Schools & Partnerships
SFJAZZ brings world-class jazz artists out of the concert hall and into the community, connecting youth and adults, students and professionals, musicians and non-musicians with a diverse array of interactive programs and events. From field trips to our unique SFJAZZ Center Auditorium, to hands on learning in their very own classrooms with jazz professionals, our School Programs give students access to jazz’s rich and critical history.
Our programs support the San Francisco Unified School District’sArts Education Master Plan to make music education accessible to all.
OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS:
● Serve all San Francisco and Oakland public and charter middle schools
● Provide over 25,000 hours of instruction each year
● Donate over 3,000 SFJAZZ Center concert tickets to public schools and community groups each year
● Provide students and educators special access to select interactive soundchecks, rehearsals, concerts and professional development workshops
SFJAZZ Education Online
Sign up here to access curriculum materials, exclusive concerts, masterclasses, lesson plans, lectures, and more designed for current and future musicians and audiences. All resources come from the Education team at SFJAZZ, who serve thousands of adults and youth across the Bay Area. Sign up and learn how jazz is alive and thriving!
*All information is confidential. SFJAZZ Education will never share your information with others. For questions, email education@sfjazz.org.
SFJAZZ Education Online
Sign up here to access curriculum materials, exclusive concerts, masterclasses, lesson plans, lectures, and more designed for current and future musicians and audiences. All resources come from the Education team at SFJAZZ, who serve thousands of adults and youth across the Bay Area. Sign up and learn how jazz is alive and thriving!
*All information is confidential. SFJAZZ Education will never share your information with others. For questions, email education@sfjazz.org.
JAZZ IN THE MIDDLE
Jazz in the Middle sends jazz musicians and poets into middle school humanities classrooms to unlock the history of jazz from a social, historical, and creative perspective.
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Jazz in the Middle sends jazz musicians and poets into middle school humanities classrooms to unlock the history of jazz from a social, historical, and creative perspective.
MoreSchool Day Concerts
These free performances are tailored to students in grades K-12 with leading jazz artists and educators at the SFJAZZ Center's beautiful Miner Auditorium, as well as direct to middle schools across San Francisco and Oakland. Students experience jazz in all its forms, participate in a highly interactive environment, and learn how jazz is alive, relevant and continuing to grow today.
MoreSchool Day Concerts
These free performances are tailored to students in grades K-12 with leading jazz artists and educators at the SFJAZZ Center's beautiful Miner Auditorium, as well as direct to middle schools across San Francisco and Oakland. Students experience jazz in all its forms, participate in a highly interactive environment, and learn how jazz is alive, relevant and continuing to grow today.
MoreJazz in Session
Jazz in Session collaborates with schools in strengthening existing music instruction programs by making jazz education accessible to the Bay Area public school community through Band Director professional development workshops, free concert tickets, in-school performances, and tailored support by leading Bay Area clinicians.
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Jazz in Session collaborates with schools in strengthening existing music instruction programs by making jazz education accessible to the Bay Area public school community through Band Director professional development workshops, free concert tickets, in-school performances, and tailored support by leading Bay Area clinicians.
Email CoordinatorOPC-SFJAZZ Afterschool Jazz
SFJAZZ Education and the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music (OPC) identify and address goals related to issues of ethnic and gender equity and access to jazz education. This partnership serves to strengthen and sustain educational opportunities for middle and high school musicians of color in the Oakland community, and provide essential training for these students to excel in jazz.
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SFJAZZ Education and the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music (OPC) identify and address goals related to issues of ethnic and gender equity and access to jazz education. This partnership serves to strengthen and sustain educational opportunities for middle and high school musicians of color in the Oakland community, and provide essential training for these students to excel in jazz.
Visit SiteOpen Sound Checks
An exclusive, behind-the-scenes-opportunity for school and community groups, open sound checks open the concert hall during the artist's sound check, revealing the critical preparation that goes into making the performance a success.
Email CoordinatorOpen Sound Checks
An exclusive, behind-the-scenes-opportunity for school and community groups, open sound checks open the concert hall during the artist's sound check, revealing the critical preparation that goes into making the performance a success.
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