Past Events

May 22nd, 2012  
New York 1 News Channel visits Staten Island Schools with TASP

NY1 Video Clip

Singers Nicolas King, Shana Farr, and singer/songwriter Rick Jensen visited the William Morris Intermediate School and the Curtis High School on Staten Island to speak to kids about the great American Songbook. The song selections included jazz standards, Broadway standards, and contemporary American songs. The students enjoyed the programs, asked many questions, and sang along with "Over the Rainbow" at the end of the program. These two visits were sponsored by the Mizzy Jonas Family Foundation which supports the education of music.

March 26, 2012

Mary Rodgers attended the TASP program at
The Richard Rodgers School in Manhattan for grades K-2nd grade and 3rd-5th.

Singers Shana Farr, Nicolas King, and Alisa Endsley visited the Richard Rodgers School on March 26th to help them celebrate their annual "Richard Rodgers Day". A special guest, Mary Rodgers, was in the audience and happily answered several questions the children had for her at the end of the program. The day's songs were specifically chosen to reflect the work of Richard Rodgers with songs from The King and I, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, and more. The most impressive and inspirational part of the day is when the kids joined in and sang along with "Do Re Mi" and "The Sound of Music"


November 22, 2011

TASP visited Tuckahoe's Cottle School and Middle School.

Singers Shana Farr, James Tyrone Lane, and Nicolas King along with music director Rick Jensen and TASP President, Michael Estwanik, visited with children and sang some of their favorite songs from the American Songbook. Some of the favorites were "A Friend Like Me" from Disney's Aladdin sung by Lane, King's rendition of Peter Pan's "I Won't Grow Up" and Farr's "Over The Rainbow" to which the kids sang along at the end. The program was so effective, the kids were clapping and snapping, they were interactive with the singers, and in the end, they jumped to a standing ovation. Here is a nice article! 



November 4th, 2011
The American Songbook Project held their annual "Name That Tune" Benefit at the historical Hudson Theatre. Jerry Herman was honored for his outstanding contribution to the American Songbook and Guild Hall in East Hampton was honored for their excellence in outreach and support of the great American songs. It was an evening of great costumes and prizes, celebrity entertainment, silent/live auctions, and great American songs. 


August 11th, 2011
The American Songbook Project Soiree

Lynn DiMenna, Board Member of The American Songbook Project, hosted a TASP Guild Soiree and 11 new members signed-up for TASP Guild Members! People are enthusiastic about what we are trying to do in the schools and offered constructive ideas.

July 26, 2011

The American Songbook Project hosted a benefit on Tuesday, July 26th at Sardi's. Author and advertising exec, Tyler DeAngelo, read excerpts from each chapter of his hilarious book “Learn Just Enough to Get Laid." It was followed by several of New York’s finest male artists who performed songs related to each chapter’s topic: cooking, wine, speaking French, astronomy, construction, magic, guitar, and religion. Also featured was guitarist extraordinaire, Sean Harkness.