H-E-B “Tournament of Champions” Summer Jazz Workshop

Photography by Vicky Pink - On Thursday, June 27, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at Texas Southern University for the H-E-B “Tournament of Champions” Summer Jazz Workshop. Led by Larry Ridley, Ph.D., over 75 students participated in the workshop that included Brandon Munoz, the inspiring trumpeter who marches within the Willowridge High School band, despite blindness. Other participants include Raven Moran, niece of Jazz Pianist Jason Moran, and Lawrence Turner, son of Jazz Saxophonist Kyle Turner. The five-week intensive, youth-oriented program that was created by Houston Jazz greats Conrad Johnson and Bubbha Thomas focuses on the fundamentals of music and its associated business aspects. Participants are given the opportunity to perform at the Houston International Jazz Festival and the Mayor’s Scholarship Jazz Brunch.