Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation Inc

Programs: Clearwater jazz holiday (cjh), tampa bay's cherished, longstanding music festival, brings a nearly 40-year tradition of diverse, world-class performances and significant sustained cultural and economic impact. A once ragtag concert series has evolved into an annual, international, multi-genre celebration with unique jazz heritage featuring a high-profile lineup with legendary and contemporary artists. The festival spans four days and nights every october and is situated on downtown clearwater's beautiful waterfront, which unique setting attracts thousands of attendees and unites a community. (continued on schedule o)in 2017, 39,000 attended the festival. The festival is produced and organized by the clearwater jazz holiday foundation, inc. , a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and proud winner of the 2016 clearwater regional chamber of commerce's judges' choice nonprofit of the year. Tourism is a key component of cjh's mission. Cjh strives to create a one-of-a-kind destination experience with a high-profile lineup and by taking advantage of its home on clearwater's waterfront, offering music against the backdrop of brilliant sunsets, breezes, and one of the world's greatest beaches. Cjh's economic impact is substantial, and the foundation has had great success with concentrated marketing plans highlighting the area's prized elements and promoting the festival and county as a popular tourist destination.

education and community outreach are fundamental to the foundation's mission. The growth of the festival enables the foundation to deliver a year-round, impactful cultural presence with innovative programs, special funding, creative learning experiences, exciting performance opportunities, and a diverse, vibrant social community. Accordingly, cjh is the foundation's main program service, and the money earned is used not only to operate the annual festival but also further the foundation's community impact. These innovative initiatives and social events are changing lives and providing special experiences for people of all ages and varying socio-economic backgrounds, from the very young to the senior community and include the following. (continued on schedule o)history of jazz education outreach program: impacts thousands of middle and upper elementary school students by bringing a live, interactive jazz music experience to local schools (including title i schools) at no cost. The program consists of a jazz educator and outreach band of professionals delivering 50-minute engaging presentations telling the story of jazz through music. The program is extremely adaptable and the foundation seeks out creative ways to also deliver the program to children whose ability to participate would otherwise be limited by geography, economics, circumstance, or disability. In 2017, the foundation also evolved the program into senior living communities and memory care facilities bringing an enriching experience to those attendees and their families; my journey with jazz launched in 2017, a music mentoring project designed to deliver a meaningful experience to after-school and summer programs in economically challenged communities; young lions jazz master sessions launched in 2016, a one-of-a-kind instructional experience for bay area jazz students with master class sessions involving university jazz educators and local jazz professionals; shriners hospitals for children tampa collaboration a unique, music therapy / education presentation created for patients and their families and involving a summer camp collaboration; united way's operation graduate summer workshop launched in 2016, a special workshop designed to complement united way's successful youth credit recovery / graduation track program that inspires students to volunteer and make a difference in their communities; and high note society a popular social community of support (public, private, individual, and local government) meeting monthly in large gatherings around live music, celebrating the cjh tradition of music, education, and outreach. Funding: the foundation also has a long history of providing special funding in support of youth music and jazz education including annual contributions to middle school and high school jazz ensembles and band programs that participate in cjh's history of jazz education outreach program, young lions jazz master sessions, and school give back program. The foundation also offers scholarships to graduating high school seniors who demonstrate a unique music background and / or aspiration for careers involving music. Additionally, the foundation celebrates its long-time partnership with ruth eckerd hall and is proud to provide funding to ruth eckerd hall's renowned youth jazz program so that the most talented bay area jazz students can learn at a high level in an elite environment at no cost and experience exciting performance opportunities during the year and at cjh in october. Cjh is known, too, for showcasing young, incredibly talented, home-grown musicians, helping these talented, aspiring artists to build confidence, hone their craft, and develop fans through special learning and performance opportunities. Learning experiences: the foundation is also proud of its unique, event-based learning experiences. Students in area high schools and universities participate in all facets of event production (photography, journalism, stage and video production, culinary arts, graphic design, and merchandising). Collaborations with community and education partners such as the art institute of tampa, st. Petersburg college, and united way suncoast operation graduate are creating exciting learning opportunities. Cjh also developed and delivers a special series of classroom discussions at no cost for st. Petersburg college's music industry & recording arts students who gain real-world insight into the business of music, plus the opportunity to volunteer / shadow, network, meet industry professionals, and intern with cjh stage crew, production, artist hospitality, and operations.