By Elike Kumahia

Jazz-a-ma-tazz’s swinging grooves, Oran Etkin’s worldly rhythms, and the Pickney Players island-soaked melodies, along with great music and stories by other artists served as the soundtrack for my summer with the SummerStage Kids.

The two months I spent in New York City, while devoted to securing and working an internship, was intended to be a period of exploration; both personal and geographical. Working with SummerStage provided me with ample opportunity to accomplish both. I was a New York neophyte, this being my first extended stay in the city. Thankfully, the job was based upon traveling and the Kids program brought me to the distant reaches of each of the city’s boroughs, a pleasure that would not have been possible had I spent my days anchored to a desk, as is the case with many internships. Instead, I spent several mornings per week traveling throughout New York City, assisting artists relaying messages of fun, learning and love to eager audiences of children and parents.

My fondest memories of these performances will be the kids; their pure excitement and enjoyment is etched in my mind as a throwback to my younger days, especially as I enter my final year of college and prepare to join the working world.Rich Text AreaToolbarBold (Ctrl / Alt + Shift + B)Italic (Ctrl / Alt + Shift + I)Strikethrough (Alt + Shift + D)Unordered list (Alt + Shift + U)Ordered list (Alt + Shift + O)Blockquote (Alt + Shift + Q)Align Left (Alt + Shift + L)Align Center (Alt + Shift + C)Align Right (Alt + Shift + R)Insert/edit link (Alt + Shift + A)Unlink (Alt + Shift + S)Insert More Tag (Alt + Shift + T)Toggle spellchecker (Alt + Shift + N)▼
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By Elike Kumahia

Jazz-a-ma-tazz’s swinging grooves, Oran Etkin’s worldly rhythms, and the Pickney Players island-soaked melodies, along with great music and stories by other artists served as the soundtrack for my summer with the SummerStage Kids.
The two months I spent in New York City, while devoted to securing and working an internship, was intended to be a period of exploration; both personal and geographical. Working with SummerStage provided me with ample opportunity to accomplish both. I was a New York neophyte, this being my first extended stay in the city. Thankfully, the job was based upon traveling and the Kids program brought me to the distant reaches of each of the city’s boroughs, a pleasure that would not have been possible had I spent my days anchored to a desk, as is the case with many internships. Instead, I spent several mornings per week traveling throughout New York City, assisting artists relaying messages of fun, learning and love to eager audiences of children and parents.
My fondest memories of these performances will be the kids; their pure excitement and enjoyment is etched in my mind as a throwback to my younger days, especially as I enter my final year of college and prepare to join the working world.
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