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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplications_SLO Jazz Festival DEI 2022 Application (1)Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2022-2023 GRANT FUNDING FOR HIGH IMPACT DE&I PROJECTS Pl e ase provi de al l re que ste d i nformati on be f ore submi tti ng your appl i cati on. Please be as spe cific as possible ! I f accommoda on or assistance is n eed ed in co mple ng this A pplica on, or if a paper ve rsion is prefe rre d, ple ase contact (805) 781-7100 or D EI@slocity.org Organization Name :* Y e ar Establishe d:* Fiscal Age nt, if diffe re nt than abov e :* Tax ID #:* Docume nt Ce rtifying Fe de ral Tax-Exe mpt status, if applicable Name of Exe cutiv e Dire ctor (or highe st le ade rship position) Approximate Annual Budge t: M ajor Source s of Funding: M ission State me nt: Numbe r of paid staff (full- or part-time ): Numbe r of v olunte e rs: Name of Board Pre side nt or Chair: Organizational Le ade rship Chart * Name of Pe rson comple ting this Application: Organization M ailing Addre ss:* PART 1: APPLICANT INFORMATION SLO Jazz Festival 2011 SLO Jazz Festival, Inc. 272625815 FinalLetter_27-2625815_SLOJAZZFESTIVALINC_07112011_01.pdf 210.75KB Scott Andrews 275,000 Sponsorships, Grants, Ticket Sales, Food & Beverage Sales, Memberships, Donations Celebrating life & nurturing the human spirit through jazz related education and music, one event at a time. 1 82 Jere Sullivan, Jr. Board of Directors Upload aug 2022.docx 16.27KB Scott Andrews Phone :* E-mail:* Brie fly de scribe your organization’s mission, primary activ itie s, and ope rating structure s. De scribe the community(ie s) your organization supports. City Arroyo Grande State / Province / Region CA Postal / Zip Code 93420 Country United States Street Address 1505 Huckleberry Avenue Address Line 2 805-459-6939 scott@slojazzfest.org OUR MISSION: The SLO Jazz Festival’s mission is to benefit the culture and community of San Luis Obispo by celebrating jazz and nurturing the human spirit, one event at a time. We accomplish our mission by producing, sponsoring, and promoting year-round events and education programs, as described below. OUR PROGRAMS: In line with the City of SLO’s Diversity grant-funding priorities, the SLO Jazz Festival is a celebration and embodiment of diversity, universalism, and human potential on the Central Coast. As a musical style, jazz historically is a genre that emphasizes unifying collaborations of individual virtuosity, musical traditions, and instruments from all over the globe. The SLO Jazz Festival and Fall Fest’s events and performers represent this international breadth while showcasing talented musicians and ensembles from the California Central Coast – a region with a jazz legacy nearly 100 years old. Furthermore, the SLO Jazz Festival provides opportunities for emerging young musicians (high school through college) to learn and grow as performers through our education program and 9th Annual Summer Jazz Workshop in partnership with Cuesta College. OUR FOCUS: Founded in 2011 by our current Executive Director, Scott Andrews, the SLO Jazz Festival has not only been a significant local revenue-generating attraction for our county’s visitors and tourists, but likewise a celebration for music and life for the residents and community of San Luis Obispo County. Through our small but highly experienced staff of volunteers and independent professionals, the SLO Jazz Festival consistently exceeds expectations to bring some of the world’s finest jazz musicians as a complement to our excellent local musicians and deliver superb performances for our local audiences – especially those who find it unfeasible to travel to either the Los Angeles or San Francisco areas where such performers typically make appearances. CORE VALUES: Our core values include a dedication to celebrating human diversity through jazz and nurturing the human spirit, one event at a time. We seek to provide environments in which staff, volunteers, fans, students, artists, and educators can come together as a diverse community to celebrate life through the art form of jazz and jazz-related music. Our word is golden, and in everything we do, we do from integrity and being the best for all parties involved. We passionately aim for everything we do to have the look and feel of the highest standard of professional entertainment and be pleasing to all ears. We aim to inspire, change and enhance people’s lives through the unique and often “once-in-a-lifetime” experiences we deliver – both in performance and education. OUR VISION: The SLO Jazz Festival strives to build year-round programs, education, and community events that not only make San Luis Obispo a destination location for world-class jazz talent, but to help promote and support talent and culture within the Central Coast community. Name of DE&I Proje ct * Est. numbe r of pe ople se rv e d through this proje ct:* Est. numbe r of SLO CITY RESIDENTS se rv e d through this proje ct * Total Proje ct Cost:* AM OUNT OF CITY FUNDING REQUESTED:* De scribe your propose d proje ct or program. Please be specif ic in the population and geographic area. SLO Jazz Festival serves the following geographic communities: First and foremost, we serve the City of San Luis Obispo - as our Festival, many of our concerts and concert series programs, and primary education programs are held in San Luis Obispo. Second, we serve San Luis Obispo County. We also have held events around the county to promote the organization’s cause beyond San Luis