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The San Antonio
Summer Art & Jazz Festival was established in 2003. The main missions of this entity at that time was to promote the style
of jazz music to the public by presenting three great jazz artist featured in 3 free jazz concerts. The second mission was
to help support a worthy nonprofit organization by donating a portion of its proceeds to that organization. Originally the
first year's donations were focused on the American Cancer Association and the American Heart Association.
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2004 SAS Fest added three more concerts to its event and now presented 6 free jazz concerts featuring 6 great jazz artist.
SAS Fest also focused on educating and exposing jazz music to the public by dedicating one specific night of its event to
Latin jazz by presenting a Latin Jazz Night. Two, SAS Fest, also picked and exposed a new local jazz group during its event,
therefore helping give a new group a chance to be exposed to the public. Besides donating a portion of its proceeds to the
American Cancer Association SAS Fest now donated a portion of its proceeds to Any Baby Can, ABC. ABC is a nonprofit organization that provides services free of charge to families with children,
of birth through 12 years of age, who have serious illnesses, disabilities and/or special needs.
In
2005 the San Antonio Summer Art & Jazz Festival made the decision have ABC as it's exclusive benefactor
for donating a portion of it's proceeds. SAS Fest also decided to add to it mission to help promote ABC and it causes.
SAS Fest was also host to about 12 children from the Ronald McDonald House. Most of these children have cancer and other illnesses.
SAS Fest provided an area and soft drinks for these children at its event.
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2006 SAS became a three-day event and produced 10 free concerts to the public. And featured three-time Grammy Nominee Acoustic
Alchemy to its event. This was a major mild stone for SAS Fest it's development. SAS Fest also introduced University
Jazz Night and hosted the first midnight jazz concerts, which were held at Sunset Station after the Friday night and Saturday
night's concerts at Crockett Park. The San Antonio Summer Art & Jazz Festival was now a premiere event in San Antonio,
Texas.
In 2007 the San Antonio Summer Art & Jazz Festival
featured Joseph Vincelli, Brenna' and Freddie Ravel. Mr Ravel who co-wrote and co-produced a CD with Al Jaurru and
George Benson that won Two Grammy nominations in 2007. The feature of Ravel By SAS Fest was another midstone as the venue
was quick becoming known for featuring the best performers in the jazz industry. SAS Fest provided dinner and a toy as as
a keep sake for several children from the Ronald McDonald House and SAS Fest took a large leap forward in the education of
jazz by providing 2 free jazz workshops during at it's venue before the beginning of it's festival. These workshops
were developed for young student musicians in middle and high school and featured instruments associated with the style of
jazz music. Although these workshops were aimed at underprivileged school districts in San Antonio these workshops are open
to any person interested in wanting to learn more about jazz music.
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- To
educate, expose and promote great jazz to the public
- To provide free workshops featuring jazz music to student musicians in middle and high school
- To help raise monies for Any Baby
Can
- To help educate the public on what Any Baby Can does for the community and help promote it's cause
- To host 20 children from the Children's
Shelter
- To
make our community a better place for everyone to live in
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2008 SAs Fest will hosts up-to 40 children from the
Children's Shelter, a non- profit organization that provides temporary care and housing for children who
have been abandoned or abused. SAS provides a special covered VIP area, dinner and a toy as a keep sake for these children.
As with any new organization, the San Antonio Summer Art & Jazz Festival has evolved from
its original goals. From presenting a 2-day event featuring 3 great jazz concerts to a 3-day event featuring anywhere from
10 to 12 free great jazz concerts. From just promoting jazz to exposing and educating the public on the various types of jazz
including straight/ahead standard to smooth and Latin jazz etc., and providing free workshops to student musicians in middle
and high school. From just donating a portion of it's proceeds to a worthy cause to becoming affiliated with an fantastic
organization and also helping to promote its great cause. From just promoting 3 free concerts for the public to
donation at large portion of it's proceeds to hosting with grave illnesses and hosting 40 children from the Children's
Shelter by providing a special covered VIP area, dinner and a toy as a keep sake for these
children.
The
San Antonio Summer Art & Jazz Festival with the help of its sponsors is a great event that makes this world a much
better place for all of us to live.
On behalf of the Executive Director of the San Antonio Summer Art & Jazz
Festival, remember, "God Love's Jazz".
Make
A Difference The San Antonio Summer
Art & Jazz Festivalwith the support of it's sponsors make this world a much
better place to live.
Do You?
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