Montavilla Jazz
Mission
The mission of Montavilla Jazz is to support and strengthen local music culture and enrich our community by showcasing the best of Portland jazz.
Bottom Line for Portland
A proud, returning Give!Guide participant, Montavilla Jazz enriches local culture by showcasing original music made right here in Portland. With an annual festival, education programs, and performances throughout the year, Montavilla Jazz engages an inclusive cross-section of musicians, artist curators, collaborative artists, students, music lovers, neighbors, and businesses. Funding helps Montavilla Jazz promote forward-thinking artistry and offer platforms for risk-taking, experimentation, and the creation of new works, adding to the diversity and strength of our community.
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“One of the most reliable, innovative and inspiring partners I have had in both my creative and my academic work over the past ten years is Montavilla Jazz. Their artistic mission to celebrate the stories, deams, and talent right here in our community, providing both opportunity and resource for our city's jazz artists – myself included – to present meaningful, expansive work is what makes them unique and integral to our arts ecosystem.” - Darrell Grant, Jazz Pianist & Composer
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Jazz is America’s indigenous art form born out of the African American experience. We believe that jazz is relevant to all people as a connective force for education and social justice. In all areas of our work, Montavilla Jazz seeks to: include the people who reflect the community we serve; highlight members of our artist community who are less visible because of their race, gender, or other factors; provide opportunities for underserved members of our community to participate in the planning and operations of events; and recruit and hire individuals who come from groups who have been historically marginalized.
Incentives
The first 99 donors who give $10 or more to Montavilla Jazz through the Give!Guide will receive a voucher for a 2025 Montavilla Jazz Festival t-shirt.
100th donor will receive two tickets to a PassinArt Theatre Company production in the 2024-2025 season.
200th donor will receive VIP Festival Access for two to the 12th Annual Montavilla Jazz Festival, August 29 - August 31, 2025.
300th donor will receive a private backyard or driveway Take Out Jazz Concert.
All donors who contribute $200 or more will receive an invitation to a special donor appreciation event in 2025.
Partner(s)
Montavilla Sewing Centers - 2024 business partner promoting the Give!Guide campaign, offering donor incentives.
Academy Theater - 2024 business partner promoting the Give!Guide campaign, offering donor incentives.
PassinArt Theatre Co. - 2024 nonprofit partner promoting the Give!Guide campaign, offering donor incentives.
Alberta Abbey - 2024 nonprofit partner promoting the Give!Guide campaign.
Bridging Voices - 2024 nonprofit partner promoting the Give!Guide campaign.
Jazz Society of Oregon - 2024 nonprofit partner event partner, promoting the Give!Guide campaign.
Montavilla Jazz is in the Creative Expression category which is sponsored by The Oregon Cultural Trust.
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