Education

Don't Miss A Beat Inc.

D.M.A.B is a educational component of my family's corporation, Herring Legacy Inc, which is a 501(c)3 Non Profit organization. Within this organization I operate in the position of Artistic Consultant specifically for inner-city youth in Jacksonville. I work with the staff in designing artistic programs that can allow the kids to choose the arts, and not violence. We operate a Summer Intensive Music and Arts camp, in which the students arrive understanding very little about the arts. Upon completing the Eight-Week camp they have learned basic fundamentals in Theatre, Dance, Music, Technical Theatre, and above all they display all of this newly acquired knowledge in producing their own Musical. This program has been in existence for over a year, and has been very successful. It has also been instrumental in taking a neighborhood in Jacksonville synonymous with drug, violence, and statistical issues plaguing the African-American at risk youth; and give them hope and a future.

For more info, and to donate please visit, www.dontmissabeatinc.org

Jazz Aspen Snowmass

Now celebrating its 15th year, the JAS Academy Summer Sessions, is a nationally recognized education program, making a major contribution to the continuation and development of American Jazz. The JAS Academy is the nation's only all-scholarship jazz residency program, uniting the finest young jazz artists with the world's "jazz legends". JAS Academy Summer Sessions was created in 1995 out of the collaboration between JAS and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, Washington D.C.. It was formerly known as the JAS - Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Colony.

I was a product of this camp, and due to the amazing resources that are attached to this organization, it an opportunity every young musician should pursue. Because of my continued relationship with JAS Academy through the years; I was offered a position of Faculty Liason. This position will allow me to work closely with JAS Staff; Joseph Lang, Loren Schoenberg, and Christian Mcbride to assist in creating different options for the students to further the great reputation that this camp has in the Jazz Industry for the last 15 years.

For Applications and additional info, please visit: www.jazzaspen.org