Hi jazzy friends! I write you astounded once again by how the stars aligned. It was a dream and a pleasure to capture the big International Jazz Day event and watch two of my friends get inducted to the Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame.
You already know how excited I was to have worked with Brenda Williams and Jonathan Wood, and I was so willing to cheer them on from afar... but then... I was put to work as the social media producer for the evening's ceremonies and fundraiser. Up close, I captured some wonderful videos and stills for the organization at the momentous night.
You already know how excited I was to have worked with Brenda Williams and Jonathan Wood, and I was so willing to cheer them on from afar... but then... I was put to work as the social media producer for the evening's ceremonies and fundraiser. Up close, I captured some wonderful videos and stills for the organization at the momentous night.
Besides the honor of watching a great night with these amazing musicians, soaking in the comradery of a truly passionate music community, having another chance to watch local latin jazz great Pavel perform, learning about Jazz Foundation initiatives with the Youth outreach and scholarships, and eating great food from The Jazz Kitchen, I was bowled over when I discovered that in capturing the evening I was working alongside none other than Mark Sheldon, photographer and chronicler for Downbeat and Living Blues. He recently launched a new Instagram specifically for his work making photographs of the Indianapolis Music Scene here: https://www.instagram.com/naptown_jazz_and_blues/
As for my work in social media, I had a lot of fun setting my clips to music - I chose a number by Noble Sissle, the Indianapolis native who brought Jazz to Europe, he was posthumously inducted to the Jazz Hall of Fame this year.
Link to watch: https://www.instagram.com/p/DJH9GLrPkfK/
The footage was also used on the official Jazz Foundation site, and reposted to the the official International Jazz Day instagram account, @intnljazzday which has over 100k followers!
The inspiration from this evening just keeps giving - I bought a book on Noble Sissle's life, "The Robust Life and Music of Noble Sissle, Sr." from local author, Aleta Hodge. I'm loving the book, and the music I'm uncovering as I teach my kids my favorite song of his, "My Platform of Swing" It's all part of my self-imposed summer reading program to learn the jazz history of the region and make it all come alive in my mind.
To the supporters of the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation, thank you for all that you do.
More information on the jazz foundation and how to donate here: indyjazzfoundation.org/donate — through September 30 your donation will be matched.
