Giving

Donors

Institutional Donors

The California Jazz Conservatory wishes to thank the following foundations, corporations and government agencies for their generous support, enabling us to offer educational programs of the highest quality. (Funds received from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023):

Sustaining Benefactors ($50,000 & above)

JAMBAR Fund

US Department of Treasury

Benefactors Circle ($10,000 – $49,999)

Alameda County Arts Commission
The Bernard Osher Foundation
CalOSBA
Clif Family Foundation – in memory of Christine Lyons
Ei-Matai Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation

Eric & Simone Lang Foundation
Koret Foundation
The Whitman Family Foundation
Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson Foundation

Patrons Circle ($5,000 – $9,999)

City of Berkeley
Hellman Foundation Fund
The William Ellis Robinson Foundation

Sponsors Circle ($1,000 – $4,999)

Bill Graham Supporting Foundation
Eva Gunther Foundation
The Schwab Family Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation
Seattle Foundation

Friends Circle ($100 – $999)

Marshall Kirk McKusick & Eric P. Allman Foundation
United Way of the Bay Area
Anonymous (5)

Individual Donors

The California Jazz Conservatory wishes to thank the following individuals for their generous contributions to the annual fund, which supports the institution in the broadest terms. (Gifts received from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023):

Director’s Circle ($25,000 – $49,999)

The Eric & Simone Lang Trust
Jerry Fiddler & Melissa Alden
Anonymous

Benefactors Circle ($10,000 – $24,999)

Jamey Aebersold
Susan & Jeffrey Brand
Gordon C. & Emilie Talbot Brooks
Erle & Pinkie Flad
Bannus & Cecily Hudson
J. Tyler & Melanie Johnston
Gary Larson

Ivan, Maris & Harry Meyerson
Gregg Perloff of Another Planet Entertainment
Jim & Ruth Reynolds
Neil Rudolph & Susan Cluff
Lisa Scimens & John Moss
DeCourcy Squire – in memory of Diane Bennett

Patron’s Circle ($5,000 – $9,999)

Jacquelin Ewing
Rita Hargrave
James Keefe & Lorna Lee
Dick Lyons – in memory of Christine Lyons
Godfrey Revis
Danny Scher
Judy Walters
Anonymous (2)

Sponsor’s Circle ($1,000 – $4,999)

Manuela Albuquerque & Chris McKenzie
Ms. Casey
June Cheit
Garry L. Flood
Frank Jargstorff
Steve Katz
Letty Ledbetter
Larry & Corinne Marcus
Mary Palafox
Michael & Ann Parker
James Paxson
Sheron Family

Karen Shepherd
Eric Siegel
Jan Stevens
Mike Tekulsky – in honor of Marcos Silva
Lauran & Jeffrey Weinmann – in memory of Eddie Marshall
Gordon & Evie Wozniak
Michael Yovino-Young & Alison Teeman
Anonymous (3)
Anonymous – in honor of Eddie Marshall

Friend’s Circle ($1 – $999)

