SAN JOSE JAZZ
310 S 1ST STREET, SAN JOSE, CA 95113 www.sanjosejazz.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SAN JOSE JAZZ IS A 34 YEAR OLD PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE JAZZ THROUGH EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE. THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO HELP BUILD A STRONGER, MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY, TO ENHANCE THE RECOGNIZED VALUE OF ARTS TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY, TO PROMOTE HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, AND TO USE MUSIC AND EVENTS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

SAN JOSE JAZZ ENRICHES OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH JAZZ EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE.

SAN JOSE JAZZ EDUCATION PROGRAMSSUMMER JAZZ CAMP (100-130 STUDENTS) PROPELS STUDENT-MUSICIANS FORWARD AS MUSICIANS AND INDIVIDUALS. THE TWO-WEEK CAMP ENABLES YOUNG STUDENTS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH PROFESSIONAL JAZZ MUSICIANS TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE A GREATER MASTERY OF PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVISATION TECHNIQUES WHILE ADVANCING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC THEORY, ARRANGING, COMPOSITION, PERFORMANCE, AND JAZZ HISTORY. SAN JOSE JAZZ HIGH SCHOOL ALL STARS BIG BAND PROGRAM PROVIDES MOTIVATED, YOUNG JAZZ MUSICIANS IN THE SOUTH BAY REGION WITH AN ADVANCED OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND DEVELOP AS MUSICIANS AND YOUNG ADULTS. PARTICIPATION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE AUDITION PROCESS. PROGRESSIONS IS SAN JOSE JAZZ'S YEAR-ROUND IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT USES MUSIC TO CONNECT WITH LOW-INCOME, AT-RISK STUDENTS, CHALLENGES THEM WITH A RIGOROUS MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND HELPS THEM TO BUILD A PRO-SOCIAL COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON HELPING TO KEEP PARTICIPANTS IN SCHOOL, OUT OF GANGS, AND ON THE ROAD TO BECOMING BETTER STUDENTS AND CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS. PROGRESSIONS IS TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS/EDUCATORS/MENTORS WHO TEACH STUDENTS TO READ MUSIC, MASTER INSTRUMENTS, AND COLLABORATE IN ENSEMBLES, BANDS, AND CHOIRS WHICH HELP THEM: DEVELOP AS INDIVIDUALS, LEARN TO SET AND ACHIEVE GOALS, AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED IN LIFE AND IN THE CLASSROOM. IN ADDITION TO MUSIC INSTRUCTION THE PROGRAM PROVIDES HOMEWORK SUPPORT, NUTRITION (A SUPPER MEAL), MENTORSHIP, AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.

SAN JOSE JAZZ CONCERTS AND EVENTSWINTER FEST HAS MANY OF THE SAME INGREDIENTS OF THE SUMMER FEST EXCEPT THAT IT'S TEASINGLY SMALLER FEATURING 30 TO 40 PERFORMANCES DURING THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF FEBRUARY. WINTER FEST BRINGS DIVERSE PERFORMERS THAT RANGE FROM EMERGING TO LENGENDARY ARTISTS AND INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT YOUTH PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATION WORKSHOPS. THE SJZ BOOM BOX JAZZ IS A MOBILE TRUCK STAGE THAT PRESENTS MORE THAN 60 PERFORMANCES EACH YEAR IN AT VARIOUS PARKS, STREET FAIRS, AND OTHE COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. THIS PROGRAM LITERALLY BRINGS SAN JOSE JAZZ PROGAMMING TO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DO NOT TYPICALLY RECEIVE PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMMING. SAN JOSE JAZZ ALSO REGULARLY PRESENTS ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH PARTNER VENUES SUCH AS THE HAMMER THEATER, CAFE STRITCH, PALO ALTO JCC, ART BOUTIKI, AND FIVE POINTS COCKTAILS LOUNGE. IN TOTAL ACROSS ALL THESE PARTNERS SAN JOSE PRESENTS MORE THAN 100 ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES ANNUALLY.

SAN JOSE JAZZ SUMMER FESTTHE SAN JOSE JAZZ SUMMER FEST IS ONE OF THE LEADING URBAN MUSIC FESTIVALS IN THE NATION. IT DRAWS IN EXCESS OF 40,000 DIVERSE ATTENDEES ANNUALLY AND FEATURES LEGENDARY JAZZ, BLUES, AND SALSA, LATIN JAZZ ARTISTS WHILE PROVIDING PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING AND LOCAL MUSICIANS. THE FESTIVAL IS STRUCTURED AROUND ITS MORE THAN 10 STAGES. THE MAIN STAGE IS HOME TO THE FESTIVAL'S MOST WELL-KNOWN ACTS. IT'S LOCATED IN PLAZA DE CESAR CHAVEZ AND SURROUNDED BY THE FESTIVAL'S UNIQUE FOOD AND RETAIL VENDORS. NON JAZZ LOVERS OFTENTIMES COME TO THE FESTIVAL AND NEVER LEAVE THE MAIN STAGE AREA. JAZZ AT THE HAMMER THEATER IS AN INDOOR STATE-OF-THE-ART STAGE WITH GREAT ACOUSTICS. IT IS HOME TO MANY JAZZ TRADITIONALISTS WHO PREFER MUSIC IN AN INTIMATE SETTING. THE BIG EASY/BLUES STAGE EXEMPLIFIES ITS NAME. FOR TWO DAYS, PEOPLE WHO LOVE THE MUSIC OF NEW ORLEANS, DELTA BLUES AND ASSOCIATED MUSIC FORMS FREQUENT THIS CULTURALLY-BASED STAGE. THE SILICON VALLEY STAGE FEATURES EXCEPTIONAL LOCAL TALENT AND UP-AND-COMERS PRIMARILY IN THE JAZZ FORM. THIS STAGE IS ALWAYS BURSTING WITH TALENT THAT MAY NOT HAVE NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL REPUTATIONS....YET. THE SALSA STAGE SCHEDULES TALENTED, HIGH ENERGY, LATIN DANCE BANDS. THIS IS THE MOST CONSISTENTLY FILLED-TO-CAPACITY STAGE AREA AT THE FESTIVAL. IT'S A NONSTOP DANCE PARTY WITH CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AND A MAJOR FAN BASE. THE JAZZ BEYOND STAGE AND THE BOOM BOX STAGE FEATURES SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING UP-AND-COMING ACTS THAT BRINGING NEW ENERGY TO THE JAZZ FORM. OUR NEXT GEN STAGE FEATURES YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE PROGRAMS. MANY OF THESE BANDS BRING THEIR AUDIENCES WITH THEM. ONE CAN ALWAYS SPOT PARENTS AND RELATIVES AS WELL AS MUSIC INSTRUCTORS IN THIS ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD. THE CLUB CRAWL STAGES STARTS AS THE DAYS' OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING WINDS DOWN AND CONTINUE LATE INTO THE NIGHT. THESE STAGES FEATURE LOCAL BANDS AND SOME ROUTED FEST ARTISTS IN FREE COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE SETTINGS.

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