Proceeds from each concert will help support the AJO' s educational and charitable programs. At home in Atlanta, the Atlanta Jazz Orchestra is dedicated to jazz education. Performances are available to special organizations serving the needy and disabled, and to schools throughout the state. The Atlanta Jazz Orchestra is more than a great orchestra. The AJO's vision will soon make it a pioneer in music education.
Jazz is an American original.
The Atlanta Jazz Orchestra is committed to music education through instruction, rehearsal, and performance. Each yearthe best jazz students in the state of Georgia will be eligible to compete in the AJO's jazz scholarship competition. In this way, the AJO helps to ensure that the great tradition of jazz will survive and continue to prosper into the 21st century. The Atlanta Jazz Orchestra also takes great pride in offering a percentage of its ticket sales each year to sponsor the Instrumental Outreach Program. The Instrumental Outreach Program places instruments in the hands of needy and deserving inner city youth who would not otherwise be able to participate in their local school and community instrumental programs.