Hello Music Lover!
“While most of us will never sing like Aretha Franklin or Celine Dion, an education in the arts can help all of us reach our individual dreams. Research now shows that music education not only lifts our children’s hearts, but also dramatically increases their abstract reasoning, spatial skills, and their scores on math and verbal exams. At a time when too many arts education programs are the first to be cut and the last to be added, all of us must send a clear message. When it comes to igniting our children’s ability to learn and imagine, the arts must be just as central to our children’s education as the three R’s.”
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, former First Lady and Senator of the United States
My music students are a delightful part of my life. In the "green room" of my music studio hangs the Wall of Fame bulletin board displaying my students' smiling faces. As I pass by, I seldom fail to pause and be charmed by the lives that I am so fortunate to impact through music.
Catch a glimpse for yourself. The "Educator" pages on my website have been updated with photos taken in my new studio in Moss Beach:
http://sonyajason.com/educator.htm
Click this link to meet some of the students taking Private Lessons:
http://sonyajason.com/educatorlessons.htm
Visit this page to take a peek at the Jazz Workshops that I lead:
http://sonyajason.com/educatorjazzworkshop.htm
For me, performing music provides the ultimate soul satisfaction. I feel most alive and impassioned and authentically myself while playing saxophone for anyone who will listen. When the audience is moved by the music, the circle is complete and all feels well with the world. This is the gift I love to pass along, to my students and to my listeners.
Thursday, September 10
saxophonist
Sonya Jason's "Passion"
with guitarist Peter Fujii
electric bassist Dewayne Pate
drummer Deszon Claiborne
and keyboardist Allen Leong
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
(650) 728-2739
390 Capistrano Road at Princeton Harbor
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
6 - 9 p.m., no cover
Thursday, September 17
party band
The Fundamentals
with saxophonist Sonya Jason
ShBoom Nightclub
925-837-9777
2410 San Ramon Valley Blvd
San Ramon, CA 94583
8:30 - 11:30 p.m., $7 cover
Thursday, October 1
party band
The Fundamentals
with saxophonist Sonya Jason
Hilton Pleasanton at the Club
925-463-8000
7050 Johnson Drive
Pleasanton, CA 94583
6:00 - 9:00 p.m., $5 cover
Friday, October 2
soul jazz vocalist
Pamela Rose
with saxophonist Sonya Jason
Beach Chalet
(415) 386-8439
1000 Great Highway at Ocean Beach
San Francisco, CA
8:00 - 11:00 p.m., no cover
Thursday, October 8
saxophonist
Sonya Jason's "Passion"
with guitarist Peter Fujii
electric bassist Dewayne Pate
drummer Deszon Claiborne
and keyboardist Allen Leong
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
(650) 728-2739
390 Capistrano Road at Princeton Harbor
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
6 - 9 p.m., no cover
Thursday, October 29
party band
The Fundamentals
with saxophonist Sonya Jason
ShBoom Nightclub
925-837-9777
2410 San Ramon Valley Blvd
San Ramon, CA 94583
8:30 - 11:30 p.m., $7 cover
Like to plan ahead? View my complete PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE by clicking this link:
http://sonyajason.com/performergigs.htm
Discover more about the various BANDS that I lead (descriptions, mp3 demos and songlists) by clicking this link:
http://sonyajason.com/performerbands.htm
Feel free to forward this email to your friends who love HOT SAX.
I THANK YOU for your appreciation of good music and the artists who make it!
Sonya Jason
www.SonyaJason.com
(650) 728-8002
P.S. "Critics can't even make music by rubbing their back legs together." - Mel Brooks, film director, composer, comedian, etc.
If you wish to play an instrument, don't let anyone stop you! Do it now. If you wish to get off this list, try rubbing your legs together.