BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Ravenscroft - ECPv6.2.9//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://theravenscroft.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Ravenscroft REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240218T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20240218T163000 DTSTAMP:20240328T124703 CREATED:20240110T165920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T211142Z UID:29139-1708268400-1708273800@theravenscroft.com SUMMARY:VJC Winter Performance DESCRIPTION:Valley Jazz Cooperative Winter Performance\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Valley Jazz Cooperative’s three jazz ensembles offer their Winter Performance in Ravenscroft Hall\, their first VJC concert of the year. Appearing on the program are the Cerulean and Indigo Big Bands\, led by Russell Schmidt\, and the Sapphire Big Band\, under the direction of Paul Brewer. VJC student ensembles perform a mix of repertoire by historically significant composers such as Duke Ellington\, Bill Holman\, Thad Jones\, and Mary Lou Williams\, and works by modern-day writers including Alan Baylock\, Dave Rivello\, Ellen Rowe\, and Maria Schneider. \nThe Valley Jazz Cooperative was founded in 2016 and is an educational outreach of MSW Ministries. Instruction is focused on expanding the creativity of VJC members by developing improvisation skills and learning the language of jazz. The program is offered free of charge to eligible\, committed\, passionate music students (grades 8-12). \nLobby doors open at 2:00 p.m.\, and Ravenscroft Hall doors open at 2:40 p.m. (following a soundcheck by the students). No food or drink is permitted inside Ravenscroft Hall. \nCost for this event is $10.00 (adults) & $5.00 (for students). Parking is free and abundant on-site at Ravenscroft. Grab your tickets now! \n  URL:https://theravenscroft.com/event/vjc-winter-performance/ LOCATION:Ravenscroft Hall\, 8445 E Hartford Drive\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85255\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events,Valley Jazz Cooperative ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://theravenscroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/02-18-2024-VJC-Winter-Perf-16-9-Full-Graphic.png ORGANIZER;CN="Russell Schmidt":MAILTO:events@theravenscroft.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230624T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230624T203000 DTSTAMP:20240328T124703 CREATED:20230517T222523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230624T190234Z UID:28416-1687633200-1687638600@theravenscroft.com SUMMARY:VJC Alumni Band DESCRIPTION:VJC Alumni Band\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRavenscroft presents the VJC Alumni Band\, under the direction of Russell Schmidt. The ensemble features talented young musicians who were previously members of the Valley Jazz Cooperative during their high school years. The Alumni Band presents one concert annually\, allowing these creative artists to reconnect and make music once more. \nThe concert will begin with a few small group selections\, after which the big band will take the stage. The performance will include music from composers and arrangers such as Duke Ellington\, Bill Holman\, Maria Schneider\, Jueun Seok\, Billy Strayhorn\, and Theodore Strich. \nLobby doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and Ravenscroft Hall will open for seating at 6:30 p.m.   \nThe Valley Jazz Cooperative was founded in 2016 and is an educational outreach of MSW Ministries. Instruction is focused on expanding the creativity of VJC members through developing improvisation skills and learning the language of jazz. The main program runs annually between December and May and is offered free of charge to eligible\, committed\, passionate music students (grades 8-12). \nThe cost for this Alumni Band event is $10.00 and it is reserved seating. Purchase your tickets today! URL:https://theravenscroft.com/event/vjc-alumni-band/ LOCATION:Ravenscroft Hall\, 8445 E Hartford Drive\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85255\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events,Valley Jazz Cooperative ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://theravenscroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06-24-2023-VJC-Alumni-Band-16x9-Full-Graphic.png ORGANIZER;CN="Russell Schmidt":MAILTO:events@theravenscroft.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230624T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230624T203000 DTSTAMP:20240328T124703 CREATED:20230517T222523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T222523Z UID:29084-1687633200-1687638600@theravenscroft.com SUMMARY:VJC Alumni Band DESCRIPTION:VJC Alumni Band\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRavenscroft presents the VJC Alumni Band\, under the direction of Russell Schmidt. The ensemble features talented young musicians who were previously members of the Valley Jazz Cooperative during their high school years. The Alumni Band presents one concert annually\, allowing these creative artists to reconnect and make music once more. \nThe concert will begin with a few small group selections\, after which the big band will take the stage. The performance will include music from composers and arrangers such as Duke Ellington\, Bill Holman\, Maria Schneider\, Jueun Seok\, Billy Strayhorn\, and Theodore Strich. \nLobby doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and Ravenscroft Hall will open for seating at 6:30 p.m.   \nThe Valley Jazz Cooperative was founded in 2016 and is an educational outreach of MSW Ministries. Instruction is focused on expanding the creativity of VJC members through developing improvisation skills and learning the language of jazz. The main program runs annually between December and May and is offered free of charge to eligible\, committed\, passionate music students (grades 8-12). \nThe cost for this Alumni Band event is $10.00 and it is reserved seating. Purchase your tickets today! URL:https://theravenscroft.com/event/vjc-alumni-band-2/ LOCATION:Ravenscroft Hall\, 8445 E Hartford Drive\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85255\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events,Valley Jazz Cooperative ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://theravenscroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06-24-2023-VJC-Alumni-Band-16x9-Full-Graphic.png ORGANIZER;CN="Russell Schmidt":MAILTO:events@theravenscroft.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230506T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230506T153000 DTSTAMP:20240328T124703 CREATED:20230320T041233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230427T190739Z UID:28296-1683381600-1683387000@theravenscroft.com SUMMARY:VJC Spotlight Concert - Featuring Tito Carrillo (Benefit for Abounding Service) DESCRIPTION:VJC Spotlight Concert – Featuring Tito Carrillo \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Valley Jazz Cooperative Sapphire and Indigo Big Bands will share the stage for the final time this season\, joined by guest trumpeter Tito Carrillo. The program will include music by Duke Ellington\, Bill Holman\, John Scofield\, Jueun Seok\, and Mary Lou Williams. \nThis year’s VJC Spotlight Concert is also a fundraising event\, with 100% of all ticket sales donated to Abounding Service\, which is dedicated to helping refugees from many nations belong and connect through English proficiency\, citizenship\, and friendship. The ability to aptly communicate changes their lives and impacts the trajectory of entire refugee families and communities. (Learn more at https://aboundingservice.org/) \nAbout the artist… Tito Carrillo is a trumpeter\, composer\, and educator whose music blurs the lines between Afro-Caribbean music traditions and modern jazz. Born and raised in Austin\, TX\, by a Puerto Rican father and Mexican-American mother\, Carrillo came to prominence a quarter century ago as a top call soloist\, sideman\, and bandleader. The Chicago Tribune describes him as “a fluid improviser\, doubly blessed with a warm lyric style and technique to burn.” His list of collaborations is diverse: Chicago heavyweights Willie Pickens\, Ryan Cohan\, and the Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble (Victor Garcia); big bands such as the Woody Herman Orchestra and the Smithsonian Masterworks Orchestra (David Baker); salsa legends Cheo Feliciano and Andy Montañez; jazz greats such as Paquito D’Rivera\, Kurt Elling\, and Claudio Roditi; and pop icons Phil Collins and Quincy Jones. His newest solo album as a leader\, Urbanessence (Origin Records)\, was released in October 2022 to critical acclaim.\n\nCarrillo carries an equal passion for jazz education. He is much in demand across the country as a clinician and guest lecturer/performer. He has served on the jazz faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 2006. And beginning in fall 2023\, Carrillo will join the School of Music faculty at Texas State University (San Marcos\, TX) as an Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet. Additionally\, many of his former students have established successful careers as performers and educators and have won international jazz competitions at the highest level. \n\nValley Jazz Cooperative in partnership with MSW Ministries (our parent nonprofit organization)\, explores collaborative opportunities that help enrich the lives of individuals in great need by offering assistance\, guidance\, and encouragement. \nWhether it be through a benefit concert\, coordinated school service projects\, or some other venture\, VJC is listening and endeavoring to positively affect our corner of the world through education\, music and service to our community. Contact Director Russell Schmidt for more information. russ@valleyjazz.org \n100% of all proceeds will be donated directly to Abounding Service. URL:https://theravenscroft.com/event/vjc-spotlight-concert-featuring-tito-carrillo-benefit-for-abounding-service/ LOCATION:Ravenscroft Hall\, 8445 E Hartford Drive\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85255\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events,Valley Jazz Cooperative ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theravenscroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Updated2023-0506-VJC-Tito-Carrillo3640x2160-R-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Russell Schmidt":MAILTO:events@theravenscroft.