The 2013 Art Porter Music Education Jazz Week runs from Monday, July 29 through Saturday August 3 at various locations in Little Rock.
The week kicks off at Little Rock City Hall on Monday. The City of Little Rock will host the first concert as young musicians will take center stage in the City Hall Rotunda on Monday, July 29 at noon. This is a free event.
Other events this week include
Jazz on the Plaza at the Metropolitan BankPlaza – Tuesday, July 30 at noon – FREE
Walter Beasley and Eric Struthers at Cajun’s Wharf – Wednesday, July 31 at 7:00 pm – ticketed event
Martha Burks at Club Sway – Thursday, August 1 at 7:30pm – ticketed event
Porter Players at The Afterthought – Friday, August 2 – FREE
Pieces of A Dream at the Metroplex Event Center – August 3 at 8pm – ticketed event
All proceeds benefit the Art Porter Music Education (APME) scholarship program. Ticket information is available at www.ArtPorter.org or call (501) 492-9120.
The APME was created by friends and family of Little Rock natives – Art Porter Sr and Art Porter Jr – both amazingly talented musicians. The purpose of the APME is two-fold:
- To provide scholarships to talented Arkansas music students in need of financial assistance to pursue higher education from an accredited college or university.
- To provide musical enhancement opportunities through workshops and seminars.
Little Rock Culture Vulture 
As Secretary for the Arkansas Jazz Heritage Foundation (which inducted Art Sr. and Art Jr. into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame in 1994 and 1998, respectively), I thank you for helping publicize this annual fundraiser for Art Porter Music Education, Inc. (one of the “shared-mission” organizations with which we cooperate). We certainly hope all jazz aficionados in/near Little Rock show their support for the genre and music education by attending as many of this week’s events as possible. FYI: Benita Porter Browning (Art Sr.’s daughter, Art Jr.’s sister, APME Executive Director) is our Vice President and Eugene Porter, Jr. (Art Sr.’s older brother) is one of our directors; one of our most prestigious awards is the Art Porter Lifetime Achievement Award.