Paramax Corporation, an investment bank based in Buffalo, NY, has signed on to become the sponsor of all live stream performances of student ensembles in the highly acclaimed Jazz Studies program at SUNY Fredonia.
At the Diamond sponsorship level, the Paramax logo and verbal message are set to appear at the beginning and the end of all live streamed events of the DownBeat Magazine award-winning Jazz Flextet, as well as the Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Orchestra, Faculty Jazz Collective and other jazz combo performances in the School of Music during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Paramax has advised on more than 400 closed transactions for a wide range of public and privately held companies around the world, generally ranging from $10 million to $1 billion in enterprise value. The company is led by Russell D’Alba, president and managing director, and Timothy Minneci, executive vice president and managing director.
We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with Russ D'Alba and Paramax Corporation in sharing our students' and faculty members' exceptional work far beyond Fredonia.” - School of Music Dean David Stringham.
"We are pleased that Paramax will be our inaugural live stream sponsor for Jazz. After all, Russ is an accomplished jazz musician as well as president of the company. We're grateful and look forward to others joining in,” said Fredonia College Foundation Director of Development June Miller-Spann.
Live stream performances in the School of Music have been seen by up to 2,000 viewers. Both live as well as archived performances are widely watched throughout the U.S. and in eight foreign countries on three continents, Ms. Miller-Spann noted.
More than 300 events are live streamed in the School of Music every year. Featured in these events are more than 450 undergraduate and graduate students and approximately 50 faculty members.
“For nearly 75 years, jazz has held a storied and meaningful place in Fredonia's musical history. We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with Russ D'Alba and Paramax Corporation in sharing our students' and faculty members' exceptional work far beyond Fredonia,” said School of Music Dean David Stringham.
The School of Music has four additional livestream sponsorship opportunities at the Diamond level. They are the Wind Band series (Concert Band, Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony), Orchestra series (Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia and Symphony Orchestra), Choral series (Camerata, Chamber Choir, College Choir and University Choir) and Student Chamber Music series (brass, string and woodwind chamber).
A Platinum sponsorship level is also available for specific events – single-instrument ensemble performances (African drumming, bassoon, clarinet, flute, percussion and trombone choir); choral performances with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra; faculty presentations (recitals, lectures and master classes); student presentations and guest presentations.
A Gold sponsorship for all live stream events recognizes sponsors in a scrolling list of names at the end of more than 300 live stream events.
To become a live stream sponsor, please contact Ms. Miller-Spann.
