Next Generation Jazz Orchestra In 2016, the 21-member Next Generation Jazz Orchestrarepresented the Monterey Jazz Festival and the UnitedStates across Japan. The NGJO has been touring Japanfor over 20 years and appears annually at MJF.

“Thank you so much for an amazing tour. The way you work is unparalleled.”

—Luca Mendoza, NGJO pianist and2016 Gerald Wilson composition award winner

MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVALYEAR IN REVIEW

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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

36,605ATTENDED

100% of our Monterey County High School All-Star seniors headed off to college this fall. Congratulations!

‘‘Longtimefriends ClintEastwood andQuincy Jonesreunited atMJF59

Artist-In-Residence Terri Lyne Carrington

Showcase Artist Joshua Redman

Commission ArtistWayne Shorter

Summer Jazz Camp Students like Evelyn took a deep dive into jazz this summer with Summer JazzCamp. To broaden the reach of the program and to increase access to students outside of the area, MJF offered thesummer camp for the first time as an overnight residency program at Stevenson School. 93% of camp attendeesreceived scholarships.

2016

Fans came from 48 States and 9 Countries!

2,550young people served by our jazz education programs

25 schools andafter-school

music programs from professional musicians through Monterey Jazzin the Schools

37 community events

performed by our Monterey County HighSchool All-Star Band

$774,620raised in 2016, with a35% increase from 2015

491Donorscontributed

Edi and Varrin SwearingenMegan and Marcus ThygesonLoretta and Arthur TraumGeorge TurnerLaura and Brian TwohigUBSSharon VonderauJohn WalshAllen WebsterDaphne and Stuart WellsAnn and Douglas WilhelmStephen WilliamsCatherine WilliamsRebecca and Thomas WilsonBeverly and Carl WintonBrenda and Darryl WooSerita WoodburnSandra WorssamDennis Dow and Lyn WymanMarsha ZelusBradley Zeve

Gifts Received in Honor OfDan and Joanne AlbertClint Eastwood (2)Howard Fisher (2)Joe & Marilyn Green's 50th AnniversaryArla HestermanTim Jackson Tim Jackson's George Wein AwardRob KlevanDavid PellegrinDave RamosJohn Rinaldo (2)Sylvia Shih Robert H. SkempThe Sunjams Foundation for Music EducationCatherine Yeager

Gifts Received in Memory Of"Bix"Chris Bradford (9)Ree Brunell Bob DawsonDoc Etienne (5)Steve GiovencocRosalie KoppichDavid Murray (2)George Pellegrin Vivian & Henry L. ScottJo WilsonDr. Sam Wilson

NEW MJF BOARD MEMBERWelcome PeterGordon, whojoined the Monterey JazzFestival Board of Directors in 2016.

THANKS YAMAHAMonterey Jazz Festival was excitedto celebrate a 40-year partnershipwith Yamaha in 2016. We are grateful to Yamaha for sharing theirpassion and performance with usthroughout the years.

THANKS ROTARYRotary Club of Monterey awardedthe Monterey Jazz Festival a specialgrant of $20,000 in 2016 to supportmusic education programs servingyoung people in Monterey.

Monterey Jazz Festival gratefullyacknowledges the followingindividuals and institutional funders,whose contributions of $100 or morewere received from January 1, 2016to December 31, 2016. We are deeplygrateful to everyone who has helpedcontinue our vision to enrich livesthrough jazz.

$100,000+Doris Duke Charitable FoundationThe William and Flora Hewlett FoundationMonterey Peninsula FoundationThe David and Lucile Packard Foundation

$50,000+Clint Eastwood

$25,000+Community Foundation for Monterey CountyNational Endowment for the ArtsNorth Coast Brewing CompanyQuest FoundationScheid Family Vineyards

$10,000+AnonymousCal HumanitiesSally Hughes Church FoundationCommunity Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaHarden FoundationClarence E. Heller Charitable FoundationAlicia Passerin and William Hunt Kaiser PermanenteGeorge Lucas Family FoundationMacy'sMonterey County Gives!Frank & Denise Quattrone FoundationNancy Buck Ransom FoundationRotary Club of MontereyDanny ScherTaylor Farms

$5,000+AT&TCity of MontereyWilliam H. Donner FoundationJoseph Drown FoundationRosalind and Howard FisherThe James Irvine FoundationStephanie Stevenson and Stuart JacobsSumaya and Edward MinerDiane MitchellaPebble Beach Company FoundationDavid and Kathleen PellegrinPatricia Mellencamp and Jonathan PellegrinPoppy Hills Golf CourseS.T.A.R. Foundation

