For Immediate Release: George Mason University Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music presents THE 20TH ANNUAL JAZZ4JUSTICE CONCERT
Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 8 p.m.
Center for the Arts in Fairfax
(FAIRFAX, VA)—George Mason University’s Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music presents the 20th annual Jazz4Justice concert and fundraiser on Saturday, November 20 at 8 p.m. in the Center for the Arts. The event raises funds to directly support vital legal services for low-income Northern Virginians and the George Mason University Jazz Studies program. Information and tickets are currently available at http://cfa.calendar.gmu.edu/jazz-4-justice-8482.
Jazz4Justice is presented in partnership with Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LSNV), a nonprofit legal aid organization that has served the region for 40 years. LSNV is the largest legal aid organization in Virginia and assists thousands of clients every year. “We are looking forward to partnering with Jazz4Justice as well as the entire Mason community to open doors to justice by providing civil legal assistance to those facing the loss of a critical need,” affirmed Marcy Kossar, Director of Development for LSNV.
James Carroll, Professor of Jazz Studies and Mason Jazz Ensemble Director, has assembled a stellar musical program for the upcoming Jazz4Justice performances, which will feature a tribute to the great Duke Ellington. The performance will include world premieres of new music as well as classic jazz standards performed by the Mason Jazz Ensemble and Mason Jazz Vocal Ensemble. In addition, there will be an open jam session hosted by Mason students following the concert. We truly hope local audiences and arts supporters can join us for this wonderful collaboration between Mason Jazz and the legal community.
Tickets to the concert at the Center for the Arts are available at the Ticket Office (open Tuesday–Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), by calling at 703-993-2787, or at cfa.gmu.edu.
For up-to-date information on what to expect when attending an indoor performance at the Center for the Arts visit the website.
About Jazz4Justice™
In 2000, Fairfax attorney Ed Weiner attended a student jazz recital. He was impressed by the music but distressed by the small audience. As the President of the Fairfax Law Foundation, he saw an opportunity for a new partnership – universities would provide the musical talent and the local legal community would provide the audience and sponsors. Today, Jazz4Justice concerts are held throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Thus far, Jazz4Justice has raised over $500,000 for music scholarships and an array of educational and charitable legal services benefiting Virginia’s local communities. Jazz4Justice has received awards from the American Bar Association and the Virginia State Bar. Jazz4Justice is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Visit us at www.jazz4justice.com. We are supported in part by a grant from the Virginia Law Foundation. The VLF's mission is to promote, through philanthropy, the Rule of Law, access to justice, and law-related education.
About the Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music
The Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music is part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Students study with nationally and internationally recognized faculty who are active performers, conductors, composers, music theoreticians, historians, and music teachers. Admission is based on acceptance to the university and audition. The music program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
About the College of Visual and Performing Arts
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) provides an academic environment in which the arts are explored as individual disciplines and interdisciplinary forms that strengthen one another. The college prepares students for careers as creators, performers, teachers, scholars, arts leaders and arts entrepreneurs. Understanding that an education in the arts is deepened by regular contact with the work of distinguished visiting artists, the Center for the Arts, the professional presentation and production arm of the college, welcomes a variety of professional and world-renowned artists, musicians and actors to its stage. Students have the opportunity to perform, create and exhibit their work in a wide variety of public venues including a 2,000-seat Concert Hall. CVPA is home to the Schools of Music, Dance, Art and Theater, as well as the Computer Game Design, Arts Management, and Film and Video Studies programs.
About George Mason University
George Mason University is Virginia’s largest public research university. Located near Washington, D.C., Mason enrolls nearly 39,000 students from 130 countries and all 50 states. Mason has grown rapidly over the past half-century and is recognized for its innovation and entrepreneurship, remarkable diversity and commitment to accessibility.
About Legal Services of Northern Virginia
Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LSNV), a private, not-for-profit organization, offers free legal services to low-income individuals and families, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities and victims of domestic violence residing in Northern Virginia. With 7 offices located throughout the region, LSNV opened nearly 6,000 cases in 2018 benefitting 15,000 individuals, providing assistance in the following substantive areas:
• family law, focusing primarily on matters which include domestic violence
• housing law which includes eviction and foreclosure prevention cases
• consumer law
• public benefits
• veteran’s affairs
• employment law
• elder law
• child advocacy
• education law with a focus on children with special needs
• HIV/AIDS Project
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