Kuumbwa Jazz Center
The Lee-Kahn Foundation is an ardent supporter of the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, a non-profit corporation with a national reputation among musicians and connoisseurs of jazz. The center was formed in 1975 in Santa Cruz by founders who envisioned a club where "the music and musicians came first." At the Kuumbwa club, jazz is considered an art form that deserves as much dignity as chamber music or the symphony. The long roster of musicians to play at the center includes veteran stars such as Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie and Barney Kessel as well as a new generation of virtuosos that includes Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman and Benny Green.

Through the years, the Kuumbwa Jazz Center has expanded from a venue in which to listen to great jazz, to a devoted outreach and education center. A Friday night series features local bands while Tuesday nights have been reserved for open jam sessions. Performance workshops for high school students are frequently offered on Wednesday afternoons. The club also hosts an annual Jazz Residency program that brings an accomplished player into the county for one week to do a concert, offer workshops and visit classrooms. The center also hosts a two-week Jazz Camp each summer geared towards promising student musicians.
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