33rd Annual Easton Jazz Festival
33rd Annual Easton Jazz Festival "Boys & Girls Club of Easton Celebration
A fundraiser to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Easton
M.C.S. Industries and the Boys & Girls Club of Easton are honored to partner with Lafayette College and the Williams Center for the Arts in the September 13th, performance by Jazzmeia Horn.
About Jazzmeia Horn: Winner of the 2015 Thelonius Monk International Vocal Jazz Competition and 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, Jazzmeia Horn has a name that speaks for itself capturing her very essence. Hailing from the great Dallas, Texas Jazzmeia has already earned a reputation in New York as a “Rising Star.” With the ambition to pursue a solo career, Jazzmeia graced the New York scene in 2009 and earned her degree at The New School for Jazz and contemporary Music . It wasn’t much later when she began to perform as a sideman with musicians Winard Harper, Junior Mance, Billy Harper, Lincoln Center Alumni Vincent Gardner, Delfeayo Marsalis, Mike LeDonne, Peter Bernstein, Johnny O’Neal, Vincent Herring, Kirk Lightsey, Frank Wess, and Ellis Marsalis.
Jazzmeia then began to appear in world famous jazz festivals and legendary jazz clubs such as Lenox Lounge, Bill’s Place, The Apollo, The Blue Note, Dizzy’s Jazz Club CocaCola, Minton’s, The Jazz Standard, Smalls Jazz Club, Zinc, Jazz Gallery, Birdland, and The New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Her accolades include Downbeat Student Music Award Recipient 2008, 2009, and Best Vocal Jazz Soloist Winner 2010, The 2013 Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program at The Kennedy CenterWashington D.C., The Rising Star Award for the 2012 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Jazz Competition, Finalist for MidAtlantic Jazz Vocal Competition 2014, and The 2015 16th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium’s Young Lioness Award.
Currently, Jazzmeia is a teaching artist in The NJPAC Well’s FargoJazz for Teens Program and Jazz In The Schools Program in Newark, New Jersey. She appears in various clubs on the jazz scene nationally and internationally leading her dynamic group “The Artistry of Jazz Horn” which includes pianist, bassist, drummer, saxophonist, poet, dancer and herselfvocalist. Jazzmeia humbles her life and gift of music before God and says “I am thankful for the opportunity to play music professionally and have a deep desire to uplift the souls of others in need through my artistry in the spirit of music.”
During the Martin Zipple Awards Program, we acknowledged our community partners for their outstanding support to the Boys & Girls Club of Easton on many levels, from volunteer support, mentoring, philanthropic giving, and dedicated service and commitment to the Boys & Girls Club of Easton and the youth that we serve year-round.
Kudos to our friends at Lafayette College for hosting they are; Hollis Ashby, Artistic and Executive Director, Williams Center for the Arts / Performance Series, Desmond Frazer, Catering Director, Bon Appétit Management Company, and M. Katrina Wall-Cheatem Lafayette College Scheduling and Events Planning.
Charlie Adams depicted in the photo is the winner of the 2019 Martin Zippel award from the Boys and Girls Club of Easton. Adams is the highest individual supporter in a campaign that raised $263,000 for a new club playground. The award was created in 1996 to honor past club president Martin Zippel.
Adams volunteers with the Kiwanis Club of Easton. He formed the company Industrial Communications in 1966, which has provided radios and service to the Northampton County 911 radio communications system. He and his wife, Sandy, have contributed to ProJeCt of Easton, the Third Street Alliance, the Children's’ Home of Easton and the Center for Animal Health and Welfare.
Other Honorees:
Mentorship Award: Mark Reid, for his gardening and cooking classes and for being a positive role model.
Corporate Engagement Awards: Kohl’s department stores of Lower Nazareth and Pohatcong townships
Collaboration Award: Ross Marcus, executive director, Easton Area Neighborhood Center
Community Service Award: Marvin Boyer, political action committee chair of the NAACP’s Easton branch
Crayola Young Professionals - For Making a Difference
For Outstanding Leadership, Creativity, Care, time and ingenuity
The B&GCE Game Room is now much more colorful and kid-friendly!
Collaboration Awards: Alice Kim, community education manager at Bright Hope Pregnancy Support Centers; and Whitsons Culinary Group
Corporate Engagement Award:
Martino Marketing Group - Caps for Kids Recycling Program
