Book Jay for a Concert or Class for Kids

Book All Around This World for sing-along, dance-along concert for kids that introduces families to the world through experience, engagement and FUN.

BOOK JAY FOR A FAMILY-FRIENDLY SOLO PERFORMANCE, INTERACTIVE MUSIC CLASS OR PARTICIPATORY CULTURAL WORKSHOP DURING HIS TOUR THIS SUMMER, mid-JUNE to AUGUST 2018. This summer Jay will be traveling from the northern headwaters of the Mississippi River all the way south to New Orleans.  Contact Jay for dates. See photos and videos from the “Sands Across America” summer tour, 2016.

AATW Global OrchestraJay Sand of the award-winning All Around This World global music and cultures program for little kids and their grown-ups is now available for booking a concert for kids in your community and is eager to sing multicultural, multilingual songs with people, large and small, nationwide. Jay can bring energizing, participatory, family-friendly international music to your library, school, community festival, living room or summer camp through participatory educational shows that any child (or grown-up) can instantly enjoy.

Jay will happily tailor his presentation to meet your needs, but you can start by asking about any of these very special programs:

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All Around This World in Kansas City -- Concert for kids

Jay teaching homeschooling families in Kansas City, summer of 2016

An entertaining and ingeniously educational concert for kids — so much fun your children won’t even know they’re learning! Jay and your kids will sing together, dance together and explore the world together in any concert venue, from the most intimate living room to the largest concert hall. During a typical concert Jay will perform songs from several continents that have lyrics in nearly a dozen languages. Do you want to meet a particular part of the world? Check out All Around This World’s musical regions and ask Jay to focus on your favorite. (each of these concerts for kids averages 40 minutes, great for infants-in-arms to 9 year-olds.)

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All Around This World in Santa Cruz -- Concert for kids

At the Discovery Learning Center, Santa Cruz, California, summer 2016

Jay will join you, your friends and all your young children in your living room, community center, school or homeschool classroom for a one-of-a-kind participatory music class. Sing, dance and move around the room as you and your children meet the world through music. We can travel musically to any or all continents. Do you want to meet a particular part of the world?  “The music and movement of South Asia?” “The many rhythms of Africa?” or should we focus on one country, culture or experience — “Learn to Dance the Ethiopian Eskista.” “How (and why) to dance a Maori Haka.” “Let’s have a Son Jorocho Fandango…!” Talk with Jay about your interests, ideas and needs. We can go ANYWHERECheck out All Around This World’s musical regions and ask Jay to focus on your favorite. (each class is approximately 40 minutes, up to 15 families per class, classroom space permitting.)

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All Around This World in Coupeville, Washington -- Concerts for kids

At the Coupeville Library, Whidby Island, Washington, summer of 2016

SPECIAL FOR LIBRARIES, in tune with the 2018 collaborative summer reading theme, Libraries ROCK!” Jay’s “Libraries ROCK!” program is an interactive global music adventure that will inspire kids and their families to boldly explore the world by singing and dancing along to magnificent multilingual songs. All Around This World’s classes and concerts for kids average 40 minutes and are great for infants-in-arms to 9 year-olds.

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All Around This World in Salida, Colorado -- Concert for kids
After the kids go to bed stay up with Jay for an inspiring and educational world music experience that will morph into a participatory global music jam. The evening will start off with Jay introducing you to a particular part of the world or a theme that runs through world music — kind of a “world music 101” — and will end with everyone drumming, singing and dancing along. We can travel musically to any or all continents. Do you want to meet a particular part of the world? Check out All Around This World’s musical regions and ask Jay to focus on your favorite. Each concert/class averages an hour but the jams can last all night!
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