The Topeka Jazz Workshop has been a prime factor in keeping jazz alive and well in Topeka and Northeast Kansas for f ive decades. Don't miss this opportunity to hear the local take on America 's original art form.
\nFounded in 1960 the Topeka Jazz Workshop Ban d is the oldest continuous community-based big band in the United States! In addition to performing live big band jazz\, the TJWB operates the Topek a Youth Jazz Program\, which provides jazz education and performance oppor tunities for middle and high school students in NE Kansas. Over the years\ , hundreds of talented young musicians have received scholarships to jazz camps all over the county thanks to the TJWB and the financial backing of Topeka Jazz Workshop\, Inc.
\nRecently the Topeka Jazz Workshop Band had the honor to play with current jazz stars like Byron Stripling\, Mike Metheny\, Bill Watrous and Wayne Hawkins. From its inception TJWB consist ed of local musicians who often held other full time jobs but came togethe r for the love of jazz. The legacy continues under the direction of Cale P aquette (band director at Seaman High School) and Bob Ball (retired).
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