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KCCK's Jazz Education Programs
KCCK JAZZ EDUCATION PROGRAMS –ROLE MODEL FOR THE NATION
Our future lies in the hands of our children. This is true even more so for the future of jazz. Without vigorous support from dedicated fans, the future of America’s Music is bleak.
This is why since 2000, KCCK has invested in the future of jazz by developing a three-pronged jazz education program that serves over 5,000 students each year. Beginning in kindergarten, students are exposed to jazz from a live band in Schoolhouse Jazz. In middle school, kids can come to the Kirkwood campus for a week-long Jazz Band Camp staffed by the best teachers in Iowa. And in high school, the Corridor Jazz Project records all of our area high school bands for a CD, in a program called “the crown jewel of jazz education in Iowa” by the Iowa Bandmasters Association.
Nearly all of our programs come at no cost to schools or participants. But they’re not cheap to produce.
As corporate funding dries up, and federal funding is on the chopping block, the only way KCCK can keep our jazz education programs going is by turning to you. Please bid generously tonight at the silent auction, or take advantage of one of the sponsorship opportunities that will be offered to you.
The future of jazz depends on it!
