6th & Jazz: Jazz Icons
These shows are as entertaining as they are educational.
Available to: Orange + Osceola County Public Schools 6th graders
For more information, teachers may contact Scott Evans (scott.evans@ocps.net) for Orange County or Joseph D’Ambrosi (Joseph.Dambrosi@osceolaschools.net) for Osceola County.
Come discover the history of the music genre that became the soundtrack of a movement. 6th & Jazz is a 55 min show that takes you on a journey to explore the roots of jazz and the people that brought it to life. The show features compositions by jazz artists such as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dizzy Gillespie. Don’t miss out on a performance that’s filled with be bopping tunes, improvisation, audience interaction and dancing feet, come join us and experience all things jazz!
This past years 6th and Jazz program was developed and presented in collaboration with NEWorks Productions.
SUPPORTED BY
6th and Jazz Artists
Nolan Williams Jr. – Co-Creator/Conductor/MC
Established in 2003, NEWorks Productions is one of the nation’s premier producers of inspirational-arts projects. Through our strategic collaborations with leading artists and institutions, we conceive and present music, concert events, theatrical productions, video documentaries, educational initiatives, art exhibitions, curatorial festivals, and other signature works that educate, commemorate, uplift, and inspire. For more information, visit NEWorksProductions.com
Leonardo Sandoval – Tap Dancer and Choreographer
Carrie Crawford – Jazz Choreographer
Performance credits include: Lady Antebellum, Disney Channel, Beyonce, Ally McBeal, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Hollywood, and numerous live concerts, awards shows and musicals.
Casey Gulledge – Jazz Vocalist
Michelle Mailhot – Jazz Vocalist
Michelle has been a guest artist with the Orlando Philharmonic, the Dr. Phillips Center Jazz Orchestra and is constantly in demand as a vocalist with many ensembles throughout Florida and beyond.
As an educator Michelle is a professor at both Rollins and Valencia Colleges, and is an active adjudicator and clinician around the country.
Adonus Mabry – Jazz Dancer
Kathy Guryan – Jazz Dancer
Since moving to Orlando in 2017, she has been able to pursue a lifelong dream of working for the Walt Disney Company in shows across property. She has been an Equity chorus dancer in shows like Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration, Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular, as well as Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire, all at Disney’s Magic Kingdom! She currently an Equity Principal Dancer at Disney’s Festival of the Lion King, which is the only principal dancer role of its kind on property. She has also been gifted the opportunity to be Dance Captain of Crawford Jazz Project; a local jazz dance company here in Central Florida!