NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FOUNDATION INC
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Mission Statement
Mission: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. promotes, preserves, perpetuates and encourages the music, culture and heritage of communities in Louisiana through festivals, programs and other cultural, educational, civic and economic activities.
About This Cause
In 1970, the Jazz & Heritage Foundation presented the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Jazz Fest “To promote, preserve, perpetuate and encourage the music, culture and heritage of communities in Louisiana through festivals, programs and other cultural, educational, civic and economic activities.” The Jazz & Heritage Foundation has developed programs to preserve, perpetuate and cultural heritage of Louisiana and New Orleans. Jazz & Heritage Archive -- a full repository of audio & visual performance and interview recordings, photography, collectables, posters, and ephemera relating to the Jazz Fest, the work of the Jazz & Heritage Foundation, and WWOZ 90.7-FM. Don Jamison Heritage School of Music -- A free music education program serving nearly 300 school aged children from throughout the metro New Orleans area. Community Partnership Grants & Fellowships -- Awarding nearly $2 million dollars annually to schools, music and arts oriented organizations and projects. School Day at the Fest / Community Outreach Tickets-- 3,500 4-7th graders have a field trip to Jazz Fest every year with projects, plus 7,000 free Jazz Fest tickets distributed through care agencies to those who may not otherwise attend Jazz Fest. Sync Up Conference -- Connecting Louisiana music makers to the music industry with workshops, videos, meet n greets, panel discussions. Catapult -- providing creative industry businesses with financial education and financial institutions to help grow creative industry businesses. Class Got Brass -- Louisiana school Brass Bands compete and win big to invest into their school music programs. Jazz & Heritage Concerts -- concerts throughout the year featuring Louisiana performers. Tom Dent Congo Square Lectures -- Engaging lectures about music & culture. Free Festivals throughout the year! *Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival *Treme Creole Gumbo Festival *Congo Square Rhythms Festival *Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival Please contact the Jazz & Heritage Foundation with questions!