Minnesota Festival Support

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$75,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

November 2015

End Date

October 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Anoka

Carver

Dakota

Hennepin

Ramsey

Scott

Washington

Project Overview

Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details

Twin Cities Jazz Festival (TCJF) will attract 40,000 festivalgoers to Saint Paul in June 2016 to showcase 325 Minnesota jazz artists in nineteen venues, including Rice Park and the newly opened CHS Field.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$75,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$261,294

Direct expenses

$336,294

Administration costs

$29,815

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

TCJF 2016 will feature 325 Minnesota jazz artists performing straight-ahead, big band, be-bop, avant-garde, ragtime, blues, and Latin jazz genres. TCJF will document the names and number of Minnesota artists, as well as their instruments and jazz genres. 2: TCJF 2016 will attract audiences of 40,000 over its three day run in Saint Paul. Police and venues will provide crowd estimates.

Measurable Outcome(s)

A record 570 Minnesota jazz artists performed straight-ahead, big band, be-bop, avant-garde, ragtime, blues, Latin jazz and jazz fusion. TCJF documents the number of artists and their instruments/genres in the Program which lists all Minnesota artists and their ensembles, with a description of their instruments and genres or influences, and a brief twelve sentence bio. 2: TCJF had a stellar year, breaking all audience numbers with a total of 55,695 attendees in the Lowertown/Downtown based shows, clinics, and jams. Police estimates.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Jim Scheibel,Steve Heckler,Tio Aiken,Nicole Houston,Barbara Davis,Phylis Olin,Kevin Barnes,Doug Brown,Alden Drew,Michael Cook

Project Manager

Steve

Heckler

Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival

214 4th St E Ste 140

St Paul

55101

(612) 227-3108