Jazz is a Rainbow
Jazz is a Rainbow, now in its 17th year, is a unique ensemble of talented teens who perform some of America’s greatest songs from the Jazz Songbook.
The ensemble spends two weeks each summer rehearsing six hours a day preparing an original show created just for them under the musical direction of internationally acclaimed musicians, Michael Palter and Lynne Jackson, and the artistic direction of Robb Dimmick of Providence, learning songs, developing vocal technique, acting skills and choreography, and the history the songs, their makers and the era. The show and its cast of Black and White youth give us hope in a divided nation.
Scroll to the bottom to see photos, videos and reviews of past shows.
This Summer's Production:
ARETHA
Queen of Soul
a
Virtual Concert
presented by
Jazz is a Rainbow, Stages of Freedom & the Cabaret Consortium
Friday, August 14 @ 6:00pm
LIVE on YouTube & Facebook
Sponsors:
Colin P. Hanrahan
Triniti Schell
Kenney Brothers Foundation
Robert S. Miller
Yuko Matsukawa
Jessie Keener
Lynn and Gary Goodnough
Meredith Wiech
Ray Rickman
Katy Fralick
Joseph & Ann Casey
Eloise Kenney
Karen & David Parker
Temple Emanu-El
Barbara Sokoloff
Linda Egli Johnson
Johanna Harris
Gerald A. Fernandez
Jann Hodges
Jack McWilliam
Nancy & Richard Dutton
Denise & William Bolton
Debra Conway
Horrace Kenney, III
Carol Lucha Burns
James Contois & Reb MacKenzie
Rosemary Cullen
Pamela Rawson
Veda Crewe
Katherine & Kenneth Fandetti
James P. Riley
Dr. Herbert Rakatansky
Annie Tate
Amato DeLuca
Produced by:
FEEDBACK
"The very best program of youth singing jazz that I’ve ever seen! Watching is so much fun. Listening is a real treat. The choreography is wonderful! All very well done! Highly recommend seeing their performances."
- Rose Weaver
"'Jazz Is A Rainbow’ conveys life lessons through jazz history [in a] notably confident, polished performance."
- Down Beat Magazine
“Jazz is really the first place that blacks and whites in America convened in a safe space to celebrate something they loved. So this is a shared story. [The actors are] learning not only jazz and history but they’re learning about who they are.”
- Robb Dimmick, Artistic Director
PHOTOS & VIDEOS
