Dear Friend of the CJC,

As the holidays draw near and 2022 comes to a close, we at the California Jazz Conservatory find ourselves basking in an unforgettable year of substantive classes, innovative workshops and virtuosic 25th anniversary celebratory concerts. We send our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to you for the generous part you played in helping us reach this auspicious 25-year milestone.

2023 will be a new beginning for the CJC as it embarks on its next quarter century. With so many challenges behind us at this point, we have an opportunity to focus on the goals and objectives we are best known for: providing the aspiring professional and nonprofessional musician of all ages and levels with the highest quality jazz education programs possible. All of us at the California Jazz Conservatory are excited to continue strengthening our position as the country’s only music school devoted solely to the study and performance of jazz and related styles of music.

I am pleased to report a number of our accomplishments in 2022 — initiatives that will forward the school for years to come. They include:

• Reopening the Jazzcaffè after three long years — soon at our 2040 Addison campus.
• Constructing the Jennifer A. Maxwell Student Lounge — now at our 2087 Addison campus.
• Expanding our exciting partnership with JAMBAR to produce JAMBAR Presents, a concert series featuring visiting artists of note and our esteemed CJC resident faculty.
• Implementing a new streaming system for selected concerts and events.
• Constructing the WordPress Recording Studio at our 2040 Addison campus.