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AEI artist Keri Chryst is back at Beverly Elementary to help ring in the season with jazz! Excited to learn about JAZZ! Scat Cat Sessions - Part Deux It’s been less than 2 years since the last Scat Cat Session here at Beverly Elementary in Toledo, Ohio. It’s pretty cool that many of the “upper classmen” (well, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders) still remember some of the names and faces of the jazz greats that they’d learned about when they were “little”. ;-)  And just like rereading

AEI artist - Keri Chryst - introduces a fresh round of young Nebraskans to the joys of jazz & improvisation Scat Cat Sessions - Lincoln Elementary It was another whirlwind week for our founding member artist, Keri Chryst, and the young Scat Cats at Lincoln Elementary in Hastings, Nebraska. Ella, Louis & Duke All 400+ students, ages K-5 got a chance to interact with this professional jazz vocalist to learn about some of America’s most treasured jazz artists.  By the end of the

As I sit sipping coffee on the porch in one of my favorite neighborhoods on a gorgeous Chicago spring day... I dare say it's time to...

Gigs, Grad School Push, & a New Tribe... Oh, and some MEA Conferences to boot. Taking Time to Shift Gears Extended my stateside stay for...

With Vaughn Wiester's Famous Jazz Orchestra - Don't miss it! Big Band Night - October 30th, 2023 A repeat performance with the...

The long awaited dates in my other other #hometown ! 2 VERY different ways to catch The French Connection Big Band - October 30th, 2023 A...

The turn of events that helped breathe life into Arts Embassy International (AEI)! True Story When I made the decision in 2010 to leave...

And how we help each other "Experience Cultural Unity Across Borders through the ARTS" Born in the summer of 2012 June 2012, Paris,...

Let me introduce you to the organisation that makes more than half of my Arts Outreach Projects possible! AEI's Raison d'être Since its...

Chicago, Ohio, Iowa, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Florida... Come follow follow me! FaceBook : the place to be If you want details...

When one tour ends... another one begins... Are you Next? Just know that I am still in the Midwest throughout the coming season and would...

Wrapping up a month plus+ of touring activities across the Midwest... Top Notch Bands From duos to 22-piece jazz orchestras I'm so...

Last chance for Chicagolanders to catch me with a big band this season! w/ Shout Section Big Band Sunday Oct. 30th, 2022 @ Elmhurst Hall...

I'm getting really excited for my next two engagements! 1st - Morning Residency in Omaha I just got off a call with Omaha Central High...

The French Connection, and a bunch of Great Little Big Bands Oct 10th - Chicago - Jazz Showcase (with Jeff Hedberg) Oct 17th - Lincoln,...

This just in — I’ve been invited to join the stage with Jeff Hedberg and his C11 little big band at the Jazz Showcase this fall! A Night...

The Brain Child of Director John Jacobs "Railside", Grand Island, NE — this open-air community concert brought together 2 high school...

My fellow Ohioans - I have finally been accepted to the Official Roster of Ohio Teaching Artists! Ohio —The Heart of It All I am...

U.S. Midwest Calling... The next Scat Cat Session is on the books with Hastings Public Schools (Nebraska) for late October. And a number...

A note to Nebraska Organizations — NAC grants have been made even easier — No matching funds required! I'm always touting the Nebraska...