This week on State of Art we talk about a creative competition for students to see the hit musical "Hamilton" and speak with John Damberg, founder of the Alaska Jazz workshop and a recent winner of a ...

The Alaska Jazz Workshop is a non-profit organization designed to teach young people jazz. Based at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, professional jazz musicians take time to pass on their skills ...

Alaska Jazz Workshop faculty and student bands are hitting the stage this weekend. Friday’s performance will feature steel drum guest artist and instructor Gary Gibson. Saturday’s performance will ...

John Damberg has spent decades teaching middle and high school students, and also adults, how to play jazz. He's taught in the public school system, the university system, and through his own local ...

Some of Alaska’s jazz mainstays have founded a music series aimed at showcasing original compositions in an intimate setting. John Damberg, who plays the vibes, marimbas, steels drums and percussion, ...