American Music Program, Portland, OR, under the direction of THARA MEMORY

The purpose of our organization is the specialized training of global ambassadors in American Art Music-Jazz. This training will open the door for social, cultural and global identification so that our students may experience a more meaningful connection between their lives, community, school and the world. Students in this magnet school program are recruited from culturally diverse backgrounds. Our goal is to not only perform the music of American culture (including, but not limited to Ellington, Basie, Coltrane, Armstrong and Davis) but also to display its finest qualities in the representative lives of the students, their families and the community.