Jazz is a creative experience, played with passion, masterful musicianship and dedication to the art of music.
Jazz welcomes innovation and creativity without judgment.
Each venue represents a partnership with other businesses and organizations. Allowing the events to find their own voice, to speak to each audience, we claim the educational philosophy that shares through example the multicultural diversity and profound talent of musicians, photographers and historians of jazz. In conjunction with RagtAg Society, films featuring jazz scores are combined in the 2000-01 season with lectures by the composers. The heads and bodies of the students, administrators and teachers bob and sway to the lyrical instrumental. Each musician speaks of hard work and its rewards.