The Pro-Am Ensemble will perform its annual open air free summer concert in downtown Peekskill, New York on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 7.00 pm.   

It is a program presented by Cross-Cultural Connection a 501 c 3 organization. Our mission is to promote jazz culture, education and performance in schools, colleges and communities.  I

The participants this year are - Ray Blue, Director/Clinician/Saxophones - Vince Corozine, Saxophone/Arranger - Sharp Radway, Piano/Clinican - Tony Jefferson, Drums/Clinician - Cameron Brown, Bass/Clinician - Wayne Cobham, Trumpet/Clinician - Mike Goetz, Bass/Clinician - Alan Goidel, Trombone

Students and Musicians - Danny Rivera, Trumpet - Satish Robinson, Trumpet - Sean McQuade, Trumpet - John Winter, Saxophone - Steven Salcedo, Saxphone - Alex Crean, Saxophone - Emanual Henry, Drums - J.R. George, Drums  - Marcus Franklin, Tap Dance 

This is a great collaboration of talented and committed participants. 

The Pro-Am Ensemble program has been in operation since 2002 and has been presented in the U.S.A.(New York, New Jersey, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska), South Africa,(Cape Town, Johannesburg, Bloemfontain), Zambia,(Lusaka), Tanzania,(Dar El Salam, Zanzibar), Gabon,(Liberville, Migoma), China,(Beijing), Finland,(Helsinki, Pori) and Germany,(Munich, Berlin, Biedenkopf).  

For those of you in the New York City area come and experience an extra ordinary evening of Classical American Music - Jazz.  want to thank our board members, present and past as well as all who have supported and continue to support the C.C.C. in the U.S.A. and in other countries. Without your help we could not have achieved the success.