Laura Alderdice
Paul & Judy Allrich
Lewis Ames
Rebecca Ancheta
Peter Andrews
Jahlee Arakaki
Bill & Rosie Aron
Mary Ashby
Charles Axthelm
Dave Backenstoe
Margie Baker – in honor of Susan Muscarella
Clifford Bargar
Vitaly Barinov
Kathleen Barrows
Barbara Bazett
Dee Bell
Daniel Ben-Yosef
Jim Bennett
Judi Berzon
Susan Blair
Jonathan Blazer
Dave Blumgart
John Boe
Corwin & Margaret Booth
Gail Bourque
Gloria Bowles
Arlene Boyd
Jeff Bray
Nerita Brenkman
Joyce Brenner
Brian Brockhouse
Al Brown
Dr. Anthony Brown
Gary Brown
China Brotsky & Dan Roth
Simone Brumis
Dan Callaway & Karen Laws
Bob Calo
Bert & Lois Carelli
Andrew Carothers
Jack C. Castillo
Vale Cervarich
Michael Chanowitz & Alice Supton
Mike Charlasch & Hélène Côté
Thomas & Marcie Charlesworth
Ashley Chase
Pok Chee
Amy Chung
Irene Chung
Alisa Clancy
Peter Clarke
Norris Clement & Diane Bessell
Rocio & Dale Clough
The Diana Cohen & David Spitulnik Family Fund – in honor of Tyler & Melanie Johnston
Mitch Cohen
Rudy Collins
Stephen Combs – in memory of Darryl Henley
Genevieve Conaty
Bruno Coon
Sandy & Jeff Cressman
Andrew Cross
Karen Dabrusin
Robert Dahlgren
Kyle Davy & Karen Yencich
George Day
Ralph Deadwyler
Ramazan Demirli
David Devlin
Carol Shen & Larry Dodge
Andrey Donov
Mary D’Orazi & Greg German
Allan Duncan
Yann Dupis
Madeline Eastman & Vince Lateano
Gail Eaton
Thomas & Julie Echaniz
Gloria Eive
Marie Elliott
Lisa Eltinge – in honor of John Moss
Kay Emanuele
Lionel Emde
Paul Eriksen
Robbie & Dave Eshelman
Thomas Eusterbrock
Bennett Falk
David Farrar
Ann Farrell
Frances Feldon
Mary Fettig
Wayne Fettig
Paul & Quincy Fingerote
Stu Fishman
C L Ford
Cassandra Forth
Jonathan & Sally Francis
Randy Frank
Alexandra Frederick
James Freeman
Vicki Friedberg
Robert Friedman
Lisa Fruchtman
Mihoyo Fuji
Takako Fujioka
George Fulmore
Matt Gallagher
Will Galloway
Marjorie Gelb & Mark Aaronson
Howard Gillis & Sacha Bunge
Michele Gisser
Jeb Gist
Brett Gladstone
Jeffry Glenn
Phyllis Goldsmith
John & Margo Gordon
Danielle Goshert
Judy Graboyes
Sylvia Graham
Rhonda Gray
Damon Green – in honor of Susan Muscarella
Louis Green
Robert Grehan
Eric Grothkopp
Tiffany Haas
Sophie Hahn
Tammy L Hall
Toni Hamilton
Russell Hands
Sallie Hanna-Rhyne
Taylor Harwin
Barbara Hauser
John Higgins
John Higham
Melanie Hilario
Adrienne Hirt & Jeffrey Rodman
Jim Hoadley
Wil Hobbs – in memory of Imogene D. Hobbs and Wilbur E. Hobbs
Ann-Marie Hogan
Maureen Hogan
Jenny Holland
Steve & Angie Holland
Sue Horn
John Houghton
Cathryn Hrudicka – in memory of Joel Weisberg
Charlie Huizenga
Ollen Hunt
Jane Hunter
Robin Huntington
Jarrell Irvin
Barbara Ivins & John Hughes
Linda Jacobs
Rick James
Carol Jekabson
Maria Jenson
Sue Jewell
Scott Johnson
Lucas Jones
Frances Kalfus
Ravi Kant
Michael Katz – in honor of Susan Muscarella, Marcos Silva & Frank Martin
Aaron Kaufmann
Charles Keagle
David & Beverlee Kell
Sarah Kermensky
Tom Kirvin
Chris Klein
Mark Klein
Emily Klion & George Brooks
Mark Knoerr
Ken Knox
Sakiko Kono
Florence and Jules Kragen
Susan Krebs
Joel Kreisberg & Wendy Buffett
Vitaly Kresin – in memory of Vladimir Kresin
Bob & Judith Kridle
Ann Kritinsky
Stella Landry
Rita Largman
Marjorie Lasky
Cecilia Lee – in memory of Pearl Wong
Doug Lee
Michelle Lee
Tienne Lee
John Lentz
Maurice Levich
David Lichtenstein – in honor of Josh Jones
Phil Lieb

