“Watching Jack and Janice work with special needs children in Emporia, Kansas was truly inspiring. What a great experience for them, and the looks on their faces and reactions to the music proved this event to be a huge success.”

• Lindy Whetzel, President, National Teachers Hall of Fame Board of Directors

“What a wonderful opportunity Flashpoint provided our 6-18 year old scholars during their summer activity camp! The students had an opportunity to experiment with vocal improvisation which reinforced our focus on nurturing creativity, curiosity and student-driven inquiry! The level of student engagement was so high – non one was ready to stop even after 75 minutes of intense learning – that’s because it was so much fun!!! Each child walked away a little bit taller – thank you!”

• Janis Fitzsimmons, executive director, Urban Education Laboratory and founder, NCC Junior/Senior Scholars Program

“The interactive presentation by the jazz improvisation group Flashpoint was an exciting addition to the closing program of the 2018 S.T.E.A.M./College Connections Summer Camp. The presentation provided an engaging and fun experience for students, staff and parents.”

• Tomi Johnson, Chairman, DuPage County NAACP Education Committee

“Thank you so much for hosting workshops at the Granada. My students and clients loved it and have talked about it nonstop. They were absolutely thrilled to have the chance to sing on stage with a microphone, and many of them quickly dropped their shyness or hesitancy to speak or sing when encouraged by Janice and her gentle voice. Jack and Janice demonstrated great empathy and care in working with my crew and left them all feeling like competent and confident jazz singers by the end of each session.”

• Katie Just, Board-Certified Music Therapist, Flint Hills Music