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Congratulations to tour 2025 Jazz At The Lake Scholarship Winner!
The success that Jazz At The Lake had with their first Jazz At The Lake Scholarship performances last year made it obvious to us that this is a legacy Jazz At The Lake wants to continue. Last year we were able to raise enough funds so that 2 students that had been accepted to McGill Music Program walked away with $1000.00 each to help with supplies and travel to their new University. We are hoping that with your help, we will sell enough tickets this year enable us to continue offering these scholarships to talented music students in our community who wish to continue their music Journey to the next level.
This year, Johaness Mathew Amurao, the 2025 winning JATL Scholarship student, will be our “opening act” to the Tribute To Peggy Lee show we have done twice in Calgary, Fort Lauderdale and Medicine Hat to very receptive audiences. This Concert will be held AUG 23, 8pm at the Royal Canadian Legion in Sylvan Lake. Tickets available soon on our soon to be updated website. This will be an important performance for him to have the opportunity to play with a professional rhythm section as an opening act to a successful touring show. It is also important that JATL raise its profile in the Alberta Arts community if it is to continue this program successfully.
JM has been accepted into the Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts program for next year. He is a talented music student with great big energy who sings and plays the sax. I have included his submission below. We will have the same financial configuration as we did last year in that JATL will match the donations he receives during the concert of up to $1000.00.
This 2019 Jazz At The Lake Festival was a HUGE hit!
We were able to bring back Juno Award winner Laila Biali and had our first ever beer garden and outdoor stage featuring three big bands on the Saturday, August 17th and guitar phenom Jack Semple and Latin pianist Gabriel Palachi on Sunday the 18th.
EXCITING NEWS! The Town of Sylvan Lake has purchased a magnificient mobile stage so we will be able to have repeat performances lakeside again in following years! We were also able to raffle off a wine tree this year which helped to defray the costs of the festival. The Sylvan Lake Splash Park Society GIFTED us the wine tree stand so we will also be able to bring that back to the festival next year. Thanks so much!
On a personal note, I am busy doing research on material for my next CD. As many of you know this takes me some time as I am very choosy when it comes to my material and arrangements. It has been an amazing few months with the Festival Preparations, volunteer and sponsorship parties, and I look forward to the snow and being emersed in my music over the winter.
Thanks to all of you so much for your support!
CHERYL'S NEWEST CD 'QUIETLY THERE" IS IN CONTENTION FOR AN ALBERTA MUSIC AWARD
EXCITING NEWS! Recently released "Quietly There" album is in contention for an Alberta Music Award for BEST JAZZ VOCAL! It has been an amazing few months with the official album release, CD release parties, shows and performances but this just tops it all off!
Thanks to all of you so much for your support! Thank-you Canada! And a special thank-you to Origin Records!