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PRESS RELEASEDecember 7, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JazzGarage After-School Youth Jazz Music Program Launches in January 2012New Jazz Music Program Serves Intermediate-to-Advanced Youth Jazz Musicians With Big Opportunities

Salt Lake City, UT MusicGarage.Org is expanding on theRockGarage youth performance programs success with thelaunch of a youth jazz performance program called JazzGaragefor intermediate-to-advanced music students in January 2012.

David Halliday, a recording artist, producer, Associate AdjuncProfessor at the University of Utah, Director of the WestminsterCollege Jazz Ensemble and former member of New OrleansGALACTIC funk/jazz group has accepted a position as Jazz

Director for the new after-school program.

The JazzGarage Youth program seeks to fill a gap forintermediate-to-advanced young jazz players who want toperform in a jazz band. Starting withjazz combos with eventuaexpansion to big band, the youth work through winter and springto develop a repertoire for summer outdoor concerts and more.

JazzGarage meets weekly for two-hour after-school rehearsalson Wednesdays from 5:30 7:30 pm in eleven-week seasons.Each season climaxes in a weekend of seasonal performances

JazzGarage costs about $150/month with sliding fees based onfamily income and scholarships are available upon approval.

ABOUT MUSICGARAGE.ORG

MusicGarage.Org is a program of the non-profit Utah Arts Alliance that has established deeproots in the community since 2009 with professional rehearsal, showcase and productionfacilities as well as music performance and production mentoring programs with both youthand adult sessions. MusicGarage.Orgs partnership with Sony Creative Software providessoftware site licenses for computer-based music production classes that are provided both on-site and in Utahs public schools. MusicGarage.Org serves public and private music educators

and their students with affordable add-on music programs that helps music teachers retainstudents and provide performance opportunities for their students at venues, events, fairs andfestivals statewide.

LOCATION

MusicGarage.Org, 389 West 1700 South, Unit E, Salt Lake City, UT 84115

CONTACT

Steve Auerbach (801) 577-2263 or David Halliday (801) 635-8648