Quick Start Grants

The goal of improving my performance with new instruments is to strengthen the quality of Cookin at the O jazz events. As musicians we strive to perform music that fosters appreciation of diversity, collaboration and inspiration, engages the audience in our creative process, honors the historic role jazz has played in shaping American history and culture, and builds a growing group of people interested in sustaining the jazz art form. The desired outcomes are: 1) great music experiences as measured by reviews and recommendations by persons with solid knowledge of the jazz art form; 2) highly engaged audiences as measured by their willingness to return and bring others to future performances; 3) highly motivated musicians as measured by their willingness to return for repeat engagements and refer others to play at Cookin at the O 4) innovative ideas in community building as measured by musicians, critics, promoters and audiences generating approaches for improving Cookin at the O' Measurement methods include: 1) gathering reviews and recommendations from persons with solid knowledge of the jazz art form and documenting them in an annual expert program evaluation summary; 2) soliciting written and verbal feedback from audience members and musicians through formal surveys and informal interviews and documenting them in an annual audience program evaluation summary; 3) collecting and reporting statistics on audience members and musicians who return and refer others and documenting them in an annual musician program evaluation summary. These summaries will be shared with the Cookin at the O musicians and others interested in improving our jazz offerings.