CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS 2020
The Jazz Workshop relies on support from individuals, companies, foundations, and government. Income from tuition and admission fees covers only the bare essentials. Generous support from our community fills in the gaps and supports the mission of providing world class jazz education and performance in Nashville.
Below is a listing of donors, current through December 31, 2020. Thanks to our many donors for supporting jazz in Music City!
VIRTUOSO SOCIETY
BIG BAND: TOTAL GIFTS OF $10,000 & ABOVE
David and Karen Conrad
Matthew Cushing, In Memory of Stephen McRedmond
The Estate of Ray Langton
Paul Winkler
Zander Insurance Agency
Anonymous Donation
COMBO: TOTAL GIFTS OF $5,000–$9,999
Graham and Adriana Gerdeman
Martha Rivers Ingram
Larry and Nancy Mechem
QUARTET: TOTAL GIFTS OF $2,500–$4,999
Burton Avenue Music
Caterpillar Foundation
Glaser Family Foundation
KHS America
Adam J. Liff
Brian Marsh
Peter and Anne Neff
Jeff Ockerman
Sandra Schatten Foundation
Dr. Gary J. Smith
Drs. William and Lynn Stevenson
Lisa Taylor
Van Heusen Music
Washington Foundation
TRIO: TOTAL GIFTS OF $1,000–$2,499
Phillips Adams and Kira Burnett
Wilton (Jamey) Aebersold
Dr. Sarah Aylor
Dr. Alan Bachrach
Robert and Catherine Bargnesi
Larry Bartels
Eileen Beehan and Bill Sinclair
Michael Berg
The Scott C. Chambers Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Andrew D. Crichton
Drs. Rosana Eisenberg and Robert Hoffman
Dr. Peter Farmer
Tom and Maria Fouce
Bill and Kim Franca
Joe Freel
Kenji and Sally Furukawa
Andrew Gilligan
Dr. Eddie and Arnetta Hamilton
Morel Harvey
Ingram Industries
Louise Kelton
Patricia Kirby
The Carolyn Kulkin Fund for Education and Community
Andrea Lambert
Kyle Lehning
Jack McMurtry
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Premier Building Products
Tom Priesmeyer
David Sandoval
Micki and Mechelle Slingerland
Graham and Tina Stewart
Dr. Herman Williams
DUO: TOTAL GIFTS OF $500–$999
John Abbott
Elyse Adler
ArtUp Nashville
Billy Strayhorn Foundation, Galen Demus
Christi Bissell
Bill Bundy
Berdelle Campbell
Jeff Coffin
Hedy Weinberg and Dan Cornfield
Eric Dilts
Baird Dixon
Bruce Dudley
Kandes Dungey and the Dungey Family, for Charles Dungey Scholarship
Frank Fish
Frist Foundation
John Fuller
Rob Gordon
Henry Ingram
Jody Jazz
Rick Jobe
Lauren Karp
Christopher Klein
Lula Mae Kratzer
Steven Lewis
Bill Loughlin
Larry J. Mechem
Mark Montgomery
Bill and April Mullins
Joyce D. Peacock
Chuck Rapp
Jeffrey Scott Richardson
Ken Roberts
Bradley Seeman
Stephanie Spottswood
Katherine Stewart
Candace Tillquist
John Trauscht
Lynn Walker
