One Night Only!
May 19 at 7 p.m.
Hard Rock Cafe.
Presented by Accenture and a brand extension to ArtsWave CincySings, ArtsWave’s choral and employee engagement competition, CincyJams is a free-admission, easy-to-enter event.
Radio One’s R&B, hip-hop and “The People’s Champ,” DJ Don Juan Fasho will emcee the evening.
For all the information on how to enter Cincy Jams at artswave.org/cincyjams.
If the work softball team isn’t your thing and nature hikes aren’t your idea of teambuilding, ArtsWave has a better way to have some fun with your co-workers.
ArtsWave, the region’s engine for the arts, is in search of local bands as it launches CincyJams, the regions’ first workplace “battle of the bands.”
Not only could you win bragging rights around the office – and the city – you could also play at one of the biggest events of the year.
The top two bands – the “Fan Favorite,” selected by audience applause and the “Fan Funded,” selected by funds raised to support the arts – will perform on stage at BLINK®*, happening October 13–16.
Leading up to BLINK, the “Fan Favorite” band will have the chance to cut their own album, with recording time at Studeō Par in Northside through Cincinnati Music Accelerator. Prior to the recording session, they will receive two one-on-one coaching sessions – one from the family of Bootsy Collins and the other from Drew Lachey.
Members of the “Fan Favorite” band will receive pairs of tickets to this year’s Cincinnati Music Festival presented by P&G, featuring headliners Charlie Wilson and Janet Jackson.
In addition, the winning bands bands will receive merchandise from Hard Rock, along with an array of tickets to the region’s arts.
CincyJams will bring employees together in businesses across the region to play music and cheer on their coworkers, while also raising funds for the region’s arts. Participating companies will have at least two employees, and friends and family are encouraged to join. Workplaces can have one or more bands representing them.
CincyJams is part of the 2022 ArtsWave Campaign, the largest community campaign of its type in the nation and the primary local source for funding the region’s arts.
“ArtsWave is the way the region funds its arts. As the community comes together in support of hundreds of arts organizations and artists who create thousands of shows, concerts, events, exhibitions, educational experiences, and festivals, this event reminds us that we all ‘play’ a part of the arts – whether we jam with our colleagues and friends at CincyJams or cheer them on as audience members,” said Dean Kuroff, Accenture’s managing director. “After two years of a pandemic that has created $140+ million in losses for the region’s arts, we need everyone’s help this year in giving what they can to make our arts – and our region – strong. Encourage your employees to get a band together and come out and support them. It’s a good cause, and we promise you an evening you won’t forget!”
In addition to presenting sponsor Accenture, CincyJams is supported by these sponsors: Hard Rock Cassino Cincinnati, Cincinnati Music Accelerator, the Bootsy Collins Foundation, Lachey Arts and Cincinnati Music Festival presented by P&G.