Columbus, OH—NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, announced that the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is one of 35 recipients worldwide to receive a NAMM Foundation Program Grant.
The NAMM Foundation's 2011-2012 program grants will allocate $600,000 in funding to support innovative community-based music learning programs that allow more people the opportunity to experience the proven benefits of active music-making. JAG will receive $5,000 to support a new program initiative titled “Jazz Academy: Access to Music Making and Music Education."
The new grants, while only a small portion of NAMM's overall annual multimillion-dollar-reinvestment into the music products industry, help worthy organizations operate programs designed to increase interest and participation in making music among school-aged children, adults and seniors. Since 1994, NAMM has supported worthy music-making programs through its grant program, providing $13.2 million in support to date.
This year, the foundation has funded 10 more programs than last year, and is supporting more music-making organizations overall than any other year. The foundation has also expanded the types of programs that it supports by including curriculums in the pro audio and international music-making sectors.
“The NAMM Foundation is honored to help support programs in the U.S. and abroad that encourage and create new music makers, and expose people of all ages to the fun and benefits of making music," said Mary Luehrsen, executive director of the NAMM Foundation. “We thank all NAMM Members, who through their membership with the association and participation in the annual NAMM Show, help create more music makers through their support of these programs."
“I am confident that NAMM will find the work of Jazz Arts Group to be impactful and in alignment with the mission of the NAMM Foundation," shared JAG executive director Robert Breithaupt. “We are grateful for the support and look forward to further developing this relationship for the benefit of music education."
About the NAMM Foundation:
The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission of advancing active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry.
About the Jazz Arts Group:
The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is America's oldest not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to producing, performing and promoting jazz. JAG is the third largest performing arts organization in Columbus and consists of four focus areas: the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO), one of the world's finest professional jazz orchestras; the Jazz Academy, JAG's extensive instructional programs educating both students and adults about jazz and American music; Inside Track, a new jazz and blues performance series produced at the historic Lincoln Theatre; and Affiliate Musicians, a program providing employment opportunities for professional musicians.
The NAMM Foundation's 2011-2012 program grants will allocate $600,000 in funding to support innovative community-based music learning programs that allow more people the opportunity to experience the proven benefits of active music-making. JAG will receive $5,000 to support a new program initiative titled “Jazz Academy: Access to Music Making and Music Education."
The new grants, while only a small portion of NAMM's overall annual multimillion-dollar-reinvestment into the music products industry, help worthy organizations operate programs designed to increase interest and participation in making music among school-aged children, adults and seniors. Since 1994, NAMM has supported worthy music-making programs through its grant program, providing $13.2 million in support to date.
This year, the foundation has funded 10 more programs than last year, and is supporting more music-making organizations overall than any other year. The foundation has also expanded the types of programs that it supports by including curriculums in the pro audio and international music-making sectors.
“The NAMM Foundation is honored to help support programs in the U.S. and abroad that encourage and create new music makers, and expose people of all ages to the fun and benefits of making music," said Mary Luehrsen, executive director of the NAMM Foundation. “We thank all NAMM Members, who through their membership with the association and participation in the annual NAMM Show, help create more music makers through their support of these programs."
“I am confident that NAMM will find the work of Jazz Arts Group to be impactful and in alignment with the mission of the NAMM Foundation," shared JAG executive director Robert Breithaupt. “We are grateful for the support and look forward to further developing this relationship for the benefit of music education."
About the NAMM Foundation:
The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission of advancing active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry.
About the Jazz Arts Group:
The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is America's oldest not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to producing, performing and promoting jazz. JAG is the third largest performing arts organization in Columbus and consists of four focus areas: the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO), one of the world's finest professional jazz orchestras; the Jazz Academy, JAG's extensive instructional programs educating both students and adults about jazz and American music; Inside Track, a new jazz and blues performance series produced at the historic Lincoln Theatre; and Affiliate Musicians, a program providing employment opportunities for professional musicians.
