The 14th annual Teagarden Jazz Festival promises to be one of our best, thanks to feature artist Jim Cullum.

Internationally known cornet player and band leader, most of us know of Jim from his long running Riverwalk Jazz program on public radio. It will be a rare treat to see him perform live.  Along with the Saturday festival, we are having two special concerts featuring Jim. Friday night on February 8 and a Sunday Brunch on February 10.  Capitol Public Radio is a festival sponsor this year, an exciting development, and will be promoting the events. Tickets for all events are now available. You will want to purchase early to ensure a seat.  Tickets are only $10 for general seating and $25 for VIP reserved seating for the Friday night concert, which will be a stand out event in the new Rio Americano Performing Arts Center, a fantastic venue for jazz music.

Festival T-shirts and sweatshirts are also available for pre-order. Check out this year’s designs and options.  Deadline to order is January 23, 2019. Only pre-orders will be available.

The Sacramento Jazz Education Foundation (SacJEF) has officially launched its Instrument Match program designed to put instruments into the hands of young students learning to play music, especially jazz. Elementary to high school students in the greater Sacramento area are eligible to apply.

The Foundation accepts donated instruments, assumes any refurbishment costs, and then matches an instrument with an aspiring music student. Over the past year, the SacJEF has collected and refurbished numerous donated instruments, and is now ready to accept student applications. There is no cost to the student to apply for or receive an instrument. The student recipient will own the instrument for as long as they are using it.

The instruments available vary, but are typically those you would find in traditional jazz bands, trumpets, clarinets, banjo’s, trombones etc.

“We’ve received many fine instruments from former musicians who want their trumpet or clarinet to be used and enjoyed by the next generation.” says Leslie Barger, Chair of the program. “We also know that there are many young students who want to play music, but have no way to learn because they cannot rent or buy an instrument. The intention of our program to keep the music alive by filling this gap.”

To Donate an instrument:

Visit www.sacjef.org/instrument-match/ and fill out the online form
OR, contact Leslie Barger or Patti Jones through the SacJEF office, at 916-571-5533.
The value of the donated instrument is tax deductible.

To Apply for an Instrument:

Visit www.sacjef.org/instrument-match/ and fill out the online form
OR, contact Leslie Barger or Patti Jones through the SacJEF office, at 916-571-5533.

• The student recipient will own the instrument, and will assume future instrument
  maintenance/repairs.
• If the instrument is no longer in use, the Foundation requests that the student return
  the instrument to SacJEF
• Instruments will be provided based on availability.