Obispo city borders to draw more people to SLO Jazz Festival’s events. Third, the world. As we aim to live stream the jazz festival this year, our reach will start to expand beyond the City of San Luis Obispo as we truly become an international event - and therefore our reach will grow from regional to global in the years to come. This last designation is important, as it will place the SLO Jazz Festival as a shining star in exemplifying diversity in our organization, throughout our board, to our volunteer team, to the performers we book, and our guest educators in our education, all to demonstrate the celebration of life through diverse cultures – whether it be race, ethnicity, cultural, gender, age, or other considerations, SLO Jazz Festival will create unique programming to celebrate these differences and will showcase this support through our event programming. Ethnically, jazz traditionally has been highly popular amongst African Americans, Latino/Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Caucasians. However, jazz today crosses borders and extends influence from and to countries all over the world. Countries like Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Amsterdam, Germany, and many more localities we are discovering have rich ethnic and cultural music heritage related to jazz. We seek to amplify and showcase these cultural and ethnic differences and rejoice in the uniqueness of each to celebrate life through our festival and education programs. PART 2: PROJECT INFORMATION Diversity through cultural music, education, and art at SLO Jazz Festival 200000 30000 273,000 50,000 De scribe the community the proje ct will support. Specify w hat the requested f unds w ill be used f or, the need for this project, the number of people impacted. Include a project plan, if available. We aim to create music and education programming that brings forth the celebration of life through jazz- related music and education – targeting cultural and ethnic music and women in music to showcase a diversity of talent and magical experiences through SLO Jazz Festival (and in for the Summer Jazz Workshop). We see a significant need for people in San Luis Obispo to learn about the diverse forms of music around the world, because so many of these citizens now live within San Luis Obispo. And, if they don't live here, they visit here, as our tourism has grown through the Mid-State Fair to our legendary wineries, wonderful colleges, the beaches, and various delightful microclimates and near-perfect weather. We are requesting funding for one concept, which will implemented in a multitude of ways at the Festival and Summer Jazz workshop: 1. Celebrations of cultural diversity through our performers we book - this will be based upon cultural and ethnic heritage. For example, our planned Latin Salsa Stage will feature a mix of Hispanic and Latino performers and the music they perform will bring those cultures to our SLO Jazz Festival stage(s). We already have a rich history with showcasing Poncho Sanchez, Pete Escovedo, Peter Michael Escovedo, Ray Obiedo, John Santos, Alfredo Rodriguez, and more. We will also celebrate African Americans in jazz, such as we have Joshua Redman, Marcus Gilmore, and others. Other ethnicities and cultures may be showcased in future festivals, such as Jews in Jazz, Gypsies in Jazz, Pan American, South American, European, emerging trends in Asian Jazz, and more. 2. Women in Jazz - featuring prominent female singers and performers at the festival, and in our education program, creating a unique combo. We also aim to encourage elementary schools to encourage girls to learn the sax, trumpet, bass, guitar, and drums. Girls are often encouraged to play the flute, or clarinet. We want teachers to encourage students to play what they want to play, and expose them to several types of music they might learn through jazz and how that could progress as they grow through our schools and jazz programs on the Central Coast – and beyond. The concept is to start young to impact the community- at-large. 3. Celebrations of other country cultures and performers - this includes Brazilian, Cuban, Columbian, African, Gypsy (France), Pan American, and more styles, with our history already demonstrating our success with Airto Moreira (Brazilian legend), Teka (Brazilian singer), and Alfredo Rodriguez, from Cuba. 4. Art celebrating diversity and culture through jazz and jazz-related music. This could be art on stages or the walls of the festival. It could be through our Live Broadcast. It could be through a number of means – sculpture, film, photography, painting, poetry – you name it – we are open to artistic ways to celebrate our diversity and various cultures impacted by jazz. The $50,000 annual budget for what we propose will include a dedicated Latin Salsa Stage, which in itself will cost $30,000 in infrastructure costs alone, plus additional costs for performances from the artists estimated at $25 - 30,000. There will also be artists on the main stage where we may pull from this budget. The education budget is $3,000 - 5,000 to propose a Women In Jazz combo targeting our youth and a guest ethnicity-grant of $2,000 to promote diversity through education in our local workshop each year. The Board and Volunteer program is called Get Jazzed and will focus on demonstrating diversity on our team. The funds are REQUESTED as a multiple year, or ideally PERMAGRANT, where we may always feature diversity through music performance and education through the City's support. A full reporting of how the money is