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 April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023):

SUSTAINING BENEFACTORS ($50,000 & above)

Alameda County Arts Commission

The Bernard Osher Foundation

Clif Family Foundation – in memory of Christine Lyons

Ei-Matai Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation

Eric & Simone Lang Foundation

The Whitman Family Foundation

Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson Foundation

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

Alameda County Arts Commission

The Bernard Osher Foundation

Clif Family Foundation – in memory of Christine Lyons

Ei-Matai Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation

Eric & Simone Lang 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)

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 (4)

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 April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023):

Sustaining Benefactors ($50,000 and above)

Abby Wolfson – in memory of Justin P. Simon

Director’s Circle ($25,000 – $49,999)

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

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

Neil Rudolph & Susan Cluff

Lisa Scimens & John Moss

Sheron Family

Karen Shepherd

Eric Siegel

Jan Stevens

Mike Tekulsky – in honor of Marcos Silva

Trautner-Flanagan Giving Fund

Gordon & Evie Wozniak

Michael Yovino-Young & Alison Teeman

Anonymous (3)

Anonymous – in honor of Eddie Marshall

 

 

Friend’s Circle ($1 – $999)

Richard Ackerman

Eddie Adams

Nasser Addi

Paul & Judy Allrich

Lewis Ames

Peter Andrews

Jahlee Arakaki

Jill Suttie & Don Arbitblit

Bill & Rosie Aron

Alexander Aruj

Mary Ashby

Charles Axthelm

Dave Backenstoe

Margie Baker – in honor of Susan Muscarella

Marian Barber

Clifford Bargar

Randy Barnett

Kathleen Barrows

Barbara Bazett

Mary Beaven

Dee Bell

Daniel Ben-Yosef

Jim Bennett

Judi Berzon

Susan Blair

Jonathan Blazer

Dave Blumgart

John Boe

Corwin & Margaret Booth

Gail Bourque

Arlene Boyd

Jeff Bray

Nerita Brenkman

Joyce Brenner

Brian Brockhouse

Al Brown

Dr. Anthony Brown

Daniel Brown

Gary Brown

China Brotsky & Dan Roth

Simone Brumis

Dan Callaway & Karen Laws

Bob Calo

Candy Capogrossi

Bert & Lois Carelli

Jack C. Castillo

Cheryl Mostrom Cecil

Vale Cervarich

Mike Charlasch & Hélène Côté

Thomas & Marcie Charlesworth

Michael Chanowitz & Alice Supton

Ashley Chase

Pok Chee

Amy Chung

Irene Chung

Alisa Clancy

Peter Clarke

Norris Clement & Diane Bessell

Julie Clingerman

Rocio & Dale Clough

The Diana Cohen & David Spitulnik Family Fund – in honor of Tyler & Melanie Johnston