Yehudit Lieberman
Gordon Linden
Susan Liroff
Peter Loer
Todd Lorenz
Ralph Lu
Michael Lucey
Richard Lyons
Mary & Robert Lynch
Juliana Macks
Cynthia Mah & Robert Palioca
Laura Mahanes & Steven Weissman
Gautam Makani
Susan Malone
Richard Marchoke
Helen M. Marcus
Vicki Marinko
Susan Marinoff & Thomas Schrag
Chris Marquis
Daniel Marschak
Merideth & Tom Marschak
Chris Martin
Richard & Beverly Martin – in memory of Nelson Combs
Toni Martin
Christopher Martinez
Toni Mayer & Alan Lazere
Brennan McBride
Greg McCall
Bertha McKinley
Bill & Suzanne McLean
Michael Mensik
Kemper Meyer
Ernie Mieger
Teddy Milder
Michael Millet
Eric Mills
Martin Miller – in honor of Melanie Berzon
William Moore
Cheryl Mostrom Cecil
Joseph Mumm
Bob Murphy
J.K. Myers & B.A. Seto
Mónica Nainsztein
John & Alice Nakanishi
Sara Needham
Richard Neese
Julie Newdoll
Josh Novic – in memory of Jack Sullivan
Thomas O’Neil
John & Barbara Papini
Thomas & Vicki Pappas
Lambros Paraschos
Robert Ted Parker – in honor of David Feldman
Ted & Kristine Parker
Jeffrey Mark Paull
Perlita Payne
Tom Pehrson
Ricardo Peixoto
Curtis Perry
Marcia Peterzell
Laura Petracek
Roger Pettey
K.N. Pettingill Doyle
Pat Phillips
Ruth & Barry Phillips – in honor of Susan Brand
Sandra Phillips
Jim Pickrel & Carolyn Woolley
Julian & Emily Pollack
Jonathan Poretz
Susanna Maria Porte
Norman Postone & Lisa Fruchtman
Chris & Lori Potter
Lory Poulson
Janet Powelson
Radosevich Thomas Family Fund
Pranav Ramkrishnan
David & Mary Ramos
Thomas Rasch
Scott Regan
Carl Resnikoff
John Ribaudo
Paul Rim
Jorge & Elizabeth Rivera
Barry Robertson
Ahni & Kit Robinson
Jeff Rodman
Marlo Rodriguez
Harriet Roeder
Annelise Roesel
Allen Romano & Linda Shapiro
Ben Rose
Pamela Rose
Nadine Rosenthal
Maurene Ryan
Rajendra Sahai
Amanda Sanchez
Sara Sanderson & Eric Weaver
Susan Sasaki & Daryl Lura
David Scharff
Jonathan Schiele & Christina Nypaver
Richard Schindler
Tomas Schoenberg
Dana Schroeder
Mike & Kim Schulist
Valerie Schwimmer
Seidlitz Orenstein Family
Ira Serkes
Bev Shalom
Bob Sharman
Steven Shatz & Nina Rivkind
Paula Shaw
Eliza Shefler
Adrian Shih
Steven Sieck
Marissa Singleton
Ratna Sinroja
Cornelia Smith – in honor of Melanie Berzon
Valerie Sobel
Calvin Eng & Deborah Sperber
Rae Ann Stahl
Jordan Stark
Mike Stearns
Laura Steinman
Josh Sternin-Moser
Lola Stonier
Marguerite C. Stricklin
Kristin Strom
Sandra Stumbaugh
Juliann Sum
Jill Suttie & Don Arbitblit
Ron Suverkrop
Gyula Sziraczky
Michel Taddei
Dr. Jill Tarter & Jack Welch
Emily Tatel
James Jared Taylor
Leslie Tchaikovsky
Sheryl Lynn Thomas
Dee Thompson
Sunny Tokunaga
Theodore Trambley
Kevin Tran
Elsa Tranter – in honor of Susan Muscarella
Donna Trunzo
Curtis Uejo – in memory of Rocko Boy
Curtis Uejo – in memory of David Sakurai
Curtis Uejo
Tj Usiyan
Deborah & Bob Van Nest
Bob Vazquez
Julia Vindasius
Aimee Waldman
Terry Walker-Mullings
Jeanne Walpole
Barry Warren & Tom Brougham
David & Penelope Warren
Fred Weed
Dina Weinshelbaum
Henry Weinstein – in honor of Susan Brand
Zvia Weinstein
Adrian West
Marty Westby
Cameron White & Paul Deirup
Stephen Whyte
Julie Wilder-Sherman
Anitra Winder
Carol & Jereld Wing
JoAnne Winter & Adrian Elfenbaum
Susan Wittcoff
Cookie Wong & Jim Chanteloup
Marvin Wong
Donald Worth
Lena Yin
Paul Yonemura
Ondine Young
Gary & Linda Zellerbach
Jamie Zimmerman
Anonymous (34)
Anonymous – in honor of Eddie Marshall
Anonymous – in memory of Laurie Craise
Anonymous – in honor of John Gove

