The gymnasium at Northwest Middle School (formerly a high school) was teaming with fourth graders from 15 IPS elementary schools on Tuesday, March 12 and Thursday, March 14, 2024. They came for a journey of “Jazz in the 21st Century,” a high-energy program about jazz and Indiana’s rich jazz history.

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On Thursday, June 22nd, The Indianapolis Jazz Foundation was pleased to host a new educational program. In partnership with OneAmerica, the event offered an important educational opportunity for a diverse group of motivated Indianapolis students.

OneAmerica’s Community Pathways Program is a paid, part-time opportunity for high school graduates that offers one-on-one mentoring and skills training for career success. Students who participate in the program show strong work ethics and are nominated to be part of it. The Indianapolis Jazz Foundation supports these efforts to connect educational opportunities that promote exposing the city’s youth to jazz music and music careers.

The Indianapolis Jazz Foundation is Pleased to Sponsor this Free Jazz Series! Local bassist, Brandon Meeks and his band of local and regional musicians performed the 3rd Sunday Jazz concert on Sunday, May 21st. This was the third out of four monthly concerts in this series.

This unique all-ages concert experience combined the live performance of Premium Blend’s new album combined with a creative arts video projection.

Local jazz super group Premium Blend lead by Jared Thompson performed their new album “Virtue” on Friday April 21st. The performance was presented by the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation along with Elsewhere Digital Art Gallery, Boogie The Brand, Ganggang Culture, and From The 317. This premier event was held at the planetarium and the group played to two sold out crowds!

Community Outreach - Brandon Meeks Quintet

The Indianapolis Jazz Foundation is sponsoring the 3rd Sunday Jazz Concerts series featuring the Brandon Meeks Quintet. The events are held at Black Leaf Vegan Cafe.

This was the second of a series of four free concerts and was held on April 16th. These all-ages community concerts bring jazz into the neighborhood.

School started off with a musical bang on Friday, April 14 for the 360 students at Christ the King School in Indianapolis. The first through eighth-grade students assembled in the gymnasium for a special surprise to start their day. Principle Ed Seib introduced Rob Dixon and his quintet from the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation. Dixon said, “We’ll play first, and then we’ll talk,” and immediately played a long riff on his soprano sax, captivating every eye and ear in the room.