Jazz at Lincoln Center - Essentially Ellington


	2010 Essentially Ellington Finalist Bands EE Celebrates 15 Survey - We Need You! The EE Celebrates 15 Survey is the key to locating our EE community and mapping the impact the program has had. Our goal is to have 1,500 EE community members take a survey and tell us how EE has made a difference in their lives. Please take a minute to fill out a survey and be counted! Please complete only one EE survey based on your first experience with the program: Alumni – played EE music as a member of a high school or community band Band Director – taught high school jazz band (or community band) with EE music Parent/Guardian – had a son or daughter who participated in the EE program General Fan – volunteered at an EE Festival either as a JALC volunteer or a school group chaperone (non-parent), or a general fan of EE and not in any of the above groups. Responses will be compiled and presented on this page and at the Competition & Festival, May 8-10, 2010 in New York City. More Ways to Get Involved Track the Project Competition & Festival Activities Press Room Contact Us More Ways to Get Involved Here are some more ways that you can be a part of the community and help us spread the word about our project! Send us your EE story with your experiences, photos, and more. Use the subject line “My EE Story – Last Name, First Name” Tell your friends, colleagues and parents about EE Celebrates 15 and encourage them to fill out the survey. Join our EE Celebrates 15 email list to get monthly updates on the campaign. Upload a video about your EE experience to ee15@jalc.org. We’ll post new videos on our YouTube Channel’s EE Celebrates15 Playlist and Facebook page each month. Share your ideas for spreading the word in addition to the above! Watch this site for weekly updates on our progress. Keep checking our site throughout the spring for more information on how you can become involved with EE Celebrates 15! Become a fan of Jazz at Lincoln Center on Facebook and watch for our EE Celebrates 15 updates! Track the Project! This space will be updated weekly with number of alumni reached and featured survey excerpts. Thanks to everyone who has already filled out an EE Celebrates 15 Survey! We’ve gotten great responses and wanted to share some of them with you. Keep spreading the word and help us reach our goal of 1,500 surveys! Total # of Surveys Completed: 512 (as of Wednesday, March 3, 2010) Here are some excerpts from this week's survey responses: What words/phrases would you use to describe your experience with Essentially Ellington? artistically enriching inspiring artful finally available What is your favorite Essentially Ellington piece to play and why? Blue Serge—it had a sassy sound at some points, especially the beginning, and it felt tormented and very deliberate. Moon Over Cuba. Great solo and piece in a style Duke didn't play/write much in. Has almost been lost from the jazz world. I really enjoyed it, it was something very new to all of us. Perdido—the energy on the stage was something I'll remember for the rest of my life. Quote of the Week—EE Alumni Response: : "Essentially Ellington really opened up my eyes to the wonderful music of Duke Ellington. It was a great experience because it fostered a professional environment with some of the best jazz musicians in the world. In addition, the program allowed myself, and future students the opportunity to experience how leadership and teamwork can have tremendous impacts on how we approach situations in the classroom as well as in the professional environment. For me, personally, the experience was especially crucial as a basis of conversation in interviews. I was truly amazed at the number of individuals in business environments who recognized the name of the program and respected the benefits that it promotes." Competition & Festival Activities Save the Date! May 8-10, 2010 in New York City Festival Timeline Concert & Ticket Information Watch this space for updated information on Alumni activities at the Festival. Press Room Click here for more information on the EE Celebrates 15 initiatives. Contact Us For more information on EE Celebrates 15 contact Andrea Pelloquin: Phone: 212-258-9974 Email: ee15@jalc.org Web: jalc.org/ee15