CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS 2021
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, 2021. Thanks to our many donors for supporting jazz in Music City!
VIRTUOSO SOCIETY
BIG BAND: TOTAL GIFTS OF $10,000 & ABOVE
Zander Insurance Agency
Metro Arts
Tennessee Arts Commission
Paul Winkler
Anonymous Donation
Henry Ingram
Jeff Ockerman
Karen Weeks
Ingram Charities
COMBO: TOTAL GIFTS OF $5,000–$9,999
David and Karen Conrad
Adam J. Liff
Brian Marsh
Larry and Nancy Mechem
Lisa Taylor
QUARTET: TOTAL GIFTS OF $2,500–$4,999
Jamey Aebersold
Alan Bachrach
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Matthew Cushing
Rosana Eisenberg and Bob Hoffman
Evins Mill
Graham and Adriana Gerdeman
The Glaser Family Foundation
KHS International, Jupiter & Mapex Instruments
Patsy Kirby
Anne and Peter Neff
Premier Building Maintenance
Gary J. Smith
Bill and Lynn Stevenson
Van Heusen Music
The Washington Foundation
TRIO: TOTAL GIFTS OF $1,000–$2,499
Beegie Adair
Phillips Adams and Kira Burnett
Sarah Aylor
Rob and Catherine Bargnesi
Eileen Beehan and Bill Sinclair
Scott Chambers
Dennis Condra
Andrew D. Crichton
Galen Demus
Tom and Maria Fouce
Bill and Kim Franca
Joe Freel
Morel Harvey
Robert Hiers
Moncherie Holmes-Jones
William Ivey
Louise Kelton
Christopher Klein
Andrea Lambert
Jack McMurtry
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Anonymous, in Memory of Billy Adair
Ken Roberts
Ken Roberts, Jr.
David and Phyllis Rueff
Micki and Michelle Slingerland
Roger Spencer and Lori Mechem
Vanderbilt University Community Impact Fund
Trey and Gerald Webber
DUO: TOTAL GIFTS OF $500–$999
John Abbott
BMI
James and Martha Conrad, in Memory of David Cannon
Charles and Mary Cook
Hedy Weinberg and Dan Cornfield
Derrick Wayne Dowell
Charles Dunn
Susan Edwards, in Honor of Ellen Pryor
Joy Fauntleroy
Sharon Ferrara
Jaylon and Judy Fincannon
Frank Fish
Elizabeth Gold
Rob and Ann Gordon
Mary Grissim
Greg Howard
Mary Grey James
Roz and Chester Thompson
Kyle Lehning
Bill Loughlin
John McDonald
Donna McElroy
Larry J. Mechem
Norm Miede, in Honor of Rob Gordon
Bill and April Mullins
Mark Murphy
Eric and Natalie Dilts
Dave Pomeroy, Nashville Musicians Association
Nekasha Pratt
Yale Riley
David Sandoval
Donna Sandstad
Bradley Seeman
Larry Seeman and Louise Barnes
Stephanie Spottswood
Steve Stokes
Greg and Paula Weaver
Mike Wesson
PATRON SOCIETY
SOLOIST: TOTAL GIFTS OF $250–$499
Christi Bissell
Philip Bolger
Rich Borow
Jamie and Steve Citerin
Thomas Cooper
Larry Cypress
Tom Davidson
Jim and Rhonda DePriest
Eric and Natalie Dilts
Edmund Donahue, in Memory of David Cannon
Robert and Kim Early
Susan Eslick
John Fuller
Frances Garner
Mike Gooden
Jeff and Cheryl Hall
Charlene Harb
Don O. Henry
Jose and Elsa Hernandez
Philip Jamieson
Jody Jazz
Linda Johnson
Steve and Glenne Johnson
Charlie Luinetti
Susan J. McIntyre, in Honor of Lori Mechem and Roger Spencer
Ewaynia Meachem
Gregory Mueller
Tom Mulgrew
Robertson Nash
Angela Nuyens
Rick Pruitt
Ellen Pryor
Monica Ramey
Jennifer and Bill Randles
Carol Rehder
Stephen Rick
Linda Rose in Honor of Bernard Woma, who inspired me to play African music with a jazz twist
Doug Russo
Elaine Sawyers
Jeanece Seals
Margaret Smith and Larry Weitz
Denis Solee, in Memory of Doug Moffet
Jeff Steinberg
Suzan Toney
Byron and Aleta Trauger
Harrison and Noelle Warner
Robbie Webbnon
Alix Weiss Sharp
Don Williamson
Mary and Lawrence Wilson, in Memory of David Cannon
ENTHUSIAST: TOTAL GIFTS OF $100–$249
Joseph Allen
Mark Apfelstadt
