Join us for an all-ages jazz party celebrating the joy of music-making with an all-star band!

Jazz For Kids is a lively and interactive introduction to jazz that illuminates the art form’s cultural origins, demystifies improvisation, and promotes creative self-expression.

Jazz For Kids draws a parallel between the bandstand and the community to promote important social values such as cultural diversity, civic responsibility, cooperation and teamwork.

Created especially for families and young audiences, the program features a variety of entertaining musical styles from jump swing to samba, calypso, and more.

This fun-filled and informative program explores the role of each individual and instrument in the jazz ensemble and how they must all work together in harmony to achieve a common goal.

ALL-STAR BAND
Kate Olson, saxophones
Susan Pascal, vibraphone
Phil Sparks, bass
D’Vonne Lewis, drums
Dmitri Matheny, flugelhorn

SHOW SET-UP
This is an in-the-round performance prioritizing room for dancing and limited seating reserved for elders, and people with injuries or disabilities.

SHOW DETAILS
Doors 5:00pm, Show 5:30pm-6:15/6:30
Rolling Bay Hall, Bainbridge Island

Tickets:
General Admission: $10 per adult, in advance, $15 per adult at the door.
FREE for kids, teens, & people with disabilities.

NOTE: You and/or your little ones may be interested in our regular live show scheduled for 7:30pm that same evening. While it is not specifically geared towards children our events are always all-ages and children always enjoy.
Click here for more info about that show.  https://www.tickettailor.com/events/weavepresents/872148?

LIVING-WITH-COVID POLICY
If you're feeling symptomatic, take a COVID test, we ask that you please stay home for good measure.
If you're on the fence, and aren't sure how you're feeling but don't want to miss, please consider wearing a mask.
WEAVE is a judgment-free zone.

Directed by flugelhornist & composer, Dmitri Matheny (“one of the most emotionally expressive improvisers of his generation”—International Review of Music), the DMG has developed an engaging repertoire and a strong international following. The group's signature sound pleases both crowds and critics, balancing fresh, original works with familiar jazz classics, hard bop, west coast cool and selections from the DMG's 12 critically-acclaimed CDs.

First introduced to jazz audiences in the 1990s as the protégé of Art Farmer, Matheny has  matured into “one of the jazz world's most talented horn players” (San Francisco Chronicle).

“An all-star jazz band featuring some of the most
accomplished musicians in the western United States.”
—All About Jazz

“Their music is a fertile landscape without boundaries,” writes the Oakland Tribune,
“earning Matheny and his cohorts a reputation as one of the most eclectic
and daring ensembles on today’s jazz scene.”

All About Jazz agrees: “An all-star jazz band featuring some of the most accomplished
musicians in the western United States, the Dmitri Matheny Group is a
cohesive and seamless unit, serving up equal parts soulful expression,
caressing phrases, imaginative asides, and dedicated lyricism.”