spent will be provided by the date requested by the City of San Luis Obispo for each year you fund this project and organization. De scribe the e quity gaps and community ne e ds this proje ct will addre ss. In the table below briefly list 2-3 methods of evaluation and indicators of success or measurable outcomes. M e thods of Ev aluation Indicators of Succe ss / M e asurable Outcome s In the chart below, identify any partnerships/collaborations that are supporting this Specify the population, location of services provided, and any other identif iers your proposed project w ill support. SLO Jazz Festival serves the following geographic communities: First and foremost, we serve the City of San Luis Obispo - as our Festival, many of our concerts and concert series programs, and primary education programs are held in San Luis Obispo. Second, we serve San Luis Obispo County. We also have held events around the county to promote the organization’s cause beyond San Luis Obispo city borders to draw more people to SLO Jazz Festival’s events. Third, the world. As we aim to live stream the jazz festival this year, our reach will start to expand beyond the City of San Luis Obispo as we truly become an international event - and therefore our reach will grow from regional to global in the years to come. This last designation is important, as it will place the SLO Jazz Festival as a shining star in exemplifying diversity in our organization, throughout our board, to our volunteer team, to the performers we book, and our guest educators in our education, all to demonstrate the celebration of life through diverse cultures – whether it be race, ethnicity, cultural, gender, age, or other considerations, SLO Jazz Festival will create unique programming to celebrate these differences and will showcase this support through our event programming. Ethnically, jazz traditionally has been highly popular amongst African Americans, Latino/Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Caucasians. However, jazz today crosses borders and expands to countries all over the world. Countries like Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Amsterdam, Germany, and many more localities we are discovering have rich ethnic and cultural music heritage. We seek to amplify and showcase these various differences and rejoice in the uniqueness of each to celebrate life through our festival and education. San Luis Obispo is a diverse community. However, you would never know it by the music programming and cultural experiences. We discovered this when we produced a series of jazz at Court Street which featured BRAZILIAN singer, TEKA. Suddenly, seemingly from nowhere people of Brazilian background showed up who were JUST WALKING AROUND DOWNTOWN! They were amazed we had Brazilian music of this quality in San Luis Obispo. Of the crowd attending that day, all free, 26% were Brazilian or related to Brazilian (married, daughter, etc.). This is just one example of how we have reached the San Luis Obispo community and discovered a gap in what San Luis Obispo residents expect and what they get... are often worlds apart. Our focus will be for the SLO Jazz Festival to become an International beacon showcasing cultural diversity through San Luis Obispo throughout our community and reaching far beyond our borders through the power of our Live broadcast and videos we will publish of interviews, art, and performances. Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees Creation of a ethnic stage for Latin culture Example: 10% increase by end of 2021 The Latin Stage created at 2023 SLO Jazz Festival Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees Demonstrating diversity through our board and volunteers Example: 10% increase by end of 2021 Increase in ethnic cultures by end of 2023 Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees Demonstrating art depicting cultural diversity Example: 10% increase by end of 2021 Producing art at the festival and education camp Example : # of BIPOC serving on public boards, committees Creating of a women in jazz program Example: 10% increase by end of 2021 Creation of an all-female combo by 2024 project, and their roles. Name of Partne r Activ ity/Se rv ice The y Prov ide for This Proje ct Prov ide the time line for this propose d proje ct. De scribe your plan for sustainability be yond the City’s one -ye ar award funding, if applicable . Using the table below, please provide a broadly-itemized budget for your project, including the source of any matching funds. Ite m De scription *Total Cost *Amount Prov ide d by City Funds * Amount of Othe r Funds and Source of Funding * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 *During application review , you may be asked for f urther f inancial information or f or proof of any matching f unds De scribe the plan for promoting this proje ct within the City of San Luis Obispo. Example: ABC Business SLO Museum of art Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes Use of space for festival and art Example: ABC Business SLO Children's Museum Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes Use of space at festival Example: ABC Business Mission SLO Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes Use of dressing rooms during festival, storage for art Example: ABC Business KSBY Example: Free Use of Space f or Weekend Classes In-kind Support of our Live Streaming Project While this project is slated to begin in 2023, we hope to grow and expand it for many years to come. Our timeline for the festival is at the next SLO Jazz