Aboriginal Songwriters in Residence with Don Amero and Jason Tuesday

Manitoba Music’s Aboriginal Music Program and Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc. are partnering to present the Aboriginal Songwriters in Residence with Don Amero and Jason Tuesday. The residency will run July 22 and 23 and it includes six one-on-one consultation spots at the Manitoba Music Resource Centre along with a Community Jam Session at Ndinawe’s North End Arts Centre from 6pm - 8pm on July 22. Registration is free for Aboriginal youth between 14 and 29 years of age and members of Manitoba Music.

Please contact Alan Greyeyes to register for a one-on-one consultation with Don Amero on July 22 or 23 (alan@manitobamusic.com).

Please contact Niki Little, Ndinawe’s Art Program Coordinator to register for the Community Jam Session on July 22 (art@ndinawe.ca).

Workshop Descriptions

The Community Jam Session with Don Amero & Jason Tuesday
Thursday, July 22
6pm-8pm
Ndinawe’s North End Arts Centre, 472 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg
Free if you register in advance
To register: art@ndinawe.ca

Don Amero and Jason Tuesday will lead a two-hour jam session for Aboriginal youth at Ndinawe’s North End Arts Centre. Please bring an instrument, a song you want help finishing, or just your interest in live music. Don and Jason will take turns playing some of their songs and provide musical support to any youth interested in songwriting or making beats. Space is limited, so please register in advance with Niki Little, Ndinawe’s Art Program Coordinator (art@ndinawe.ca).

One-on-One Songwriting Consultations with Don Amero
Thursday, July 22
1pm-4pm
Manitoba Music, 1-376 Donald Street, Winnipeg
Free if you register in advance
To register: alan@manitobamusic.com

Three one-hour consultations on songwriting are available from 1pm-4pm. Songwriters should bring guitars and printed copies of lyrics. These sessions are free for Aboriginal youth between 14 and 29 years of age and members of Manitoba Music. Please register in advance with Alan Greyeyes (alan@manitobamusic.com).

One-on-One Songwriting Consultations with Don Amero
Friday, July 23
1pm-4pm
Manitoba Music, 1-376 Donald Street, Winnipeg
Free if you register in advance
To register: alan@manitobamusic.com

Three one-hour consultations on songwriting are available from 1pm-4pm. Songwriters should bring guitars and printed copies of lyrics. These sessions are free for Aboriginal youth between 14 and 29 years of age and members of Manitoba Music. Please register in advance with Alan Greyeyes (alan@manitobamusic.com).

About Don Amero
www.donameromusic.com 

Growing up in the North End of Winnipeg, acoustic musician Don Amero has definitely faced his share of adversity. With poverty, gangs, drugs and violence as daily reminders of the harshness of the world, Don’s life was nevertheless tempered by love, support and the knowledge that a Greater Power was intimately involved in his life. Shaped and molded by his coming of age, his music now carries both the depth of experiencing hardship and the luminosity of experiencing hope. All who have the pleasure of listening to his music will no doubt leave with his encouraging message of positivity lifting their spirits.

Don has released two albums to date and recently earned the titled of “Best Male Artist” and “Aboriginal Song¬writer of the Year” from the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards and Canadian Folk Music Awards, respectively.

About Jason Tuesday
www.myspace.com/jasontuesdaymusic

Jason Tuesday is a classically trained guitar player of Ojibway ancestry with more than 13 years of playing experience. He grew up in Winnipeg and still calls the city home.