Marc Adesso, Waller Lansden
Greg and Paula Weaver
PATRON SOCIETY
SOLOIST: TOTAL GIFTS OF $250–$499
Pamela Atha
John Benitez
Philip Bolger
Jim and Sylvia Cappellino
Mickee Carter
Jamie Citerin
Tommy and Amanda Cooper
Karl Dupré and Katherine Tange-Dupré
Anna Egres
Susan Eslick
Harris Gilbert
Mary Grissim
Veronica and Peter Gunn
Robert Hendry
Don O. Henry
Jose and Elsa Hernandez
Bill Ivey
Mary Grey James
Philip Jamieson
Judith Lawson
Donna McElroy
Eric Mendelsohn
Gregory Mueller
Tom Mulgrew
Robertson Nash
Ellen Pryor
Linda Rose
David Rueff
Carlos Ruiz
Rose Rutledge
Rebecca Sayre
Larry Seeman and Louise Barnes
Tia Sillers
Denis Solee
Roger Spencer and Lori Mechem
Jeff Steinberg and Margaret Rose
Bob Teague
Roz and Chester Thompson
George Tiller
Harrison and Noelle Warner
Alix Weiss Sharp
Marty Williamson
Gary and Catherine Wilson
Craig Womack
ENTHUSIAST: TOTAL GIFTS OF $100–$249
Amy Allen and Noah Sigel
Joseph Allen
Yossi Amit
Rosalyn Anderson
Lawrence Armstead
Sue Bartruff
Danna Bennett
Teresa Blackburn
Rich Borow
Karl Braun
Lattie Brown
Joey Butler
David and Toby Cannon
Chris Carroll
Lee Carroll
Esther Casstevens
Chuck Chellman
Deborah and Walter Clair
Ernie Collins
Dennis Condra
Kelli Cox
Hilary Creemans
Larry Cypress
Green Daniel
Cynthia de Leon
Dan DeFigio
Galen Demus
Don Dickerson
Kevin Dieterich
Brenda Dilts
Derrick Dowell
Gus Duffy
Mary L. Dye
Robert Early
Larry Edelson-Kayne
Greg Elam
Ann Ercelawn
James Fauntleroy
Joy Fauntleroy
Glenn Ferguson
Sharon Ferrara
Jim and Liz Fey
Greg Foresman
Vincent Fouce
Malcolm Getz
Gil L. Given
Mike Gooden
Meggin Grobmyer
James and Paula Grout
Chris Guild
Kent Gunderson
Libbey and John Hagewood
Cheryl Hall
Frank Harrell
Bettye Harwell
Karen Hayes
Rafael Hernandez
James D. Hogrefe
Rick Jobe
Liz Johnson
Mary Kamien
Jocelyn Kasper
Larry S. Katz
Anne Marie Kempf
Thomas Kern
Elissa Kim
Kenneth Kraft
Ginger Kuk
Judy and Jerry Larson
Brent Lautenschlegar
David Leonatti
Jan Liff
Travis Lloyd
Marc Lyon
Jeanette MacCallum
Mauro Mastrapasqua
Catherine McCarty
Randall McCathren
Mary McLennan
David McMillan
Ewaynia C. Meachem
Brian Milford
Kristine Miller
Susan Mullins
Mark Murphy
Terry Murphy
Maxx Myrick
Cary Nichols
Ron O’Nan
Kerry O’Neil
Isabell Oram-Brown
Brian Parker
Geoff and Nancy Parker
Roger Parker
Bill Patrick
Clay and Suzanne Petrey
Mark & Michelle Phillips
Angela Playle
Rosemary Plorin
Donna Povse
Terry Price
Wade Punch
Monica Ramey
Jennifer and Bill Randles
D. Marsha Ray
Carol Rehder
Jennifer Lynn Renshaw
Russell Ries
Alvin Robinson
Lynne Robinson
Paul Ross
Doug Russo
Kevin Sanders
Donna Sandstad
Cassandra Savely
Richard Schneider
Jeanece Seals
Robert R. Sexton Jr.
