Jazz Arts Project
Jazz Arts Project is a non-profit, 501(c) 3, professional presenting organization which produces 25 to 30 events each year, from intimate jazz cafe nights through large-scale events at concert halls, as well as transformative educational workshops, training programs, specialized music camps and other special programs for area youth.
Jazz Arts Project is a professional presenting organization that produces 25 to 30 events each year, from intimate jazz cafe nights through large-scale events at concert halls such as the Count Basie Theater, as well as educational workshops, training programs, specialized music camps, and other special programs for youth. The organization's year-round concert presentations and annual events also help fund unique music education programs for area youth, emphasizing those from at-risk and underserved communities.
Jazz Arts Project presents, performs, educates, and preserves the important legacy, influence, and role of jazz music in all its forms, from classic to contemporary, for the enrichment of diverse local, regional, and statewide constituencies through collaborative community outreach efforts, high-quality professional performances, as well as educational workshops, and other programs for youth.
They aim to preserve, promote, and perpetuate the American musical art form known as Jazz; by producing performances of the highest quality, creating educational programs about Jazz and its history, and serving as advocates by continuing efforts to raise awareness of the art form in the public eye through newspaper articles, lectures workshops, and publications; and by fostering and nurturing the potential and the rising talent of young students who display an interest in Jazz.
For the better part of two decades, the Jazz Arts Project has been a leading force in honoring, preserving, presenting, and helping to ensure the future of America's music; Jazz. They proudly report that their year-round concert presentations and annual events allow them to fund unique music education programs for area youth, emphasizing those from at-risk and underserved communities.
