RENOWNED TEACHING ARTISTS
VISITING TEACHING ARTISTS
Each May & October, LEAF partners with schools and educational groups in our local community to host 8-10 Visiting Teaching Artist residencies led by national and international touring acts that will be playing on the LEAF stage. Each performing artist arrives the week prior to the Festival to teach cultural arts to youth from 5-18 years old!
Plena Libre Rocky Dawuni Underhill Rose Darrell Rose Masankho Banda Mokoomba Danay Suarez LEAF International Rwanda LEAF International Tanzania
LEAF Schools & Streets Performances
350+ YOUTH PERFORMING THIS WEEKEND!
Look for this symbol on the Performance Schedule! LEAF Festival is infused with the spirit of LEAF Schools & Streets and LEAF International. Join the celebration by attending one of their many performances throughout the weekend where young musicians share the stage with renowned Teaching Artists and Culture Keepers. KEEP CALM & JAZZ ON!
“It was kind of scary when I played the solo in front of the whole group with 30 kids…I was scared to mess up in front of new people. I didn’t mess up. I felt like a musician. It feels good to feel like a musician.” ~REGGIE, LEAF Delta House Jazz Band
This project is supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources.
Horns up! The LEAF Delta House Jazz Band embarked on a musical journey to New Orleans this March. In a short 4 day field trip, 12 young jazz musicians experienced the St. Joseph Mardi Gras Indian Parade with Culture Keeper Big Chief Shaka Zulu, had a private masterclass with Preservation Hall Jazz Band, played alongside peers at the Trombone Shorty Music Academy, visited with The Roots of Music, a learning journey on Indian Culture with Chief Shaka Zulu, dipped into some beignets, had the world’s best po boys & MORE! The kids really worked hard and rose to the challenge of playing alongside peers, Teaching Artists and jazz legends, leaving a lasting mark on New Orleans. Show some love to the future of jazz at Eden Hall from 10:45-11:15am! Horns up! Jazz on!
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