JazzFresno is a private non-profit 501(c)3 organization with a mission to promote jazz in the Central San Joaquin Valley through education and performance. JazzFresno envisions a Central San Joaquin Valley that appreciates and supports jazz. JazzFresno is made up of members who wish to see the Valley’s jazz scene grow and prosper.
The specific and primary purposes for which JazzFresno is formed are as follows:
- To stimulate jazz music appreciation
- To educate the public through lectures and workshops in jazz
- To enhance the appreciation of technique, history and other areas of interest concerning the art of jazz
- To support jazz musicians
- To provide for student and adult jazz education
- To stage special jazz music events and festivals in the community
- To establish subordinate or affiliated organizations to carry out some or all of the above goals
JazzFresno Leadership
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joe Lizama, president
Bill Reeve, vice president, treasurer
Sandy Headrick, secretary
Richard Lloyd Giddens Jr., board member
Jack Landseadel, board member
Les Nunes, board member
Brenda Myers, We Got the Beat Director