Last month's AmJam was an indulgence of the senses. The spectacle on display by the students at the Academy of Arts & Minds was a pure jam session at its best. The event included a fundraiser for Relay for Life and even a birthday celebration.
It kicked off with Birthday Girl and led into Amanda Cancio singing one of her original songs "I Want to be Yours." This was all followed by Ayla Rius reciting her poem "Drowned Light" accompanied by guitarist Paul Herrera, who also did a solo guitar performance to the delight of the crowd. There were even two surprise appearances by saxophonist Vanessa Gonzalez and Nina Guerrero.
The astounding thing was that Vanessa Gonzalez didn't even play her sax; instead she sang "Gravity" while Nina Guerrero sang "Speechless" with their amazing voices after which, Michael Font performed an amazing song. And guitarist, Angelo Gonzalez performed "Abyss."
Two additional special guests showed what talented students A&M will have in the future. 11 year old, Joseph Fleites, played his trumpet and 6 year old, Ana Sofia Padilla, got so inspired after hearing such great student performances, that she decided to sing a beautiful song. The impromptu is what makes the AmJam so great.
Rounding out the evening, Nic Brown performed an open freestyle rap battle with opponent Guillermo Rodriguez, who also did his own spoken word, "Writing on the Wall" that earned him the Grand Prize of $50. The night ended with the Rodiles Band, Michael, Guille and William surprising Amanda Cancio, on her 18th birthday with a Happy Birthday song that was followed by roses and a cake presentation given by her mom and dad, Alicia and Humberto.
Tonight's AmJam, May 25, is the end of the year AmJam. The performances start at 6:30 pm.
AmJam is a jam session of the arts - an open invitation to both performance and visual artists: musicians, singers, dancers, spoken word, painters, sculptors, and stand up... stand out!
For information, contact Lili Renteria, Interdisciplinary Activities Coordinator at Academy of Arts & Minds: renterialili@gmail.com.
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