Using a lively, interactive & customizable format,
Jambalaya!
takes students on a historical journey eXploring
the african american experience through
folk song, gospel, jazz & poetry

Aperio presents an exciting educational program entitled Jambalaya! to benefit elementary and middle school students in the Houston Independent School District. Gospel vocalist Barbara Johnson Tucker and pianist Michael Pickett engage students on a historical journey exploring the African-American experience told through folk song, gospel, jazz, and evocative poetry. This interactive and collaborative program will get your students singing from their seats! 

The Jambalaya! experience can be customized to fit the school environment, presented as a one-time visit in concert format or as a classroom presentation. Alternatively, a brief four-visit, collaborative performance residency includes rehearsals with your school’s choir, culminating in a joyous interactive performance for the entire student body. 

Technical requirements for this event are rather simple. The artists will need a piano and two microphones to perform the basic program. If necessary, the artists can provide an electronic keyboard for the performance. Additional instruments and singers may be provided at the school's request. 

Thanks to generous funding available to all HISD schools through ARTS CONNECT, this program may be available at little or no cost to your campus. Contact us to see if your campus qualifies for this Arts Action Fund underwriting!

H.I.S.D. Seed Funding - Round Two
deadline to apply is Friday, October 13, 2023

CONTACT
Daniel Saenz, DMA
Educational Outreach Coordinator
Aperio, Music of the Americas
Email: danielsaenz@aperioamericas.org

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
https://www.artsconnecthouston.org/artsactionfund
https://houston.artlookmap.com