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The 300/$100 - 600/$50 Combo Challenge to reach $30,000
April 14, 2007
PLEASE JOIN US, WON'T YOU???
Many of you have thanked us for making the "We Always Swing" Jazz Series possible. Many of you have remarked that the Jazz Series makes living in Columbia and the surrounding central Missouri better. Such kind words mean a lot to us and keep us going, but, here's YOUR chance to really help the Jazz Series – by joining so many others who already have contributed. Please make a tax-deductible contribution and help us meet our goal. A gift today will have a positive impact and make a lasting impression.
We're calling it the "300/$100 – 600/$50 Combination Challenge." We're looking to attract – and have people like you help us attract still others – 300 to 600 people who are willing to make contributions of $50 or $100. If you can contribute more then please do so. However, if 300 to 600 pledge your support then we will reach our $30,000 goal by June 30 – which marks the completion of our current fiscal year.
Here's what your gift will do:
- Support Jazz Series operations and next season's concerts.
- Support our innovative James Williams Jazz Series Education Program & Scholarship Fund.
- Support our highly acclaimed city–wide "Jazz in the Schools" Initiative, a collaborative effort with the Columbia Public Schools and Partners in Education.
- Support our ability to attract major jazz artists to central Missouri to perform year in and year out.
So, please accept the "300/$100 – 600/$50 Combo Challenge" – and tell a friend to join us, too. Be one of the 300 to 600 people who contribute between $50 and $100. That way we will reach our $30,000 goal between now and June 30, 2007.
Giving to the Jazz Series has never been easier. Just click on the "Donate" button and...
By mail, please send your contribution to our office located at 218 N. Eighth St., Columbia, MO 65201. Or, if you prefer, you can now contribute on-line on our website via PayPal or download a form that can be faxed or mailed to us. Of course, you can also pledge by phone by calling 573-449-3009 or stop in and visit us at "World Headquarters" and pick up one or more of our many premiums.
– In advance, thank you from the "We Always Swing" Jazz Series Board of Directors
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Jazz Series Launches Annual Fund as dollar-for-dollar match for major NEA Jazz Masters Live
This is a special year for us. As recipients of a major grant from the National Endowment for the Arts – the Jazz Masters Live Initiative we are required to match the award dollar for dollar. The goal: $30,000 – and we need do reach it by February 18, 2008 – the day commissioned composer and Kansas City native Bob Brookmeyer returns to Missouri to conduct the world premier of his new work performed by the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts. This season your tax-deductible donation to the Jazz Series goes twice as far.
Make a tax-deductible pledge (PDF) do the Jazz Series and we will apply it toward matching the NEA grant special NEA grant – one of only 12 in the country that allowed us to commission new work, and present one of the best big bands in the world at the Missouri Theatre. As a way of saying “Thank You” we’re pleased do offer tickets to this one-of-a-kind event—and a the most recent CD from the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra CD – which is a part of University of Missouri’s Arts & Science Week.
Jazz Series Receives NEA Grant
“We Always Swing” Jazz Series snags prestigious NEA Jazz Masters Live grants…
Organization, one of only 12 presenters in the United States selected to receive $30,000 award paves the way for Missouri native and NEA Jazz Master Bob Brookmeyer to compose new work for the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. New York-based, 16-piece orchestra arrives in Columbia to perform world premiere February 18, 2009, at the Missouri Theatre with Brookmeyer as guest conductor. Also on hand: Dan Morgenstern, fellow NEA Jazz Master and Director of Rutgers Jazz Institute. The world renowned historian will serve as guest emcee and host a pair of forums: a one-on-one interview with Brookmeyer and an in-depth look into the chronology of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, which has been holding court at jazz’s most famous basement – The Village Vanguard – since 1965. Much-anticipated events serve as centerpiece for MU’s Arts & Science Week.
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