Arts Activities Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

JazzMN, Inc.

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

December 2014

End Date

June 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding to present two concerts completing the 2014-2015 season, featuring tenor saxophonists Pete Christlieb and Bob Mintzer. The concerts, which feature JazzMN's professional jazz orchestra performing with the guest artists, will be held at the Hopkins High School Performing Arts Center in March and April 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, Storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre Artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Grace Flannery: Organizational Development, Administration, Community Development; Teresa Mock: Artistic, Audience Development, Organizational Development; Joan Vorderbruggen: Administration; Alex Legeros: Administration, Artistic; Carrie Christensen: Community Development, Education, Artistic; Toni Wilcox: Education, Administration; Christine Karki: Youth Programming, Education, Artistic; Paul Humiston: Administration; Deneane Richburg: Artistic, Community Education, Marketing.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$35,200

Direct expenses

$45,200

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

High satisfaction with the musical expertise displayed by guest artist and JazzMN orchestra as assessed by leader, expert audience members and the musicians themselves. Ticket sales for each of two concerts.The leader polls each musician for their individual and section satisfaction with performance, music selection and audience response. After April 25, 2015 concert JazzMN will take orders for season tickets for subsequent year. Number of orders then and from subsequent mailing to past patrons is an indicator of overall audience satisfaction.

Measurable Outcome(s)

While acceptance of Bob Mintzer's charts of R and B tunes was not unanimous, there were many in the audience who were very pleased to hear tunes from their youth that had been retooled for a jazz orchestra. Mintzer's commentary for each tune is almost worth the price of admission. Jazz aficionados appreciate our scheduling composers/arrangers such as Mintzer and others in the past.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Robert Behrens, Kimberly Berger, Jill Dean, Terry Jaffoni, Erin Bruggeman, John Roberts, Douglas Snapp, Michael Stiegler, William Wells Jr

Project Manager

Joseph

Fleischman

JazzMN, Inc.

PO Box 3790

Minneapolis

55403