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230506T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230506T153000 DTSTAMP:20240328T124703 CREATED:20230320T041233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T041233Z UID:29071-1683381600-1683387000@theravenscroft.com SUMMARY:VJC Spotlight Concert - Featuring Tito Carrillo (Benefit for Abounding Service) DESCRIPTION:VJC Spotlight Concert – Featuring Tito Carrillo \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Valley Jazz Cooperative Sapphire and Indigo Big Bands will share the stage for the final time this season\, joined by guest trumpeter Tito Carrillo. The program will include music by Duke Ellington\, Bill Holman\, John Scofield\, Jueun Seok\, and Mary Lou Williams. \nThis year’s VJC Spotlight Concert is also a fundraising event\, with 100% of all ticket sales donated to Abounding Service\, which is dedicated to helping refugees from many nations belong and connect through English proficiency\, citizenship\, and friendship. The ability to aptly communicate changes their lives and impacts the trajectory of entire refugee families and communities. (Learn more at https://aboundingservice.org/) \nAbout the artist… Tito Carrillo is a trumpeter\, composer\, and educator whose music blurs the lines between Afro-Caribbean music traditions and modern jazz. Born and raised in Austin\, TX\, by a Puerto Rican father and Mexican-American mother\, Carrillo came to prominence a quarter century ago as a top call soloist\, sideman\, and bandleader. The Chicago Tribune describes him as “a fluid improviser\, doubly blessed with a warm lyric style and technique to burn.” His list of collaborations is diverse: Chicago heavyweights Willie Pickens\, Ryan Cohan\, and the Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble (Victor Garcia); big bands such as the Woody Herman Orchestra and the Smithsonian Masterworks Orchestra (David Baker); salsa legends Cheo Feliciano and Andy Montañez; jazz greats such as Paquito D’Rivera\, Kurt Elling\, and Claudio Roditi; and pop icons Phil Collins and Quincy Jones. His newest solo album as a leader\, Urbanessence (Origin Records)\, was released in October 2022 to critical acclaim.\n\nCarrillo carries an equal passion for jazz education. He is much in demand across the country as a clinician and guest lecturer/performer. He has served on the jazz faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 2006. And beginning in fall 2023\, Carrillo will join the School of Music faculty at Texas State University (San Marcos\, TX) as an Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet. Additionally\, many of his former students have established successful careers as performers and educators and have won international jazz competitions at the highest level. \n\nValley Jazz Cooperative in partnership with MSW Ministries (our parent nonprofit organization)\, explores collaborative opportunities that help enrich the lives of individuals in great need by offering assistance\, guidance\, and encouragement. \nWhether it be through a benefit concert\, coordinated school service projects\, or some other venture\, VJC is listening and endeavoring to positively affect our corner of the world through education\, music and service to our community. Contact Director Russell Schmidt for more information. russ@valleyjazz.org \n100% of all proceeds will be donated directly to Abounding Service. URL:https://theravenscroft.com/event/vjc-spotlight-concert-featuring-tito-carrillo-benefit-for-abounding-service-2/ LOCATION:Ravenscroft Hall\, 8445 E Hartford Drive\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85255\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events,Valley Jazz Cooperative ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theravenscroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Updated2023-0506-VJC-Tito-Carrillo3640x2160-R-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Russell Schmidt":MAILTO:events@theravenscroft.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230228T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230228T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T124703 CREATED:20230111T230018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230201T173447Z UID:28159-1677610800-1677614400@theravenscroft.com SUMMARY:VJC Indigo Big Band: Winter Performance DESCRIPTION:Ravenscroft presents the Valley Jazz Cooperative’s Indigo Big Band\, under the direction of Russell Schmidt. The Indigo Big Band will perform music by Neal  Hefti\, Billy Strayhorn and Mary Lou Williams. Additionally\, the program will being with a  few combo selections by VJC program participants\, performing pieces by Jerome Kern and others.  \nLobby doors open at 6:00 p.m.; Ravenscroft Hall doors do not open until 6:45 p.m.   \nThe Valley Jazz Cooperative was founded in 2016 and is an educational outreach of MSW  Ministries. Instruction is focused on expanding the creativity of VJC members through  developing improvisation skills and learning the language of jazz. The program is offered  free of charge to eligible\, committed\, passionate music students (grades 8-12). \nCost for this event is $5.00 (general admission; no reserved seating) URL:https://theravenscroft.com/event/vjc-indigo-big-band-winter-performance/ LOCATION:Ravenscroft Hall\, 8445 E Hartford Drive\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85255\, United States CATEGORIES:Valley Jazz Cooperative ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theravenscroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/VJC-Indigo-Winter-Perf.