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2 unusual facts about Jazz Foundation of America


Agnes Varis

Through her work in response to Hurricane Katrina, in 2006 the Jazz Foundation of America established the Agnes Varis/Musicians in the Schools Program, first reaching out to displaced New Orleans musicians and subsequently employing more than 1,000 musicians in eight states, including some 120 elderly jazz and blues musicians performing free concerts in New York City public schools, hospitals and nursing homes.

L. Londell McMillan

L. Londell McMillan is on the Benefit Committee of The Jazz Foundation of America, as well as being a member of the Board of Directors.



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