Willie Akins Music Scholarship Fund
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The Inaugural Willie Akins Jazz Festival was held on
Sunday - May 28th, 2017 @ The Grandel Theatre
----It was a HUGE Success and a great way to kick-off this Scholarship Fundraiser!
Sponsored by:
Hello Willie Akins Fans, Joe Mancuso here... In honor of his memory and contribution to the St. Louis Jazz Scene, I am working with Webster University and many great sponsors to help provide Music Education through the newly founded Willie Akins Music Scholarship!
Photo courtesy of Dennis Owsley
The Willie Akins Music Scholarship will help need based music students at Webster University with tuition costs. Often times students just fall a little short after their financial aid, loans and grants to cover the cost of tuition. This scholarship can make the difference between going to school or not for those students that need that little extra to pursue a music degree.
ALSO... it will help keep the memory of Willie Akins alive in our minds for many years to come.
Willie taught Jazz Improv at Webster University for several years right up until his passing in October of 2015... So many students, both in the classroom and in the clubs, owe a great debt to Willie for his tutelage.
This Scholarship and Annual Festival will help us remember and pay tribute to this St. Louis Legend for as long as we live.
I am looking for some help to fund the Endowment for this Scholarship!
We need to raise $25,000 to make this Scholarship active for music students...
Thanks to our Sponsors and the Musicians that participated in the 1st Annual Jazz Fesitval, we got a good head start, but we have a long way to go!
Sposors:
The KWAME Foundation
TBeats Studio
The Kranzberg Arts Foundation
The Grandel Theatre
The Dark Room
Barbara Graham, Attorney at Law
DeBlaze and Associates
Dave Siegel
The University City Symphony Orchestra
WebChurn.com
Now we are asking for your help...
This is where you can help!
Please Donate something here at this website... $5, $10, 20, $100, $1000 or Any amount.... whatever you feel like contributing. All of the proceeds collected in this GoFundMe Campaign will go towards the Scholarship!
AND... We are also looking for more sponsors for next years Festival.... as I said before we have a good start from our Sponsors listed above, but we could use more!
Here is a list of who is performed at the 1st Willie Akins Jazz Festival on May 28th, 2017:
Freddie Washington, Paul DeMarinis, Ptah Williams, The Bosman Twins, Montez Coleman, Willem von Hombracht, Kyle Honeycutt, Brianna Brown, Tom Byrne, Ben Wheeler, Dave Black, Eric Slaughter, Pauline Stark, Kendrick Smith, Daniel Campbell, Steve Davis, Erika Johnson, Jeff Anderson, Curt Landes, Randy Holmes, Reggie Thomas, Mardra Thomas, Jeanne Trevor, Wendy Gordon, Joe Mancuso, Chela Mancuso, Kim Portnoy, Glen Smith, Darrell Mixon, Gary Sykes, Chuck Kennedy and more...
WOW... what a line up!
For More Information call:
Joe Mancuso at (636) [phone redacted]0!
Thank you so much for your contribution!
Sunday - May 28th, 2017 @ The Grandel Theatre
----It was a HUGE Success and a great way to kick-off this Scholarship Fundraiser!
Sponsored by:
Hello Willie Akins Fans, Joe Mancuso here... In honor of his memory and contribution to the St. Louis Jazz Scene, I am working with Webster University and many great sponsors to help provide Music Education through the newly founded Willie Akins Music Scholarship!
Photo courtesy of Dennis OwsleyThe Willie Akins Music Scholarship will help need based music students at Webster University with tuition costs. Often times students just fall a little short after their financial aid, loans and grants to cover the cost of tuition. This scholarship can make the difference between going to school or not for those students that need that little extra to pursue a music degree.
ALSO... it will help keep the memory of Willie Akins alive in our minds for many years to come.
Willie taught Jazz Improv at Webster University for several years right up until his passing in October of 2015... So many students, both in the classroom and in the clubs, owe a great debt to Willie for his tutelage.
This Scholarship and Annual Festival will help us remember and pay tribute to this St. Louis Legend for as long as we live.
I am looking for some help to fund the Endowment for this Scholarship!
We need to raise $25,000 to make this Scholarship active for music students...
Thanks to our Sponsors and the Musicians that participated in the 1st Annual Jazz Fesitval, we got a good head start, but we have a long way to go!
Sposors:
The KWAME Foundation
TBeats Studio
The Kranzberg Arts Foundation
The Grandel Theatre
The Dark Room
Barbara Graham, Attorney at Law
DeBlaze and Associates
Dave Siegel
The University City Symphony Orchestra
WebChurn.com
Now we are asking for your help...
This is where you can help!
Please Donate something here at this website... $5, $10, 20, $100, $1000 or Any amount.... whatever you feel like contributing. All of the proceeds collected in this GoFundMe Campaign will go towards the Scholarship!
AND... We are also looking for more sponsors for next years Festival.... as I said before we have a good start from our Sponsors listed above, but we could use more!
Here is a list of who is performed at the 1st Willie Akins Jazz Festival on May 28th, 2017:
Freddie Washington, Paul DeMarinis, Ptah Williams, The Bosman Twins, Montez Coleman, Willem von Hombracht, Kyle Honeycutt, Brianna Brown, Tom Byrne, Ben Wheeler, Dave Black, Eric Slaughter, Pauline Stark, Kendrick Smith, Daniel Campbell, Steve Davis, Erika Johnson, Jeff Anderson, Curt Landes, Randy Holmes, Reggie Thomas, Mardra Thomas, Jeanne Trevor, Wendy Gordon, Joe Mancuso, Chela Mancuso, Kim Portnoy, Glen Smith, Darrell Mixon, Gary Sykes, Chuck Kennedy and more...
WOW... what a line up!
For More Information call:
Joe Mancuso at (636) [phone redacted]0!
Thank you so much for your contribution!
Organizer
Joe Mancuso
Organizer
Chesterfield, MO