#Bryant Neal

Maui Arts League recognizes new vice president and board directors

The nonprofit Maui Arts League, best known for hosting Maui Plein Air Painting Invitationals, an annual 7-day community art event held in Lahaina before the COVID-19 pandemic, has announced new leadership to continue driving forward its visual fine arts mission.

South Maui Learning ʻOhana presents Jocelyn Michelle Jazz Organ Quintet for arts education

The Jocelyn Michelle Jazz Organ Quintet will perform an evening of outstanding Jazz from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in support of arts education for children. The event set for the Altitude Deck at Kīhei Charter School is presented by the South Maui Learning Ohana.

Jazz Maui founder seeks more music education for Valley Isle youths

Jazz Maui founder Bryant Neal has been involved in helping to organize music workshops for Maui youths for more than two decades. His latest nonprofit project is a weekly Jazz Maui venue featuring jazz artists in the Sunset Jazz Series at Maui Ku’ia Estate Chocolate Factory, including those who volunteer with students at workshops in schools. Maui Now writer Gary Kubota interviewed Neal.

Award-winning performer to conduct jazz workshops for high school students on Maui

Award-winning performer Katie Thiroux said she was 15 when she went to a workshop taught by professional jazz musicians — an experience that helped to inspire her to pursue music as a career.

Jazz pros mentor students, perform at concerts in April

The 2022 Maui Music Series kicks off Jazz Appreciation Month on Maui with Keyboardist and trumpeter Paul January along with drummer Jimmy C. performing Sunday, April 3, at the Maui Ku’ia Chocolate Factory.