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Jazz Forward Award Nominees
Recognizing jazz industry movers and groovers!
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Austin Jazz Society
Impact
The Austin Jazz Society recognizes and supports jazz in many ways in Austin and surrounding Texas communities via three active concert series, (Jazz at Chez Zee, Midweek at Monks, and Jazz in Georgetown).
It also serves student jazz players through education and instruction.
A generous donor to other local jazz festivals, the organization maintains an annual Jazz Hall of Fame Award Ceremony to recognize Austin's hard-working musicians.
The Austin Jazz Society (AJS) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit music and service organization formed to support all jazz genres and increase awareness, appreciation and participation in the community. AJS presents educational programs, assists jazz artists, and promotes performances. We also recognize and honor the legacy of those local individuals and organizations that have made a positive contribution to the jazz art form.
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NL Cutean onMusic Performance Trust Fund
Impact
In 2024, the MPTF Invested $1.1 Million in grants to communities to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month. Nearly 5,000 professional musicians in 78 markets performed in 779 events across North America for appreciative audiences from Honolulu to Saskatoon to New Orleans and beyond. Events were held in parks, libraries, schools, art galleries, assisted living residences, community centers, churches, and other venues where communities gather. This includes 66 live-streamed events which were available on the MPTF Facebook page to anyone in the United States and Canada. The MPTF co-sponsored 1,769 jazz events in FY 23-24, investing $2 million in communities for these performances alone. This was part of an investment of $4.8 million to present nearly 5,000 free, live events featuring big band, chamber ensembles, concert band, country, folk, r&b, jazz, opera, pop/rock, oldies, show tunes, symphony, and world music.
The Jazz Across North America project is an event series occurring annually in April to coincide with Jazz Appreciation Month. Sponsored by the recording industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund, a leading non-profit organization enriching lives and uniting communities through the power of music, the series offers admission-free, live performances by professional jazz musicians.
