Annandale Jazz Ambassadors

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Virginia Music Adventures' Annandale Jazz Ambassadors is comprised of musicians age 12 – 18 who rehearse and perform in the greater Washington DC area before taking their performances on domestic and international good will tours. Programs are offered during the school year and during the summer months. Locally, AJA performs music and community service for youth programs, senior groups, community service/non-profit organizations, and music festivals throughout the Greater Washington DC area.

Domestic tours have included concert performances up and down the Atlantic east coast with stops in Rehoboth Beach, De, Ocean City, MD, Virginia Beach, Va., and Williamsburg, Va as well as visits to Los Angeles, Miami, and Key West. International tours have included performances in and trips to France, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Australia, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Ecuador, the Republic of Turkey, Spain, and Japan.

                    

The Annandale Jazz Ambassadors rehearse from October until May on Wednesday afternoons, 4:15-6:45 pm during the school year. Rehearsals are held at the Little River United Church of Christ, 8410 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003.

With 30 years of offering unique, performance based instruction, the VMA staff is well regarded, credentialed, and recognized. Guest clinicians from the local professional musical community contribute their expertise in master classes and sectional rehearsals regularly throughout the course of the program.

Positions in the Annandale Jazz Ambassadors are gained through a competitive audition process. Preference is given to returning band members.

For additional information about VMA, including our staff members, pictures of some of our performance, and ways to support VMA, please browse our website using the navigation bar. If you have any questions, please send an email to: info@vamusicadventures.org.

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