The Community Service Committee
We are proud of our long history and strong commitment of serving the needs of our friends and neighbors in and around Edmonds. We are focused on improving the health and wellness of children and families, supporting students in their education and extra-circular activities as well as preserving the unique and neighborly culture of Edmonds.
The 23rd Annual Edmonds Jazz Connection
– May 18, 2024 –
Edmonds Jazz Connection
Presented by the Edmonds Rotary Daybreakers
Edmonds Jazz Connection is a local festival showcasing some of the best high school jazz programs from throughout the Pacific Northwest. These programs feature many very highly talented student musicians, and many have performed at prestigious jazz competitions nationwide. At the end of the academic and competitive year, Jazz Connection is an encore for these hardworking students to perform for families, friends and their community, and showcase their improvisational talents while playing side-by-side with professional musicians.
Connecting the Community & Supporting Musical Arts
While the principal goal of the event is to connect our community with its many wonderful student jazz musicians, this event is pivotal for raising funds that directly support school music programs and students. We work in partnership with the school district leadership and choral & band directors to identify the most pressing needs of school music programs, then we provide the funding, volunteer hours and other support to ensure the success of these initiatives. This year we have four primary areas of focus:
- Scholarships for student musicians continuing their education at a college, university or trade school
- Promote and expand middle and high school female jazz bands
- Classroom grants that support music education
- Clinician sessions for each program in the district. Clinics provide an opportunity for each jazz ensemble to meet regularly with professional musicians to build improvisational musical skills
Edmonds Jazz Connection for 2024
We would like you to consider joining us as an official Community Sponsor of the Edmonds Jazz Connection. In addition to raising funds to support an exceptional music education experience in Edmonds Schools, it has become a wonderful annual spectator event bringing 3000+ attendees each year to the city of Edmonds, an incredible performance experience for all performers and audience alike.
Your generous tax-deductible contribution allows us to jumpstart our fundraising efforts for the students of the Edmonds School District Music program initiatives outlined above.
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at The Edmonds Center for the Arts showcasing the Big Bands, The Edmonds Theater featuring Combos, and Old Opera House featuring Choral Groups.
This is our premier community fundraising event for the students of the Edmonds School District & surrounding districts. Our goal is to raise $45,000 to implement these programs, help as many students as possible and cover event costs. We appreciate all past donations and we are hopeful this year to do more to help make our program even greater!!
– Event Benefits –
– Event Sponsored By –
Dan & Tressa Kentner
Darlene Stern-Rapp
Stan Dickinson
2022 Jazz Connection Photos
Street Cleanup
Scriber Lake High School Support
We provide support to Scriber Lake High School in the following areas:
- Funding a music program which previously was non-existent
- Sponsor, organize and run an annual career fair
- Student of the month program called “Hidden Winners”
- Occasional volunteer support for school projects
- Perform mock interview sessions with students
- Dedicated scholarships specifically to SLHS students