San Jose Jazz
For General Operating Support
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Amount$195,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/3/2020
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
San Jose Jazz presents world-class jazz performances and educational programs for more than 80,000 people each year. Best known for its three-day summer festival, San Jose Jazz also presents a winter jazz festival, weekly concerts, and pop-up performances at parks, markets, and fairs throughout Santa Clara County. Ticket prices are affordable, and more than 40% of its concerts are free of charge. In addition, the organization provides sequential music instruction to more than 1,200 students from the second grade through high school, and provides intensive workshops and performance opportunities through summer camps, master classes, and an audition-based big band and combo representing 14 regional high schools.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.sanjosejazz.org
Address
310 South First Street, San Jose, CA, 95113, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
San Jose Jazz presents world-class jazz performances and educational programs for more than 80,000 people each year. Best known for its three-day summer festival, San Jose Jazz also presents a winter jazz festival; weekly concerts; and pop-up performances at parks, markets, and fairs throughout Santa Clara County. In addition, the organization provides sequential music instruction to more than 1,200 students from the second grade through high school, and provides intensive workshops and performance opportunities through summer camps, master classes, and an audition-based band. Support for San Jose Jazz advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