Mitch Cohen

Rudy Collins

Barbara Combs – in memory of Nelson Combs

Stephen Combs – in memory of Darryl Henley

Genevieve Conaty

Russell Connacher

Bruno Coon

Sandy & Jeff Cressman

Karen Dabrusin

Robert Dahlgren

Kyle Davy & Karen Yencich

George Day

Ralph Deadwyler

Deborah Dean

Ramazan Demirli

David Devlin

Andrey Donov

Mary D’Orazi & Greg German

K.N. Pettingill Doyle

Allan Duncan

Yann Dupis

Madeline Eastman & Vince Lateano

Thomas & Julie Echaniz

Gloria Eive

Marie Elliott

J A Ellis – in memory of Stan Klezmer

Lisa Eltinge – in honor of John Moss

Kay Emanuele

Lionel Emde

Calvin Eng & Deborah Sperber

Robbie & Dave Eshelman

Thomas Eusterbrock

Bennett Falk

David Farrar

Ann Farrell

Frances Feldon

Mary Fettig

Wayne Fettig

Paul & Quincy Fingerote

Kerstin Fischer

Stu Fishman

Margaret Fivian

C L  Ford

Cassandra Forth

Randy Frank

James Freeman

Vicki Friedberg

Robert Friedman

Lisa Fruchtman

Mihoyo Fuji

Takako Fujioka

George Fulmore

Matt Gallagher

Will Galloway

Marjorie Gelb & Mark Aaronson

Martin Gellen

David Gibbons

Howard Gillis & Sacha Bunge

Michele Gisser

Jeb Gist

Brett Gladstone

Jeffry Glenn

Phyllis Goldsmith

John & Margo Gordon

Danielle Goshert

Judy Graboyes

Rhonda Gray

Damon Green – in honor of Susan Muscarella

Louis Green

Robert Grehan

Scott Guitteau

Tiffany Haas

Sophie Hahn

Tammy L Hall

Toni Hamilton

Russell Hands

Sallie Hanna-Rhyne

Taylor Harwin

Barbara Hauser

Alex Heigl

John Higgins

John Higham

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

K. Scott Hughes & Marilyn Krieger – in memory of Nelson Combs

Charlie Huizenga

Ollen Hunt

Jane Hunter

Robin Huntington

Jarrell Irvin

Barbara Ivins & John Hughes

Linda Jacobs

Joe Jakovac

Rick James

Carol Jekabson

Maria Jenson

Sue Jewell

Christopher S. Johnson

Bruce Kaldor

Frances Kalfus

Katherine Kaminek

Jeff Kaszubinski

Atsuko Katayama

Patricia Kates & Henry Brady

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

Lee Klinghoffer

Emily Klion & George Brooks

Mark Knoerr

Sakiko Kono

Florence and Jules Kragen

Joel Kreisberg & Wendy Buffett

Vitaly Kresin – in memory of Vladimir Kresin

Bob & Judith Kridle

Marjorie Lasky

Stephanie Lee – in honor of Rita Largman

Cecilia Lee – in memory of Pearl Wong

Doug Lee

Michelle Lee

Tienne Lee

John Lentz

Maurice Levich

Phil Lieb

Yehudit Lieberman

Susan Liroff

Todd Lorenz

Ralph Lu

Michael Lucey

Mary & Robert Lynch

Richard Lyons

Cynthia Mah & Robert Palioca

Laura Mahanes & Steven Weissman

Gautam Makani

Susan Malone

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

Nikolas Mcconniesaad

Bertha McKinley

Bill & Suzanne McLean

Rachel Medanic

Michael Mensik

Kemper Meyer

Ernie Mieger

Martin Miller – in honor of Melanie Berzon

Teddy Milder

Eric Mills

William Moore

Diane Moss – in honor of John Moss

Bill Mullin

Joseph Mumm

Bob Murphy

J.K. Myers & B.A. Seto

Mónica Nainsztein

John & Alice Nakanishi

Richard Neese

Julie Newdoll

Josh Novic – in memory of Jack Sullivan

John & Barbara Papini

Thomas & Vicki Pappas

Lambros Paraschos

Robert Ted Parker – in honor of David Feldman

Ted & Kristine Parker

Jeffrey Mark Paull

James Paxson

Perlita Payne

Tom Pehrson

Ricardo Peixoto

Curtis Perry

Marcia Peterzell

Laura Petracek

Roger Pettey

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

Rachel Pratt

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

Amanda Sanchez

Susan Sasaki & Daryl Lura

The Sasner Family

David Scharff

Jonathan Schiele & Christina Nypaver

Richard Schindler

Tomas Schoenberg

Dana Schroeder

Mike & Kim Schulist

Valerie Schwimmer

Seidlitz Orenstein Family

Ira Serkes

Bev Shalom

Maura Shannon

Bob Sharman

Steven Shatz & Nina Rivkind

Paula Shaw

Eliza Shefler

Carol Shen & Larry Dodge

Adrian Shih

Marissa Singleton

Richard Sloan

Brendan Smith

Cornelia Smith – in honor of Melanie Berzon

Rae Ann Stahl

Jordan Stark

Mike Stearns

Laura Steinman

Josh Sternin-Moser

Lola Stonier

Sandra Stumbaugh

Kevin Sullivan

Juliann Sum

Ron Suverkrop

Dr. Jill Tarter & Jack Welch

Emily Tatel

James Jared Taylor

Leslie Tchaikovsky

Radosevich Thomas Family Fund

Sheryl Lynn Thomas

Sunny Tokunaga

Theodore Trambley

Kevin Tran

Elsa Tranter – in honor of Susan Muscarella

Donna Trunzo

Curtis Uejo

Curtis Uejo – in memory of Rocko Boy

Curtis Uejo – in memory of David Sakurai

Tj Usiyan

Deborah & Bob Van Nest

Bob Vazquez

Julia Vindasius

Aimee Waldman

Jeanne Walpole

Barry Warren & Tom Brougham

David & Penelope Warren

Fred Weed

Henry Weinstein – in honor of Susan Brand

Zvia Weinstein

David Weissman

Marty Westby

Anita Wharton

Cameron White & Paul Deirup

Stephen Whyte

JoAnne Winter & Adrian Elfenbaum

Susan Wittcoff

Rex Wolfe

Marvin Wong

Jerrick Woo – in memory of Pearl Wong

Donald Worth

Lena Yin

Paul Yonemura

Gary & Linda Zellerbach

Jamie Zimmerman

Tom Zundel

Anonymous (34)

Anonymous – in honor of Eddie Marshall

Anonymous – in memory of Laurie Craise

Anonymous – in honor of John Gove

Scholarship Funds

Gifts Received April 1, 2022 – March 31, 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

Kim Nalley

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

Stephen Massey

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

Gloria Springer – in memory of Julie Lawyer

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

Tod & Mary Dickow – in memory of Pearl Wong

Jane Ellis

Ronald Eng

David Feldman & Kerry Compton – in honor of Teddy Parker

Peter Holzer

Cindy Leung – in honor of Alexander Brown

Marilyn Levin & Stephen Lowe – in honor of Susan Brand

Leslie Morishita – in memory of Pearl Wong

Dr. Jill Tarter & Jack Welch

George & Sandy Wieland

Anonymous (2)

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.

Judith & Joseph Epstein – in honor of Susan Brand

Walter P. Riley & Barbara Rhine

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 April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023

ACT Catering

Richard & Nancy Anderson

David Garner

Martin Gellen

Greg German

Geoff Luttrell

Linda Tanner

Nikolas Vergos

Jamie Zimmerman

Anonymous

Legacy

Larry Dodge

Frances Feldon

Claudia Fenelon

Ronald Scudder