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Mellon Jazz Continues Community Involvement/Educational Outreach Through
Sponsorship of 2004 Villanova Jazz Festival
- Mellon also sponsoring 14 concerts during 2004-2005 Kimmel Center Presents
series -
PHILADELPHIA, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Mellon Financial Corporation today
announced that it will serve as the presenting sponsor of the week-long
Villanova Jazz Festival that begins on Sunday, March 28, and also will continue
its partnership with The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, with 14 concerts
scheduled for the recently-announced 2004-05 season.
"Mellon's 19th year of support for jazz in Philadelphia will truly be a
year-round experience," said Paul Kochis, chairman of Mellon Mid-Atlantic and
senior executive in the Philadelphia area. "Our programming for 2004 Mellon
Jazz not only builds on our affiliation with 'Kimmel Center Presents' by
offering exciting concerts with world-class performers, but also establishes a
relationship with the Villanova Jazz Festival to continue our long-standing
commitment to jazz education," said Paul Kochis, chairman of Mellon Mid-
Atlantic and senior executive in the Philadelphia area. "This approach
strengthens the connection between jazz and the other components of Mellon's
community affairs programs in our region."
The Villanova Jazz Festival, now in its 23rd year, includes an exciting line-up
of high school, college and professional jazz musicians. The educational
component of this year's Festival, featuring Grammy Award-winner Nestor Torres,
includes two community outreach programs for inner-city music students from the
School District of Philadelphia. Students will receive instruction on the
technical aspects of playing, music theory, phrasing and tone development.
Torres and his band highlight the festival with a ticketed feature performance
at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 3 in Connelly Center's Villanova Room. Since
his initial release in 1989, this jazz flautist has been captivating audiences
with his sensual mix of Latin, jazz and pop sounds. Born in Puerto Rico in 1957,
Torres started flute lessons at age 12 and after his family moved to New York
City, he went on to study both jazz and classical music at the Mannes School of
Music in New York and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. In 2001,
he captured a Latin Grammy for "This Side of Paradise." Torres has just
released "Sin Palabras (Without Words)," which features a number of talented
producers.
The Villanova Jazz Festival kicks off at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 28 with an
invitational high school band competition, featuring schools from four states.
A listing of all festival events can be found at the end of this release.
Information also is available by calling (610) 519-7214 or on the Internet at
www21.homepage.villanova.edu/brian.bardi/jazzfest/home.htm .
2004 Mellon Jazz will present 14 sponsored concerts during The Kimmel Center's
2004-2005 season. This includes six "Mellon Jazz Fridays" events, featuring the
saxophone in a variety of settings, and five "Mellon Jazz Up Close: Take the
Col'train" programs, which pay tribute to composer, saxophonist and adopted son
of Philadelphia, John Coltrane.
Mellon's jazz-related activities in Philadelphia also will include the
presentation of the 2004 Mellon Jazz Community Award. The 2003 recipient, Tony
Williams, was recognized for his dedicated efforts in jazz education and
ensuring that Philadelphia's tradition of jazz excellence gets passed along to
future generations. Students from the Mount Airy Cultural Center (MACC), which
Williams founded as a means to preserve jazz as a uniquely American art form,
are participating in the community outreach segment of the Villanova Jazz
Festival. The 2004 Mellon Jazz Community awardee will be announced later this
spring.
More information on 2004 Mellon Jazz is available on the Internet at
http://www.mellon.com/jazz .
Mellon Financial Corporation is a global financial services company.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Mellon is one of the world's leading providers of
financial services for institutions, corporations and high net worth
individuals, providing institutional asset management, mutual funds, private
wealth management, asset servicing, human resources and investor solutions, and
treasury services. Mellon has approximately $3.5 trillion in assets under
management, administration or custody, including $657 billion under management.
Its asset management companies include The Dreyfus Corporation and U.K.-based
Newton Investment Management Limited. News and other information about Mellon is
available at http://www.mellon.com/ .
Mellon Jazz Presents the 2004 Villanova Jazz Festival
(Events are free unless noted)
Sunday, March 28 at 11 a.m. - St. Mary's Hall Chapel
Invitational High School Band Competition
Scheduled participants are from Norwalk in Connecticut; Cherry Hill East,
Overbrook and Southern Regional in New Jersey; Mamaroneck in New York;
and Bensalem, Lower Merion and North Penn in Pennsylvania.
Monday, March 29 through Friday, April 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Belle
Aire Terrace in Connelly Center
"Jazz at Noon" each weekday, featuring students from Philadelphia's
University of the Arts
Wednesday, March 31 at 7:30p.m. - Connelly Center Cinema
Lecture on the Development of Latin Jazz, including a screening of The
Mambo Kings"
Wednesday, March 31 at 8:30 p.m. - St. Mary's Hall Chapel
Villanova University Jazz Ensemble and Guests
Friday, April 2 at 2 p.m. - Grover Washington Jr. Middle School (B Street
and Olney Avenue)
Inner-city workshop and master class with Nestor Torres for public school
music students
Friday, April 2 from 7-11 p.m. - Belle Aire Terrace in Connelly Center
Intercollegiate Combo Competition
Scheduled participants are from Ashland University, Norfolk State
University, Temple University and Western Connecticut State
Saturday, April 3 at 10:30 a.m. - St. Mary's Hall Chapel
Workshop and master classwith Nestor Torres for Mount Airy Cultural
Center's jazz ensemble
Saturday, April 3 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Villanova Room in Connelly
Center
Intercollegiate Jazz Band Competition
Scheduled participants are from Ashland University, Norfolk State
University, Montclair State University, Temple University and Western
Connecticut State
Saturday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. - Villanova Room in Connelly Center
Feature ticketed performance with flutist Nestor Torres and his band
Tickets are $20, $15 and $10
DATASOURCE: Mellon Financial Corporation
CONTACT: Ron Gruendl, Corporate Affairs of Mellon Financial Corporation,
+1-412-234-7157, or
Web site: http://www.mellon.com/
http://www.mellon.com/jazz
http://www21.homepage.villanova.edu/brian.bardi/jazzfest/home.htm