Living Jazz

Living Jazz is a youth-serving jazz education organization that provides education and performance opportunities for young people in Oakland. The organization's free in-school programs reach more than 300 students at four public elementary schools, and its immersive summer camp in the Redwoods serve an additional 300 youth of all levels. Support for Living Jazz aligns with the Performing Arts Program’s Youth strategy within the Program Delivery substrategy. Organizational effectiveness support will help Living Jazz navigate a leadership transition.

Living Jazz is a youth-serving jazz education program based in Oakland, California. The organization provides jazz education and performance programs for young people in Oakland, through free in-school programming at four public elementary schools and immersive summer camp for youth of all levels. Living Jazz reaches 700 students annually. Support of Living Jazz aligns with the Performing Arts Program’s Youth strategy and the Program Delivery substrategy. Organizational effectiveness support will help Living Jazz navigate a leadership transition.

Living Jazz is a youth-serving jazz education program based in Oakland, California. Living Jazz provides instrumentalist, vocalist, and dance jazz education and performance programs, primarily for young people in Oakland. Its free in-school programming reaches more than 300 students at four public elementary schools in Oakland, and two immersive summer camp experiences in the Bay Area’s redwood forests reach an additional 300 youth of all grade levels and 250 adults. Support for Living Jazz aligns with the Performing Arts Program’s Youth strategy within the Program Delivery substrategy.