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“No other music so typifies the spirit of America than jazz: highly individualistic yet collaborative, rules-based yet improvisational. With its melding of African, Latin, and European traditions, it also best reflects the cultural diversity that has made us who we are as a nation. This is a rich legacy that is too often unappreciated in our society. That’s why Gift of Jazz serves such an important function…”

Charles Vavra

Gift of Jazz Adult Education student

Jazz for the Schools Domi Edson, Sonya Walker, in 2023. Gift of Jazz presentation for Denver Public Schools students.