Creative District News:
The Los Alamos Creative District is kicking off the Tuesdays at the Pond Entertainment Series with a Night of Jazz!
The Los Alamos Middle School Jazz 1 Band will take the stage at 7 p.m. followed at 8 p.m. by the Los Alamos Jazz Project Big Band.
The Jazz 1 Band is made up of 27 middle school students, who play under the direction of Ryan Finn, and have received superior ratings at the 2018 Albuquerque and Santa Cruz Jazz Festivals.
The 17-member Jazz Project Band takes the stage at 8 p.m. and is directed by Ryan Finn and Michael Burt. The Jazz Project is in its third year of fostering Jazz education and performance that focuses on improvisation and new big band. Registration for summer classes is now open at: losalamosjazzproject.com​
Finn is in his 6th year as the LAMS Jazz Band director and directs three concert bands and three jazz bands with approximately 160 students enrolled in the program.
Tuesdays at the Pond Entertainment Series is 7 p.m. every Tuesday through Aug. 14, at Ashley Pond Park Pavillion. For more information, contact Creative District Curator Liz Martineau at liz@losalamos.org.
The Los Alamos Creative District is part of The Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation (LACDC), is a private, not-for-profit, economic and community development organization. The LACDC is the umbrella organization for the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce, Los Alamos MainStreet, Discover Los Alamos, Los Alamos Small Business Center, Los Alamos Creative District, Los Alamos Research Park and projectY cowork Los Alamos.