Scholarship Funds

Gifts Received July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023:

Kim Nalley Black Youth Scholarship Fund

Established by jazz and blues recording artist Kim Nalley to advance jazz education among Black youth enrolled in the Jazzschool.

Carl & Paula Baum – in memory of Dr. Bayard Allmond
Sandy & Jeff Cressman
Susanna Maria Porte
Masako Reynolds
Jorge & Elizabeth Rivera

Dick Conte Jazz Piano Scholarship

In honor of jazz pianist and radio luminary Dick Conte

Kathleen Lawton & Dick Conte
Sonoma Valley Jazz Society

Eddie Marshall Scholarship Fund

Awarded to Jazzschool students in honor of legendary jazz drummer Eddie Marshall

Connie Rosenquist – in memory of Gail Gettinger

Girls’ & Women’s Scholarship Fund

Provides financial assistance to Girls and Women enrolling in CJC programs.

Laura Abrams – in honor of Susan Muscarella & Robert Cole
Dianne Heitman
Cynthia Mah & Robert Palioca
Elizabeth C. Reilly & Family – in memory of Christine Lyons
Tina Smelser
Anonymous

The JCMS Scholarship Fund

This is a general fund created to help students in need attend classes in the Jazzschool Community Music School.

Berkeley Lodge #270, IOOF
Cherilyn Brunetti & Daniel Levine
Jane Ellis
Ronald Eng
Peter Holzer
Cindy Leung – in honor of Alexander Brown
Marilyn Levin & Stephen Lowe – in honor of Susan Brand
Dr. Jill Tarter & Jack Welch
George & Sandy Wieland
Anonymous (3)

The John Santos Latin Jazz Scholarship Fund

Established in honor of Latin jazz percussionist John Santos to support Latinx students at the California Jazz Conservatory.

Jorge & Elizabeth Rivera

The Mark Levin Memorial Scholarship Fund

Established in memory of internationally revered artist-educator, Mark Levine, and awarded to California Jazz Conservatory students based on merit, need and a demonstrated commitment to artistic and academic excellence in jazz.

Jamey Aebersold
Freight & Salvage
Dan Keller
The Levine Family
Glenn Snyder & Catherine Allman – in honor of Norma Smith

Gifts in Kind

Received July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023

ACT Catering
Richard & Nancy Anderson
Tony Corman
Lionel Emde
David Garner
Gregory German
Jay Gluckman
Geoff Luttrell
David & Mary Ramos
Linda Tanner
Anonymous

Legacy

Larry Dodge

Frances Feldon

Claudia Fenelon

Ronald Scudder