Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE AND EXHIBIT THE EXPERIENCE OF JAZZ AS AN ORIGINAL AMERICAN ART FORM THROUGH FOUR PILLARS OF RESEARCH, EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, AND PERFORMANCE AT ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST JAZZ CROSSROADS - 18TH & VINE IN KANSAS CITY, MO. AS THE ONLY MUSEUM IN THE WORLD SOLELY FOCUSED ON THE PRESERVATION, EXHIBITION, AND ADVANCEMENT OF JAZZ MUSIC, THE AMERICAN JAZZ MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO EXPAND THE INFLUENCE, AWARENESS, AND APPRECIATION OF JAZZ AMONG THE WIDEST DEMOGRAPHIC OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY REGION, AS WELL AS AMONG THOSE BASED IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE.
MUSEUM - THE AMERICAN JAZZ MUSEUM SERVES AS A REPOSITORY FOR PRICELESS, RARE, AND ONE-OF-A-KIND ARTIFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, FILM AND SOUND RECORDINGS, PUBLISHED BOOKS, SHEET MUSIC, AND VISUAL ART PIECES THAT INFORM OUR UNDERSTANDING OF JAZZ AS A HISTORICAL AND LIVING ART FORM. COMBINED WITH A MERCHANDISE SHOP AND SPECIAL EVENT OPPORTUNITIES, THE AMERICAN JAZZ MUSEUM IS NOT TO BE MISSED.
BLUE ROOM - NAMED AFTER THE FAMED 1930'S STREET HOTEL CLUB IN THE HISTORIC 18TH & VINE JAZZ DISTRICT, THE BLUE ROOM SIMULTANEOUSLY HONORS THE PAST AND SHOWCASES THE PRESENT NAMES IN JAZZ. A MULTIFACETED EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTING THE COUNTLESS MUSICIANS WHO CRAFTED "KANSAS CITY JAZZ", A SOUND KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD, THE BLUE ROOM ALSO PROVIDES A DISTINCTIVE PLATFORM TO PRESENT DYNAMIC PERFORMANCES FROM THE BEST LOCAL AND NATIONAL JAZZ TALENT IN AN INTIMATE SETTING.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH - JAZZ IS A CATALYST FOR CULTURAL CHANGE. FROM LEADING THE CREATION OF THE HARMONY ON THE VINE MURAL PROJECT TO HOSTING FILM SCREENINGS THAT CREATE A SPACE FOR DIALOGUE ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT US MOST, THE AMERICAN JAZZ MUSEUM EMBRACES A UNIQUE ROLL IN THE TRADITION FIRST SHEPHERDED BY THE FIRST JAZZ MUSICIANS. EVENTS INCLUDE JAZZ STORYTELLING, MUSEUM TOURS, OUTREACH VISITS, ANDFIRST FRIDAY CELEBRATIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Rashida Phillips | Executive Dir. | 40 | $48,769 |
| Ralph Caro | Executive Dir. | 40 | $0 |
| Mary Kemper Wolf | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Williams | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ara Mcgee | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Logan | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sally Firestone | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Niki Lee Donawa | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Edelman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Cranshaw | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Sappington | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Stephanie K Smith | Chairman | 2 | $0 |
| Eugene Agee | Chairman | 2 | $0 |
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