Junior Jazz

We’re teaming up with the Community Music School in Trappe to bring live, all-ages jazz music to the zoo on Saturday, September 21. Children will learn about the instruments that contribute to jazz music’s unique sound and enjoy featured performances throughout the day (located at our Bison Stage).

Schedule

12PM: Student performer Chloe B. sings Jazz standards (Vocals)

1PM: Professional Jazz Pianist Alan Dynin presents jazz standards and some classic Disney songs reimagined (Piano and Vocals)

2PM: Student performers perform jazz standards (Instrumental)

Alan Dynin Bio: Alan has been playing piano professionally for over thirty years. A versatile pianist comfortable performing both jazz and classical, Alan is also skilled at blues and boogie, Latin, Ragtime, showtunes and pop music. Alan has been a featured performer for The North Carolina Jazz and World Music Society, the Circular Church Jazz Vespers Series (Charleston), The Atlanta Symphony Associates, as well for many other concert events. Alan’s repertoire includes thousands of songs, ranging from Rhapsody in Blue to Chopin Etudes to Scott Joplin pieces, Oscar Peterson style hard swinging numbers, Dr John-ish raging boogie tunes, and stylish versions of Musical Theatre medleys. He has three solo piano CDs, two of them all original compositions, and writes pieces that at times uniquely connect such diverse genres as jazz, impressionism, classical, boogie and gospel. He has created intriguing versions of popular music such as Elton John and Billy Joel songs, and has put on numerous piano based concerts of Beatles music. More about Alan at alandynin.com.

Junior Jazz is free to attend with regular zoo admission.