Kuumbwa Jazz

Kuumbwa Jazz provides audiences with opportunities to experience jazz and diverse music through live performances and music education. Each year, Kuumbwa Jazz presents over 140 performances and events for over 10,000 people. In addition, the organization offers age-appropriate jazz education to more than 550 schoolchildren, a summer jazz camp that serves approximately 60 youth musicians, and intensive jazz education, master classes, and community engagement opportunities for people of all ages. Support for Kuumbwa Jazz advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.

Kuumbwa Jazz, in Santa Cruz, provides audiences with opportunities to experience jazz and diverse music through live performances and music education. Each year, Kuumbwa Jazz presents over 140 performances and events for over 10,000 people. In addition, Kuumbwa Jazz offers age-appropriate jazz education to more than 550 school children, a summer jazz camp that serves approximately 60 youth musicians, and intensive jazz education, master classes, and community engagement opportunities for people of all ages. Support for Kuumbwa Jazz advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.

Kuumbwa Jazz provides locals and visitors in the Santa Cruz area opportunities to experience jazz through live performances and education. Each year, the organization presents more than 120 performances for more than 44,000 people. In addition, Kuumbwa offers age-appropriate jazz education to more than 550 school children across Santa Cruz County; a summer jazz camp that serves more than 70 young musicians; and intensive jazz education, master classes, and community engagement for people of all ages. Support for Kuumbwa Jazz advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.