Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: April 10, 2012
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: February 19, 2012
On February 10th the Kids for Coltrane welcomed artist and museum educator Jeff Hopkins to our guest speaker program. Jeff can also be found illuminating children at the Guggenheim and at Jazz at Lincoln Center just to name a few important venues. Jeff was educated at Harvard University and shared his fabulous talent with us. [...]
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: February 18, 2012
On February 3rd the Kids for Coltrane welcomed musicians Wayne Henderson, Clarice Turnball, Arthur Green and Roger Anderson to my Kids for Coltrane Afterschool Program at the Holliswood School. The musicians and the children had a wonderful afternoon sharing music and ideas. The children listened to fabulous jazz songs. The musicians were impressed when the [...]
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: February 6, 2012
On January 27, jazz Musicians visited with the Kids for Coltrane. They were sent to us by the Jazz Foundation of America. Special thank you to the angel Wendy Oxenhorn who leads JFA for seeing the importance of our work. Their visit was part of our on going guest speaker series. The Jazz Foundation of [...]
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: January 27, 2012
The Kids for Coltrane Afterschool Program welcomed our first guest speaker on January 20, 2012 at the Holliswood School. Musician Stix Bones spoke to the children during our after school session sharing his life story and talent. Stix is a gifted drummer who agrees that jazz is America’s classical music and students all over should [...]
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: January 4, 2012
Check out Khan Academy at http://www.khanacademy.org/…Valuable online free education videos for students. The video posted here shows Bill Gates supporting Salman Khan’s work in education. I think it is impressive too! ~ Christine Termini Passarella
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: July 5, 2011
Andrew receiving the special Kids for Coltrane Reaching for the Stars Award, June 2011 at the Holliswood School in Jamaica Estates, NY. Andrew was honored for his incredible dedication to The Kids for Coltrane Project in Education. On June 22nd, he received The Kids for Coltrane Reaching for the Stars Award. Andrew “reached out his [...]
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: July 4, 2011
Educator Christine Termini Passarella speaking with director and actor John Turturro about his new film Passione which tells the story of Naples through song. John states that this place represents many cities that have undergone hardships but the strength is in its people. The film is filled with an enormous amount of talent and spectacular [...]
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: June 19, 2011
Speech by Christine Termini Passarella given at the Coltrane Home on June 15, 2011 by Kids for Coltrane Project on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 8:39pm I am deeply moved standing here today. I thank Steve Fulgoni, Ravi Coltrane, Kathleen Hennessy Coltrane, and the other board members of the Friends of the Coltrane Home, but [...]
Posted by: christineforcoltrane on: June 19, 2011
