Education is the heart of San Jose Jazz. Studies show that students involved in music do better at almost all facets of their lives and achieve more in the long run.

Watch a video about our 2008 Summer Jazz Camp
and our education mission

What we offer

Get Jazzed
In-school workshops – hands-on jazz appreciation married to an innovative healthy life-style promotion campaign

JazzAdemics (pilot program)
An after school program designed to improve the academic success of under-prepared/economically disadvantaged high school students

Summer Jazz Camp
A two-week jazz learning lab attended by talented middle and high school students

San Jose Jazz Youth Orchestra and Latin Ensemble
A jazz big band and a Latin jazz ensemble comprised of talented high school musicians

Jazz Appreciation Month
An April-long adult enrichment program that includes lectures, master classes, photo exhibits and live jazz concerts

San Jose Jazz Students: Post Secondary Music Education, Recognition & Awards

Current Post Secondary Music Education

Gregory Chen – Manhattan School of Music

Kevin Wang – The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music

Sutton Marley – University of North Texas (Jazz Studies Scholarship)

Frank Silva – Berklee College of Music

Michael W. Davis – Manhattan School of Music (Presidential Scholarship)

Matthew Davis – California Institute of the Arts

Richard Sears -  University of Southern California

Yuma Sung – Manhattan School of Music

David Creel – University of the Pacific

Brama Sukarma – New York University

Chi Tran – University of California Los Angeles

Recognition & Awards

2009 Folsom Jazz Festival Soloist Awards – Giancarlo Antonelli, Nick Sutton, Daniel Merriott, Gregory Chen.

2009 Folsom Jazz Festival Scholarships - Giancarlo Antonelli, Gregory Chen

2009 Folsom Jazz Festival Soloist Awards – Giancarlo Antonelli, Nick Sutton, Daniel Merriott, Gregory Chen, Johanne Ramirez, Denis Tran, Chi Tran

2009 Folsom Jazz Festival Scholarships – Giancarlo Antonelli, Gregory Chen, Chi Tran

2009 Campana Jazz Festival – Laila Smith $250 Scholarship to Stanford Jazz Camp

2009 Reno Jazz Festival – Giancarlo Antonelli (Outstanding Overall Highschool Musician)

2009 Reno Jazz Festival – Johanne Ramirez (Outstanding High School Drummer)

2009 Monterey Jazz Festival – Giancarlo Antonelli, Full Scholarship to Berklee Jazz Workshop

2009 Monterey Jazz Festival – Johanne Ramirez, 30% Scholarshop to Berklee Jazz Workshop

2009 Stanford Jazz Workshop – Johanne Ramirez, Outstanding Highschool Musician w/ full scholarship; Laila Smith, Outstanding Junior High Musician w/ full scholarship

2009 Downbeat Magazine’s top junior high school jazz vocal soloist in the country – Laila Smith

2009 California All State Jazz Band Members – Johanne Ramirez and Gregory Chen

2009 Jazz Band of America – Gregory Chen

Monterey's 2009 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra – Gregory Chen

2008 Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony – Gregory Chen

2006 Pianist of the Grammy Trio – Yuma Sung

2002 Downbeat “Best Original Song” Junior High Division – Yuma Sung

2004 Reno Jazz Festival “Outstanding Performer on Piano” in the high school division – Yuma Sung

2004 Downbeat Student Music Award “Oustanding Performances in Piano” – Yuma Sung

2004 Downbeat Student Music Award “Best Jazz Arrangement” – Yuma Sung

“Yuma Style” CD released in 2005 on Columbia Music Entertainment – Yuma Sung