American Voices takes Hip Hop Dance to the far edges of the Silk Road
Jazz educator, Dr. Gene Aitken and American Voices' John Ferguson recently returned from a month-long program in Erbil and Suleimaniya, N. Iraq where they performed three concerts and worked with over 300 students and young professionals.
Jazz Times Magazine has chosen American Voices' Unity Academy in Iraq as one of the 'Best of 2007' events in jazz
Jazz improvisation and classical piano workshops in Iraq planned for April
Unity Academy faculty Dr. Gene Aitken (Jazz) and Marc Thayer (Strings) continued to support the flow of donations of instruments, musical supplies and music scores to Iraq
American Voices Duo invited to perform at the Adana Festival in Turkey
Executive Director John Ferguson's recent opinion piece, The Art of Hip-Hop Diplomacy, was published on November 23, 2007
American Voices' 'Hiplomats' will tour Georgia, Bulgaria, Italy and Greece
American Voices recently united over 300 Iraqi musicians, dancers and actors in 10 days of workshops, rehearsals and gala performances in Erbil, Northern Iraq
On February 17th American Voices performed the first cultural program organized by the U.S. Embassy there in twenty years. The program culminated in joint performances with the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra and a surprise visit by Under Secretary of State, Karen Hughes.
Jazz Bridges Afghanistan concert presented in London's historic Union Chapel and Frankfurt's Orient Palace
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