for our community featuring internationally recognized professional musicians
We came together to host a jazz concert series, with top-tier jazz musicians, including local talent. For each concert, the artist will provide a workshop for high school, university and junior high students, free of charge. Students are invited to attend the concerts free of charge.
Jazz music, while being the foundation of most modern music and one of the great American art forms that is rooted in the African diaspora, is in decline. It currently represents less than 1% of streaming music volume in the U.S.. We believe that by exposing students to excellent jazz musicians and concerts, we can revitalize this incredibly important and fun art form in Utah.
ABOUT US SPECIAL THANKS
Jazz Mentors Foundation programs are funded in part by Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP). Additionally, this event is made possible by the generous support of Woodbury Corporation, Excellence in the Community Concert Series, Daynes Music and Robinette Sound.
BECOME A DONOR
Help us continue to make opportunities like this available and accessible to student musicians by making a contribution of any size at jazzmentorsfoundation.ticketspice.com/donate
MEET OUR GUEST ARTIST
AUBREY LOGAN (leader/vocalist/trombonist)
Trombone-playing singer-songwriter Aubrey Logan hails from the picturesque surroundings near Seattle, WA. Raised by her two music-educator parents, she began her artistic endeavors as a child singing in theatre and in church, Thoughtful songwriters like Billy Joel & Carole King influenced her early childhood via her singing mother and trumpet-playing father, as well as the soulful musicianship of American horn bands such as Chicago, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Steeley Dan, and more. Things took an intriguing turn when she picked up the trombone at the age of 12, igniting her passion for the jazz tradition. Aubrey possesses a distinct yet truly unique voice, able to take a song from practically any era or genre and really making it her own, through surprising vocal melisma, scatt jazz interludes and a blissful warm tone that expands over her entire catalogue of originals to innovatively-arranged hits. Her accolades are as impressive as they are extensive, from clinching victory in the prestigious Shure Montreux Voice competition in 2009 to securing a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where she stands as an alumna. Notably recognized as a top trombone player by Downbeat magazine, Aubrey has graced stages globally, touring alongside renowned artists like Dave Koz & Postmodern Jukebox. For as much success as Aubrey has had in her career, she doesn't take herself too seriously. You’ll catch her often making highly entertaining and humorous jabs at her own craft on stage or posts on her social platforms parodying overly serious jazz musicians, overplayed Christmas music, or social media trends. Aubrey attained the #1 Billboard spot for contemporary jazz with the Dave Koz & the Summer Horns album, "From A to Z," alongside the success of her own album "Where the Sunshine is Expensive." Aubrey's musical footprint can be traced from Seattle to Boston to LA, and now Austin, TX, where she continues to captivate audiences with her extraordinary vocals and unmatched Jazz finesse.
FEATURING
MEL SHORE (piano)
RYAN HAGLER (bass)
JOSEPH “DANIEL” DUFOUR (drums)
MICHAEL SAILORS (trumpet)
