50,000
students
Jazz Empowers currently serves 47,000 students in its jazz programs.
1325
Instruments
Since our founding in 2014 we have given over 1,325 instruments to our partner schools.
810
schools
Jazz Empowers currently helps start and support jazz programs at 670 underserved schools.
Jazz Empowers Advisory Board
Miguel Zenón
Jeff Coffin
Terell Stafford
Dave Douglas
Bob Mintzer
Ted Nash
Jon Irabagon
Michael Dease
Lakecia Benjamin
Allison Miller
“I get to make music I never thought that I would be able to make.”
Our Work At Jazz Empowers Is Supported By The Following Foundations and Corporations
