BLUES
STUDIO FOR SCHOOL FUNDRAISER
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL MN, September 30, 2015 — Music matters, especially to kids.
Music education is a valuable part of any well-rounded education. In an effort
to bring music to the lives of children growing up in many communities in MN as
well as economically disadvantaged neighborhoods, MN Blues Society’s Blues
for Kids program addresses this issue by providing programs to teach
children the value and joy of making music.
Joe Filipovich, local musician, music teacher, and chairman of the Blues
for Kids program, has created a six-week program to work with two of the jazz
bands at East Ridge
High School in Woodbury, MN.
The program will be conducted from February to April 2016. After this pilot
program, Filipovich plans to implement the program in other schools in the Twin
Cities and across the state of MN. To ensure the success of the program,
Filipovich is holding a fundraiser to raise money and awareness of the program
and the MN Blues Society. (501c3 non-profit organization)
The fundraiser will be held on
November 15 with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting the project. The
suggested donation is $10. The "Blues Studio for School," is a
six-week workshop that seeks to instill in children a deeper appreciation and
awareness of blues music, its history, and influence in contemporary culture.
The event will feature live performances by Filipovich’s band, The Blue
Cities. Squishy Mud, Armadillo Jump and Joyann & Sweet Tea are
also scheduled to perform. In addition to live music, there will be a bake
sale, auction and a cash lottery.
Support for the Blues for Kids
program can also be shown by contributing to the Kickstarter campaign https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1932846301/blues-for-kids
About Blues Studio
The Blues Studio features the
best professional blues musicians in Minnesota. Classes are held once a week
with students learning blues scales, chord progressions, improvisation theories
and the blue’s history. The class will learn blues songs which they will
perform with their band for the public. The students will receive a Blues
Studio booklet that includes resources for further blues study and which will
help them participate in local blues competitions, and perform onstage at many
of the local “open blues jams.”
Upcoming Events
Filipovich isn’t stopping at youth
education. He is in the process of creating an annual “Best of MN Blues”
compilation CD, featuring many of the best local blues musicians in the state.
All of the proceeds for this CD will also go to the MN Blues Society to help
fund future projects. He is also creating his “Music in the Parks” series which
will host live music, open jams, and youth education classes all free and open
to the public.
BLUES STUDIO FOR SCHOOL FUNDRAISER
Sunday, November 15
at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Minnesota
Music Cafe
499 Payne Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55130
Facebook Event
Page
12:30-1pm Free blues harmonica workshop for
kids and free harmonicas
1-2pm Joey Flip and The Blue Cities,
featuring Tony Houle, Mike Fugazzi
and open jam with youth blues
musicians - www.TheBlueCities.com
2-3pm Squishy Mud www.facebook.com/SquishyMud
