Rifftides on Swing ‘N Jazz . . .
From time to time, I’ve read the thoughtful posts on the blog Rifftides, written by author Doug Ramsey, who lives in the Pacific Northwest. His blog’s “mission statement” is worth reading to give you a feel for it. Thought you might want to check out his writeup of the four days he spent here in Rochester at this year’s Swing ‘N Jazz, June 1-4, the fundraising event for the The Commission Project, which is a nonprofit that seeks to enhance music education by commissioning original works and producing workshops and composer-in-residence programs in public schools nationwide. While I’ve heard about it and have included event listings for the Drummers’ Night Out and other concerts that are included during the event, I didn’t know much about it. Falling so close to the RIJF, Swing ‘N Jazz doesn’t get as much press and it involves golf and country clubs, so it’s not for all of us plebes, but it is great cause, brings some great talent to Rochester and utilizes some of the great talent we already have here. I’ll try to look into it more closely next year….
