The Lennon Tour Bus will stop at several locations throughout the US
AXS TV and Spectrum have announced a partnership with the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus to sponsor the mobile music and video recording experience as it makes stops at three schools across the country, as part of the ongoing AXS TV Band Together For Music Education initiative.
Since its inception in 2022, Band Together For Music Education has effectively connected AXS TV with affiliates, local communities, and schools nationwide to support vital music education programs. Despite the vast benefits they offer students, music education programs often experience a severe lack of funding. AXS TV’s Band Together strives to rectify this by providing crucial resources to underserved music programs that best exemplify quality instruction, participation, and leadership. Music educators use the grants to repair instruments, buy equipment and uniforms, and purchase music, among other necessary materials.
To date, with Spectrum’s support and assistance, AXS TV’s Band Together has awarded a combined total of $160,000 in grants to 24 schools across 20 cities.
Building on that strong foundation, AXS TV is expanding its Band Together initiative to reach even more students. In addition to presenting select schools and organizations in areas served by Spectrum with $10,000 grants, AXS TV and Spectrum are sponsoring the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus to visit each recipient location, providing students with an exclusive, one-of-a-kind experience that will fully immerse them in several different facets of the creative arts. As part of AXS TV’s Band Together initiative, the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is currently slated to visit the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center in Los Angeles on September 19; followed by NYC LAB School For Collaborative Studies on October 9th; and the James Whitcomb Riley School 43 in Indianapolis on a date soon to be announced.
Each stop will be a true celebration of music, encouraging students to embrace the arts with a day of fun and festivities. These presentations will also feature appearances from special guests and local leaders, who will be on hand to show their support. California State Senators Steven Bradford (35th District) and Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (28th District), Los Angeles Councilwoman Heather Hutt (10th District), Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell (2nd District), and legendary bass player Verdine White from Earth, Wind & Fire are confirmed to attend the Los Angeles event on September 19th. Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine is attending the New York event on October 9th. Other guests and dignitaries will be announced at a later date.
Founded by Yoko Ono and Brian Rothschild in 1998, the Lennon Bus drives John Lennon’s powerful legacy into the future. Visiting schools, universities, and colleges in underserved communities across the United States and with another Lennon Bus in Europe, this dynamic mobile experience delivers unique opportunities where young people can learn invaluable music skills and participate in a hands-on audio, video, and digital media project using the Bus’ state-of-the-art gear, equipment and technology. Young people have the unique opportunity to write and record an original composition and shoot their music video with guidance from experienced on-board Bus engineers– all in one day. Tours cater to a wide array of media and creation and are designed to also expose students to exciting career paths in the arts. Students have worked alongside celebrities who have also recorded on the Bus.
Lennon Bus programs have served hundreds of thousands of students worldwide with events, workshops, and interactive experiences completely free of charge. The Bus houses a three-person crew of producers/engineers, who help facilitate unforgettable programs for groups big and small, working together to inspire the next generation to collaborate, create, and Imagine Peace.