-2023-NO-DATE-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230228T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230228T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T124703 CREATED:20230111T230018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T230018Z UID:29058-1677610800-1677614400@theravenscroft.com SUMMARY:VJC Indigo Big Band: Winter Performance DESCRIPTION:Ravenscroft presents the Valley Jazz Cooperative’s Indigo Big Band\, under the direction of Russell Schmidt. The Indigo Big Band will perform music by Neal  Hefti\, Billy Strayhorn and Mary Lou Williams. Additionally\, the program will being with a  few combo selections by VJC program participants\, performing pieces by Jerome Kern and others.  \nLobby doors open at 6:00 p.m.; Ravenscroft Hall doors do not open until 6:45 p.m.   \nThe Valley Jazz Cooperative was founded in 2016 and is an educational outreach of MSW  Ministries. Instruction is focused on expanding the creativity of VJC members through  developing improvisation skills and learning the language of jazz. The program is offered  free of charge to eligible\, committed\, passionate music students (grades 8-12). \nCost for this event is $5.00 (general admission; no reserved seating) URL:https://theravenscroft.com/event/vjc-indigo-big-band-winter-performance-2/ LOCATION:Ravenscroft Hall\, 8445 E Hartford Drive\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85255\, United States CATEGORIES:Valley Jazz Cooperative ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theravenscroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/VJC-Indigo-Winter-Perf.-2023-NO-DATE-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230223T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230223T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T124703 CREATED:20230111T225304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T225440Z UID:28157-1677178800-1677182400@theravenscroft.com SUMMARY:VJC Sapphire Big Band: Winter Performance DESCRIPTION:Ravenscroft presents the Valley Jazz Cooperative’s Sapphire Big Band\, under the direction of Russell Schmidt. The Sapphire Big Band will perform music by Luiz  Bonfá\, Billy Petito\, and Billy Strayhorn. Additionally\, the program will being with a few  combo selections by VJC program participants\, performing pieces by Fats Waller and  others.  \nLobby doors open at 6:00 p.m.; Ravenscroft Hall doors do not open until 6:45 p.m.   \nThe Valley Jazz Cooperative was founded in 2016 and is an educational outreach of MSW  Ministries. Instruction is focused on expanding the creativity of VJC members through  developing improvisation skills and learning the language of jazz. The program is offered  free of charge to eligible\, committed\, passionate music students (grades 8-12). \nCost for this event is $5.00 (general admission; no reserved seating) URL:https://theravenscroft.com/event/vjc-sapphire-big-band-winter-performance/ LOCATION:Ravenscroft Hall\, 8445 E Hartford Drive\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85255\, United States CATEGORIES:Valley Jazz Cooperative ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theravenscroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/VJC-Sapphire-Winter-Perf.-2023-NO-DATE-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230223T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230223T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T124703 CREATED:20230111T225304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T225304Z UID:29057-1677178800-1677182400@theravenscroft.com SUMMARY:VJC Sapphire Big Band: Winter Performance DESCRIPTION:Ravenscroft presents the Valley Jazz Cooperative’s Sapphire Big Band\, under the direction of Russell Schmidt. The Sapphire Big Band will perform music by Luiz  Bonfá\, Billy Petito\, and Billy Strayhorn. Additionally\, the program will being with a few  combo selections by VJC program participants\, performing pieces by Fats Waller and  others.  \nLobby doors open at 6:00 p.m.; Ravenscroft Hall doors do not open until 6:45 p.m.   \nThe Valley Jazz Cooperative was founded in 2016 and is an educational outreach of MSW  Ministries. Instruction is focused on expanding the creativity of VJC members through  developing improvisation skills and learning the language of jazz. The program is offered  free of charge to eligible\, committed\, passionate music students (grades 8-12). \nCost for this event is $5.00 (general admission; no reserved seating) URL:https://theravenscroft.com/event/vjc-sapphire-big-band-winter-performance-2/ LOCATION:Ravenscroft Hall\, 8445 E Hartford Drive\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85255\, United States CATEGORIES:Valley Jazz Cooperative ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theravenscroft.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/VJC-Sapphire-Winter-Perf.-2023-NO-DATE-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR