Valley Arts and Entertainment

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A non-profit organization

Valley Arts & Entertainment is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization whose mission is dedicated to programs that benefit students in music and underserved communities in music.Valley Arts received charity status in 2006

Be Inspired

Founded 2014

MASTERCLASSES Workshops WORKSHOPS / combined with masterclasses offer group and individualized instruction for aspiring students from vocal coaching, songwriting, instrument showcasing, lectures, demonstrations, and more, which allows students an opportunity to participate in group session, geared to encourage and strengthen the cognitive skills and team building skills.

Founded 2014

PAULA ATHERTON Saxophonist flutist "Best Artist of 2020” by the Smooth Jazz Network!

The Jazz program was found in 2014. Alabama Women in Jazz is committed to supporting and encouraging young women who have a vision to perform, teach, compose or produce in the music arts.

Annually we present top professional females in music focused on jazz, blues and compositions nationally, regional and local who perform on our stage.

VIRTUAL PROGRAM MAY 22, 2022

INFORMATION COMING

Lil Hardin Armstrong

“Caili O’Doherty: Celebrating Lil Hardin Armstrong” in partnership with these amazing presenters The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, New Orleans Jazz Museum, and Alabama Women in Jazz Festival received a Chamber Music America 2021 Presenters Consortium for Jazz Grant funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation!

Lil Hardin Armstrong

Festival Announcers and performers

ABBY KAY - Program Director Morning Show Host MIX 96.9 WRSA

JANAE MCDOWELL - formerly WJAB Radio, now producer of her (online) podcast JAZZ PIECES

In the Huntsville Radio Market for over 30 years….adio has been my life and my love! With the exception of my husband and 2 kids of course. I am currently the host of

“The Most Music Morning Show”, weekday mornings from 5:30 till 10am.

JANAE MCDOWELL - formerly WJAB Radio, now producer of her (online) podcast JAZZ PIECES

Janae’ McDowell is the Interim Director of the Alabama A&M University TRiO Upward Bound Program and an adjunct English Instructor in the AAMU Department of English and Foreign Languages. Janae is also a music lover and in her spare time contributes to her love of music with her Podcast Jazz Pieces. Janae’ is a music producer & voice over talent, proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

PATRICE BIVINS - Founding Director, Valley Arts Entertainment

JANAE MCDOWELL - formerly WJAB Radio, now producer of her (online) podcast JAZZ PIECES

PATRICE BIVINS - Founding Director, Valley Arts Entertainment

Patrice Bivins created the Alabama Women in Jazz Festival in 2014 under her nonprofit Valley Arts and Entertainment, a 501c3 organization to support women musicians. Here she is having a fun chat at UAH grounds, before festival time!

Women of the Huntsville Concert Band

PATRICE BIVINS - Founding Director, Valley Arts Entertainment

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Women of the Huntsville Concert Band

Claire Carpenter

OPENING artist, songwriter Brazilian tunes

Claire Carpenter

Women of the Huntsville Concert Band

Claire Carpenter

UAH JAZZ PROGRAM

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC (2019)

VideoS

Brandee Younger

An honor to have her at our festival in 2018

Brandee Younger (born in Hempstead, NY) is an American harpist. Younger infuses classical, jazz, soul and funk influences to the harp tradition - proteges Alice Coltrane.

A Tribute to great jazz divas (season 3) recap

We are a Non-profit organization that presents this program for music history to our community annually. (video credit:Gibbs media)

2017 Blues Performance by the NELLIE MACK PROJECT

It was a true honor to have a dynamic group to present our Master class at AAA for the string students and to have a female bass blues player on stage to perform to the Huntsville/ North Alabama festival goers.

2018 Catherine Stiles - Jazz Saxophonist (RIP) 2021

UAH Alumni and a fantastic local female musician