Bob Dudley Smith
Robert Smith
Joyce Sohl
Lisa Somar
Barbara Speyer
Weldon Stice
Lawrence Stone
Geoffrey M. Straddling
Debbie Stunts
James A. Taylor
Kim Thomason
Ray Waddle
John Wallick
Robbie Webb
Ron and Kathy Webber
Reginald Wells
Mike Wesson
William Wiggins
Harry Williams
Donald Williamson
John Wilson
Mark Wood
Andrew Zarrillo
FAN: TOTAL GIFTS OF UP TO $100
Jeff Adams
Jenn Adams
Anthony H. Airitam
Paul Allard
Mark Anderson
Gregory Arakawa
John Arnn
Dennis Bachorik
Alexis Barbeau
Amy Bertram
Michael Bonds
Kyle Bradley
Gregory Brewer
Gary Brumburgh
Richard Bryan
Alyssa Burkhalter
Jeff and Janet Byers
Chris Callaghan
Ricardo Camargo
Douglas Carleton
Richard A. Carter
Anthony Carver
William Cesanek
Janet Chapman-Hollon
Anne Clayton
Phillip Clore
Natalie Corwin
Cornnis Crawford
Benita Davis
Heather Davis
William DeForest
Elizabeth Delandro
Shana Dellos
Delann E. Dempsey
Peter Deschamps
Mike Dobrin
Cory Dodson
Pat Dolan
Christi Dortch
Courtney Duhring
Dawn Eaton
Roberta Elliott
Dwane Elmore
Jeffrey Emanuel
Sarah Erwin
Jane and Richard Eskind
Caryl Esteves
Margaret Evans
Mariwyn Evans
Steven J. Feldman
Allan Fish
Doreen Flash
David Fleming
Bruce Fogelman
Lauranette and Jim Ford
Vali Forrister
Dorothy Fort
Patti Freeman
Krassima Garbett
Elizabeth Gold
Charles Golden
Sylvester Gore
Ken L. Gould
Kerry Graham
Joe and Audrey Gramelspacher
Rebecca Green
Staci Griesbach
Martica Griffin
Tammy L. Hall
Melissa Hansen
Bud Harner
Jonathan T. Harwell-Dye
Denice Hicks
Benita Hill
Elijah Hirrston Jr.
Dwayne Holder
Charles Holland
Darryl Hoyt
Michael Huffine
Ashford Hughes
Ron & Patti Humphrey
Anna Hunter Crabtree
Erin Huttlinger
Jacklyn Ireland
Cathy Jackson
Patricia Jacobson
Susan Johnston
Carolyn Jones
Jeff Jowdy
Lee Karr
Tetsuko Kato
Harvey Kerstein
Martha Kimes
Chas K. King
Robert King
Marlene Key
Paul Keys
Malcolm Kirton
Julie Koury
Toni Lawal
Stephen Lawson
Shannon Ledford
Sherri Levy
Stephanie Lindner
Douglas Long
Paula Lovell
Ray Malinowski
Milton Marks
Ghislain Marleau
Laura Jean Marquis
Kelly McBrayer
Carolyn McClerkin
Carolyn McGrath
Susan J. McIntyre
Rhonda McNally
Jonathan McSayles
Linda Mellen
Suzanne Messer
Larry Meyers
Jerry Middleton
Terry Minnen
Michael Moon
Michael Moore
William Moore
Christopher Moorman
Dylan Morris
Virgie Mosley
Gary Neil Weissbrot
Bill and Gaines Neill
Suzanne Newbrough Diaz
Warren Odze
Maureen Oliver
Charmaine Page
Ameerah Palacios
Will Pedigo
John Pennell
Mac Pirkle
Rebecca Ray
Sari Reist
Bill Renfrew
Eric Ritter
Armando Rizo
Nancie Roark
Monique Roske
Edward Runge
Laurie Samuels
Louella Santobello
Lynda Sayre
Peter Scanlan
Jennifer Schuy
Jeffrey Seeman
Christopher Sewick
Mark Shaffer
Marcus Shelby
Thomas Shell
Rosanne Sietins
Donna Singleton
Jay Slobey
Jeffrey Smith
Tarryn Smith
Kingston Smythe
Anthony Snyder
Toni Sotomayor
John J. Stimson
Steve Stokes
Dan Strimer
Carmen Sweetman
Loretta Tatem
Suzan Toney
Margaret Ann Trail
John Treloggen
Delton Truitt
Dara Tucker
Lamont Van Hook
Ed and Gayle Vance
Nathanael Vaprin
Gail and Bill Vinett
Alexa Voytek
Rebecca Wallies
Tarryn Wallin
Bill Warren
Brenda Watson
James N. Weiss
Robert Whorton
Stacy Widelitz
Christine Willson
Linda Wirth
David L. Wong
Heather Wood