September 21, 2023

The prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival created the Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo in 2019 to feature top high school women jazz players from across the country. Only six students (Continue Reading...)

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Local Teen Musicians selected to perform in the Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo at the 66th Monterey Jazz Festival this month
February 10, 2023

50 jazz musicians comprising six local bands will gather on the banks of the American River for this year’s big event: Saturday March 25 th, 2025 – 12 p.m. – (Continue Reading...)

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Teagarden Jazz Camp Fundraising Extravaganza
October 3, 2022

Photo Credit: Cameron Clark It’s not every day the world class Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) with Wynton Marsalis performs at a local high school. In fact, the performance at (Continue Reading...)

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SacJef Helps Bring Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center to Local High School
September 9, 2022

We’re getting Up Close and Personal for the second time this year! This time with the fabulously entertaining Jeff Barnhart, internationally renowned pianist, vocalist, arranger, bandleader, recording artist, ASCAP composer, (Continue Reading...)

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We’re Doing It Again!
September 9, 2022

Each year, SacJEF awards $500 in private music lessons to students from middle school through high school who want to take their playing to a higher level. Applications for the (Continue Reading...)

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Applications Now Open for 2022-23 Music Lessons Awards
September 9, 2022

The Sacramento Jazz Education Foundation is your resource. Our programs are designed to assist music educators by providing educational and performance opportunities for students. We can help with educational tools (Continue Reading...)

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Attention Music Educators!
February 25, 2022

We are thrilled to announce that the Teagarden Jazz Camp is back for 2022. The 2022 camp dates will be: Week One, July 24 – 30; Week Two, August 1 (Continue Reading...)

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Teagarden Jazz Camp is Back!
December 10, 2021

Normally held in early December, the 12th Annual “Up Close and Personal” fundraiser has been moved to February 17th, 2022. For more information including the ticket prices and schedule of (Continue Reading...)

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