CIBS Blues In The Schools Program 2007

$Central Iowa Blues Society\nBlues In The Schools Program 2007\nThe EDUCATORS\n\nDartanyan Brown, Maxx G (guest teacher), and Kevin Burt\n\nKevin Burt is recognized as one of the Mid-west’s top blues heritage educators, providing his blues education program as a registered artist with the state of Iowa. The program ranges from one hour presentations to full residencies. In October of 2006 he completed a residency for the Mississippi Valley Blues Society which received high marks from both the participants and his sponsors. He has just completed his first book "Just Play It: an introduction to blues Harmonica: Classroom Method". His approach is simple, education through entertainment. His program has been going strong since 1994 and plans to continue on, just like the music he loves. For the past 15 years "B.F." Burt has been electrifying audiences throughout the Midwest and dispelling "non-believers" across the country in his steady march on the blues circuit. His soul-inspired brand of blues is consistently compared to a range of premium artistry from Bill Withers to B.B. King. \nKevin is self-taught musician (harmonica and guitar) whose smooth, warm vocal presentation sets a mood of relaxed exhilaration, with a welcome mixture of serious music and infectious humor audiences of all ages seem to enjoy.\nCONTACT: Kevin Burt \n1437 Westview Dr. \nCoralville, IA 52241\n319.400.4741\nbfburt55@aol.com\nDartanyan Brown, in addition to a performing career, has provided guidance to hundreds of educators on how to integrate Jazz studies and music technology into the K-12 educational sphere. In the civic arena, Dartanyan has spoken before the San Rafael, CA. Chamber of Commerce educating the business community on the advantages of Jazz music and its place in the educational and professional arenas. He continues to blend the arts, education and entrepreneurial spirit into a new paradigm for how, when and why we educate our children to their responsibilities to the community they inhabit. Dartanyan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and News Editorial Journalism (1975) from Drake University. While there he studied the fundamentals of the bass violin with the esteemed cellist John Ehrlich. Dartanyan studied in New York with the legendary Richard Davis. Ron Carter is another primary influence. Jaco Pastorius was a personal friend and confidant during the C.C.Riders days in 1972.He is currently a member of the San Francisco chapter of the Recording Academy, the International Association of Jazz Educators and has established the music publishing company Mayorisha Music to offer Dartanyan’s 30 year collection of audio archives.\nCONTACT: Dartanyan Brown\n526 C Street\nSan Rafael, CA 94901\n415.740.7115\nDartanyan@dartanyan.com$