Creative SEA performance

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Paul Klemperer explains the inspiration behind Creative SEA…

Paul KlempererI’ve performed professionally for over 40 years, mainly in popular music styles such as jazz, blues, soul, salsa and world music. I’ve taught private lessons and group classes, working with elementary, high school and college students, and retired seniors as well. In all of these contexts I apply the philosophy that “music is for everyone.” My specialty is an adaptive pedagogical approach, blending western classical, jazz, and world music learning techniques. My …

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Fall 2025 Events

2025 has been a productive year for Creative SEA so far. For the final quarter (Sept-Dec) before the buzzer goes off, we have some great public performances scheduled. These include A) the monthly Community Jazz Jam (now at a South Austin venue); B) an Interactive Concert, to explore popular songs in English and Spanish; C) the 14th Annual Texas Festivus Celebration (date and location coming soon).

In addition, Creative SEA hosts smaller informal community-building events. These have several interlocking purposes: …

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Looking Back, Looking Forward. January 8, 2025

Creative SEA had a pretty full year in 2024. The organization consolidated funding and programming, and this has given us momentum for 2025. As the founder of Creative SEA, my community-oriented music projects were an important starting point for the organization’s programming, but I want to see these programs evolve and deepen through the creative input and inspiration of our community partners. One of our priorities for 2025 is to incorporate visual arts into some of our programs, definitely not …

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