Joseph Awad
Dennis Bachorik
James Barnes
Sue Bartruff
Richard Bennett
Peter and Karen Bird
Teresa Blackburn
Bill Bundy
Judy Burger
Renee Butler
Charles & Jackie Campbell
Jim and Sylvia Cappellino
Mickee Carter
Chuck Chellman
Scott Crowe
Green Daniel III
Shana Dellos
Richard DeRamon
Don Dickerson
Christi Dortch
Peter Drucker
Sandra Dudley
Dr. John and Bobbie Duke
Karl Dupre and Katherine Tange-Dupre
John E. Moore III
Peter Farmer
Jim and Liz Fey
Greg Foresman
Patti Freeman
Malcolm Getz
Harris Gilbert
Stephanie Goeglein
Joe and Audrey Gramelspacher
Meggan Grear
Libbey Hagewood, in Honor of Lori Mechem and Roger Spencer
Frank Harrell
Karen Hayes
Henry Hipkens, in Memory of David Cannon
Debbie Hupp
Tammy Johnston
Thomas Kern
Paul Kingsbury
Kenneth Kraft
William J Lervold
Travis Lloyd
Paul Lorczak
Marc Lyon
Mark Mappes
Mauro Mastrapasqua
Ellen Mazen
Randall McCathren
Teree McCormick
Kris McGee
Mary McLennan
Jerry Middleton
Justin Milam
Kristine Miller
Stuart Naylor
Cary Nichols
Volker Oberacker
Bettye Otey
Geoff and Nancy Parker
Joyce Peacock, in Honor of Lori Mechem and Roger Spencer
Victoria Pierce-Turner
Mac Pirkle
Marjorie Pomeroy-Wallace, in Memory of David Cannon
John Porter, in Honor of Chester Thompson
Donna Povse
Terry Price
Ned Ramage
Chuck Rapp
Richard Ripani
David Ross
Paul Ross
Carlos Ruiz
Rose Rutledge
Rebecca Sayre
Susan Scaletta, in Memory of David Cannon
Richard Schneider
Pamela Scott
R Scott Shearer
Larry Seeman
Dann Sherrill
Tia Sillers, in Memory of Robert Sillers
Janice Simington
Donna Singleton
Harold Skelton
Jay Slobey
Marty Slutsky
Howard Smith, in Memory of David Cannon
Pamela Smith
Robert Smith
Barbara Speyer
John Spragens
Graham and Tina Stewart
Weldon Stice
Lawrence Stone
Geoffrey M. Stradling
Debbie Stuntz
John and Rebecca Trauscht
Nathanael Vaprin
Donna and Joe Venardi
Brennan Wagner
Carolyn Waleski
Cassandra Walker
Jane Allen Ward
Robert Whorton
Harry Williams
Gary and Catherine Wilson
Craig Womack
Mark Wood
Janice Yates
Devell Young
FAN: TOTAL GIFTS OF UP TO $100
Amy Allen and Noah Sigel
Rosalyn Anderson
Gregory Arakawa
Richard Audet
Katherine Austin
Eva Bagno
Jamey Bair
Sally Jo Bannow
Susan Beasley
Amy Bertram
Adam Blair
Amy Burcham, in Memory of Eduardo Ferreira of Choro das 3
Patricia Cerney
Mark Cianciola
Gary Cobb
Patrick Collins
Diane Coopersmith
Mr. David Deal
Patrick Deal
Dawn Dellos
Eric Dilts
Mike Dobrin
Christi Dortch
Mary L. Dye
David Earnhardt
Anna Egres
Samuel Einhorn
Matt Endahl
Jim Ferguson
William Ferrari
Lauranette and Jim Ford
Dorothy Fort
Krassima Garbett
Dianne Garrett
Mary Garrison
Bob and Martha Gerdeman
Pamela Getty
Kenneth & Linda Goodman
Melissa Gouthro
Rodney & Delores Griffin
Debra & Earl Harner
Robert Hendry
Valarie Hester
Lorene Howell
Bill Humble
Anna Hunter Crabtree
Carolyn Jones
Frederick Jones
Linda Jordan
Camp Kirkland
Tom Koranda
Amy Kurland
Samantha Lacey
Jorge Larco
Tim Leidig
Bill Levine
Trey Lipman
John Love
John Matuszak
Charlie and Pat McCoy
Carolyn McCready
Lisa D Mitchell
William Moore
Samone Neely
Esther B. Newman, in Honor of Cousin Larry Seeman
Harrell Odom
Gary Parks
Clay and Suzanne Petrey
Matthew Ping
Elizabeth S. Preston, in Memory of David Cannon
Jenn Randles
Sarah Rayman
LaTonya Turner Riley
Cynthia Rogers
Sophronia Sanders
Kingston Smythe
Jane R. Snyder
John J. Stimson
Mirabelle Stoedter
Bobby Sullivan
Jerry and Marlene Tachoir
Brandon Taylor
Bertrand M. Uberall
Irwin Venick
Mark Vickery
Barton Wald
Lynn Walker
Stacy Widelitz
William Wiggins
Alan Zagoria