Community Arts

Commissioned works will be performed by the JazzMN Orchestra, exposing the audience to new compositions by leading jazz composers, challenging the musicians to learn new compositional styles and resulting in a new JazzMN CD and published recordings for use in school music programs. Other measurable outcomes include audience attendance (as measured by paid attendance and ticket sales) and positive feedback from patrons, musicians and the community at large. ; Commissioned works will be performed by the JazzMN Orchestra, exposing the audience to new compositions by leading jazz composers, challenging the musicians to learn new compositional styles and resulting in a new JazzMN CD and published recordings for use in school music programs. Other measurable outcomes include audience attendance (as measured by paid attendance and ticket sales) and positive feedback from patrons, musicians and the community at large. As a result of ôThe Commission Projectö concert, JazzMN will have produced a new CD and published works that can be utilized by school band directors nationwide. We will compare paid attendance and gross receipts for these two concerts to past performances and solicit post-performance feedback from patrons, musicians, media, funders, educators and other key stakeholders through focus groups, on line surveys and through personal interactions between board members and patrons.