2013-374 Arts - Hillsborough Arts Council Spring Arts Grant Agreement $1,500

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Proposed use of Grant Funds for The Hillsborough Jazz Festival For five years the Cool Jazz Festival brought a diverse array of music fans and artists together in Orange County. The outdoor Jazz festival was sponsored by the Orange County Parks and Recreation Department. It began in 2004, and by 2008 the event had over 5,000 attendees with internationally recognized, recording artist Nenna Freelon heading the bill. Due to a decrease in funding for the budget of the Recreation Department, the festival did not take place in 2009. In September of 2010,because of the important contribution the festival made to our community, the Hillsborough Arts Council the Hillsborough Arts Council brought this diverse and culturally significant event back to Orange County with a new name: The Hillsborough Jazz Festival, honoring jazz legends that are historically connected to North Carolina. This year it is Nina Simone, This year it is planned for Saturday September 21 of 2013 12pm-6pm The Lineup is 12:OOpm -12:45pm- Serena Wiley 1:OOpm - 1:45pm- Robert Griffin featuring Ms.Taz Halloween 2:OOpm - 2:45pm- Stacey Looman Jazz Trio 3:OOpm -3:45pm-Capitol Jazz 4:OOpm -4:45pm- Jo Gore&the Alternative 5:OOpm-6:OOpm- Yolanda Rabun The location is again on the grounds of the historic Moorefield Estate. The event is an excellent and accessible venue for the public to experience the styling's of professional jazz musicians while providing amateur musicians the empowering opportunity of performing in a professional arena. Students will be invited to demonstrate their individual talents as well as their school's music programs to the invited colleges, universities and professional artists. The professional musicians are requested to spend time backstage one hour prior to their performance to talk with the students about developing a career in music, becoming a professional, and to answer any questions that they have. Exposure to professional musicians in a supportive venue such as this will provide a key component in the nurturing and advancement of the careers of student musicians. To facilitate this, the order of the presentation is as follows: i. Middle School Jazz Bands - (High School Jazz Band administrators will have the opportunity to meet and observe potential future musicians for their music programs.) 2. High School Jazz Bands - (Invited College and University administrators will have the opportunity to meet and observe potential future musicians for their music program with the opportunity to discuss the potential of scholarships.) 3. College and University Jazz bands - (Local Jazz musicians and groups will have the opportunity to meet and observe potential future musicians.)