Herbie Hancock at Harvard on the “Ethics of Jazz”
Interesting ongoing two month lecture series by Herbie Hancock…Click on Video as the lectures come online.. Check out the series here
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Rio Wins at CSUS Trad Jazz Festival
Three Rio Groups participated in the Traditional Jazz Festival (think New Orleans in the 1920’s) at CSUS on Saturday. Rio students swept every “best of” instrumental award, and our “Red Hot Moldy Fig Stompin’ Babies Jass Club of Rio Americano” was selected as the top high school group and invited to play in the showcase … Read more
AM to Compete at Monterey Jazz Festival
AM has again been selected as one of the 12 finalists at the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Competition and Festival. It is a huge honor. We are one of 12 groups selected from a national pool of applicants, and the competition gets tougher every year. Congrats to the band for their hard work. The … Read more
Rio Wins at the Folsom Jazz Festival!
The Folsom Jazz Festival was held on Saturday, and Rio’s groups had another strong showing: AM- 1st place, AAA division. Finalist. Solo awards to Lucas Bere, Jeric Rocamora, Jacob Swedlow and Emma Hollis PM- 3rd place, AA division. Solo awards to Kyle Nixon, Emily Dunning and Jackson Stafford FM- 4th place, B division. Solo awards … Read more
Andrew Stephens in the News
This morning News10 aired a piece on our very own Andrew Stephens. It was shot last week at Rio, and focuses on Andrew’s upcoming performances in LA as part of the Grammy festivities. He’ll be playing with Vampire Weekend, Delfeayo Marsalis and the other top high school musicians in the US while he’s there. Click … Read more