About Us - JazzBrew

About The Jazz Brew Concert Series

KEEP JAZZ ALIVE - PURCHASE YOUR INDIVIDUAL OR CONCERT SERIES TICKETS TODAY

The Jazz Brew Concert Series is a fundraising
initiative presented by and for the benefit of SEMM
Foundation's school music programs and our non-
commercial Jazz 98.5 FM radio station operations. .

Our Jazz Brew Concert Series was developed as
one of our fundraising efforts and more. The series
has four goals;

1) Pay forward and give back to the community
     through our student vocal and Instrumental
       music scholarship program, provide musician
       performance opportunities, increase venue
       choices where live jazz performances can be
       enjoyed, and provide free entertainment for
       seniors, when possible;

2) Bridge the demographic gap between patrons
       that attend based on the type of jazz they enjoy,
       exposing them to other jazz styles;

3) Bridge the gap in the education, understanding
       and appreciation of the various jazz sub-genres;

4) As a nonprofit, help raise money for our
foundation’s operations, student music education
programs and new 24 hour jazz station operations.

Opportunities to become a concert sponsor for any
of our concerts or for the series are available.

Parties interested in becoming a sponsor, please
contact us HERE for more information.

Tune to Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX for details and great
jazz 24 hours each day. Visit the Jazz 98.5 FM
website to listen to our live broadcast combining
several great jazz sub-genres including smooth jazz,
classic jazz, gospel jazz, blues, jazz flavored classic
R&B/Funk and the wonderful music of our Homegrown
musicians.

Additional Information

The Jazz Brew Concert Series is a fundraising initiative presented by SEMM Foundation, a non-profit organization, in
support of keeping jazz alive, providing student/community music education services and for the support, development
and operations of our community's future non-commercial Jazz 98.5 FM radio station.

Our Jazz Brew Concert Series is in its third season with concerts taking place in two great locations. Jazz Brew is a
series we believe appeals to all. The series is not just great jazz performances, but educational, and will help bridge the
gap in the understanding and appreciation of the art, as well as improve the demographics of those who attend jazz
concerts. The series is inclusive, not only in offering different styles of jazz, but in the artists and groups scheduled to
perform, and the locations where you can enjoy their performances.

We’re excited and proud to announce the second season locations of our outstanding host concert facilities including
the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center and Whitehall-Yearling High School. Whitehall is our home base where the
majority of our concerts are held. Young or old, black or white, gray hair or dyed hair, in suburb or inner city locations,
jazz is now available and affordable to be enjoyed by all.

Our Series will help keep the pipeline full of budding and promising young, future jazz musicians as it includes local
High School jazz band performances. Keep Jazz Alive!

Buy Your Series Ticket Today.
It’s Affordable!

SEMM Foundation and Jazz 98.5 FM have chosen to become a leader in bridging the gap between Classic Jazz and
Contemporary Jazz styles and listener/audience demographics by helping to develop listener appreciation and
understanding of each sub-genre, including the artists that have helped define the different sub-genres. Keeping jazz
alive will require us all to be inclusive, tear down the stereotypical walls of jazz confusion, and open our ears and minds
to discovering other jazz textures, flavors and locations around the city.

We invite you to join us and watch with your ears. Let’s all work to Keep Jazz Alive!

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