Festival, slated for September 29 - Oct 1, 2023. While we are requesting multiple-year funding, if possible, just starting this program in 2023 ought to assist us in beginning to make a bigger difference and influence other organizations in SLO to follow suit. PART 3: PROJECT COST / BUDGET STAGING 10,000.00$5,000.00$5,000.00$ SOUND 10,000.00$5,000.00$5,000.00$ ARTISTS 30,000.00$15,000.00$15,000.00$ LIVE STREAM showcasing diversity 30,000.00$15,000.00$15,000.00$ Permits and infrastructure 10,000.00$5,000.00$5,000.00$ Guest Educator 5,000.00$2,500.00$2,500.00$ Board & Volunteer "Get Jazzed" Recruiting Program 5,000.00$2,500.00$2,500.00$ PART 4: AWARENESS AND VISIBILITY How will you highlight the City's support of your proje ct? By signi ng thi s applicaon, I ce rfy that the i nformaon containe d w i thin is true and corre ct to the be st of my know l e dge . I agre e to comply w i th the re quire me nts of the Ci ty of the San Lui s Obispo. Name of Pe rson comple ting this Application:* Signature * Title :* Date :* Marketing and Collaboration Opportunities Exist as follows: Full Color Logo on festival marketing collateral to include • Ad in Program • SLOjazzfest.org site • SLO Jazz Fest Social Media Assets Event Marketing • 3 Banners at Festival (Sponsor provided) • VIP Benefits (10 x 3-Day VIP Tickets show + On-Site Benefits)+ 20 Single Day General Admission tickets for giveaway) Collaboration • Combining other City Diversification efforts into SLO Jazz Festival is a possiblity • Art depicting diversity (various means) could be integrated at either the SLOMA or SLO Children’s Museum. • Either painting, sculpture, or photography could be integrated into a “stage exhibit” during our events (and after). We are also open to additional agency partnerships. We will also issue multiple press releases, but one in particular highlighting the award of the grant and its implication for San Luis Obispo. In addition, we will feature the City of San Luis Obispo, and include a live interview in our LIVE STREAM - the exciting new feature at the festival which will showcase stories and creative diverse cultural art, music, and events happening at the 2023 SLO Jazz Festival and our education program. In addition to all of the marketing opportunities, press release, and additional social media mentions, the live stream, and more, we will also include a special article in our program discussing the importance of cultural diversity in jazz. Miles Davis once said "I don't care if someone if male, female, black, white, asian, if they have black, blonde, or pink hair. All I care is CAN THEY PLAY?" There are so many stories throughout the history of jazz demonstrating the importance of celebrating our differences and playing great music - creating great ART - and sharing that art for others to enjoy. We appreciate the City of SLO's support of this artistic and cultural endeavor. Why we believe JAZZ is a great fit for CULTURAL DIVERSITY: simply put, jazz IS the music of culture and diversity. Not only that, but those who awaken to jazz come alive to so much more – democracy, leadership, improvising, and exploring new territory. Many jazz musicians have made political and spiritual messages with music, from Louis Armstrong as an ambassador of USA to Pharoah Sanders to modern-day Kamasi Washington. If you want to measure a cities culture, you can start with their jazz scene. This grant will enable us to add a new stage of performances to the SLO Jazz Festival this year, further enriching the experience by showcasing more local talent to the festival goers. In addition, this grant will enable us to bring to our workshop exciting new guest educators to share ways to embrace cultural diversity. PART 5: CERTIFICATION Scott Andrews Executive Director 8/31/2022 SLO JAZZ FESTIVAL COMMUNITY GRANT REQUESTS SLO JAZZ FESTIVAL, INC. - BOARD OF DIREC TORS Updated: August 15, 2022 Below is the list of our Board of Directors, which includes each Board member’s city of residence and profession/expertise: We currently have three (3) Board members. The Board sets policy for the jazz festival, combined with the direction of the Executive Director, who guides the organization’s day- to-day activities. We have a “working board” in that you may see board members working a booth at the festival or behind the scenes working on various aspects of our programs. Jere N. Sullivan, Jr. (Shell Beach, CA)– President (joined in October 2015). A prominent local attorney, who also serves as Board President of Options, a local nonprofit that living services and vocational training for individuals with head injuries, intellectual disabilities, hearing loss, autism, and other neurological impairments. Chris Waterbury (San Luis Obispo, CA) -- Treasurer (joined in October 2015). Also serves as CFO for J.W. Design & Construction. Jenny Mulks (San Luis Obispo, CA) – Secretary (joined March 2016). Also serves as Executive Director for Along Comes Hope, a local nonprofit providing services for children with cancer, and their families. The SLO Jazz Festival’s Board meets quarterly, the 2nd Wednesday of each quarter, and in-person or by phone for other times during the year as the Executive Director or President of the Board deems necessary. Our Board is committed to our mission, goals, and strategies for the success of all of SLO Jazz Festival’s programs. Our plan in 2022-2023 is to grow our board in order to expand our networking and membership campaign funding objectives and build a stronger foundation to support the ongoing concern and mission of SLO Jazz Festival.