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2011 Salon // Songwriting with Jim McCormick's Team

2011 Salon // Songwriting with Jim McCormick's Team

June 16th, 2011

Native to New Orleans, Jim McCormick was raised by a merchant marine, one block from the Mississippi River levee in Algiers. He was influenced by New Orleans radio growing up, and listened to artists like Mac David, Sonny and Cher, Barbara Mandrell and Tom Jones. Having earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Georgetown University, he returned home to complete a Master of Fine Arts at the University of New Orleans.

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CHOOSE MUSICIAN

Big Chief Al Doucette

Billy Iuso

Bruce Sunpie Barnes

Cherice Harrison-Nelson

Clarence Johnson III

Cliff Hines Quintet

Darius "Deezle" Harrison

Derrick Freeman

Donald Harrison

Harold Battiste

Joe Krown

Johnny Vidacovich

Kent Jordan

Luther Gray

Matthew Shilling

Music Shed

Panorama Jazz Band

Preservation Hall

Reverend David Lee "Goat" Carlson

The John Mahoney Big Band

The Ross McIntire Trio

The Soul Rebels Brass Band

Trombone Shorty

Zazou City

Positive Vibrations Foundation

Summer Arts through Culture Program: a cultural fellowship grant
for teen musicians.

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Positive Vibrations Foundation

201 St. Charles Avenue Suite 114-356 New Orleans, LA 70170

Positive Vibrations Foundation is a non-profit private operating foundation formed exclusively for charitable and educational purposes as defined by IRS section 501(c)(3). The mission of the Positive Vibrations Foundation is to create and encourage community through the development and preservation of the arts, music, culture and heritage. The Foundation promotes and underwrites music for progressive community events and awards sixteen full fellowship grants to outstanding teen musicians worldwide for its annual Summer Arts through Culture Program. The educational program is conducted in New Orleans, Louisiana each June. Fellows return to their home communities prepared to execute a Pay it Forward Project. These service projects are developed in partnership with the foundation and involve the Fellows taking on the challenge of improving a condition in their home communities.

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