$2,500+Alvarez Technology Group, Inc.Arts Council for Monterey CountyThe Ella Fitzgerald Charitable FoundationGartley Charitable Foundation Fund - Orange County Community FoundationBill Graham Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment FundMimi HahnJackie and Peter HenningJoanne JohnsonMcGraw-Hill Education LLCCathy and Terrence O'ConnorMary Ann and Peter OrrRenate QuigleyMary and Dave RamosRotary Club of Corral de TierraSalinas Rotary ClubSmall Planet Foods Inc.Leslie Powell and Stanley StairsDarien and Rick SwigThe Upjohn California FundGreta and Warner WimsRosemary and Peter WittlingerGayla and Walt WoodJessie and David Woolley-Wilson

$1,000+1st Capital BankDee and Al AdolphMaggie and Joe AgroSusan and Steven BeckPeter BellPatricia and Emmett BrownJeromie ClarkLulla and Woodworth ClumConley Family FoundationJeanne and James CostelloNancy and William DoolittlePatricia and Ron EastmanJudy and Jay EdmondsCynthia and Michael FieldsCarol and Brian FineganSusan and Mort FullerDonna and Peter GordonClaire and Robert GreensponJoan and Duane GrubertElizabeth and Chuck HarmonTom Diamont and Sarah IngberEwalker JamesCatherine Parker and James JefferyEva and Craig KaplanAllyson and Robert KavnerCaron and Alan LacyLetty LedbetterJudy and Gary LoganJanet and Curtis LouieConnie and Robert LurieMDM Family Partners LPMonterey Peninsula Volunteer ServicesMaria and E. Philip MorganAnn and Steven PackerSuzanne Gelber-Rinaldo and David RinaldoRotary Club of Carmel-By-The-SeaNancy and Scott Scheid Susan ShawlDarlene and Larry TripplettKatrina and Michael TschidaMary and Ken WrightYellow Brick Road Benefit ShopPaula Black and Laura Zehm

$500+William Huggins and Janet AblaJames AdamsRonnie and Luis AlvarezPhyllis Panenks and David ArcherJacquelynn and Roland BeverlyLucia and Michael BoggiattoBookmark MusicAnna and Amer BudayrCity of SeasideGary CripeClaudia and William DanielsAnne and Paul DavisSusan DuCoeurJames EmersonArcy Ledezma and John GarciaSpencer Commons and Martha GatesKimberley and Jeffrey GreenCecily and Bannus HudsonKatherine E. Akos and Harry JacobsThe Jewish Community Board of AkronSusann and Aaron KahanRobert KennedyShirley and Thomas KiattaNicki and Rob KlevanBobbi and Larry KoonseStephanie and John LafayetteBarbara Lile-DuzsikJill and Mark MancinaDeborah and Doug MoodySelene and Joseph OlmsAudria and Benjamin QuillianRissa Rustad SandmanSylvia and Hal SawelsonMark Alderson and Anne SeckerWendy Cole and Miller SteelBrenda and Robert SuperkoPatricia Powell and Michael ThomasAndrea Breaux and Larry WilliamsBonnie and Ron Yokota

$250+Nadya and Bradford BoschEleanor and Paul BrocchiniCannery Row CompanyJulie and Jerry CantwellGermaine and Wayne CooperSean Edwards and Alexandra DanielsKatherine Daniels KurzRosalind and Robert DavisDiane and Dan DeAutremontEric EppsCarol FarrisKay and Les FillerMalessia and Alfred ForrestBarbara and Jon GalehouseKathleen and Frank GeislerKathy and Mark GorcheskyCharles HillKarin Roache and Kenneth HopkinsGreg HowertonLori Chavez and Tim JacksonCaprice Collins-Jenkins and Alvin JenkinsRoxana and Harold KelandAmara and David KorpiDave KozAnn LewisArthur LiberaElizabeth LorenziJudi Silvano and Joe LovanoRachelle and Steven McLeesBarbara and Mark MillerNaoma and Edward MorenoHeather and Joel MorseLaura and Donald NewmarkHolly and Eduardo OchoaJenifer Shields and Timothy OrrCarol PetersonRita and Daniel PoljakDonna and Thomas PriesmeyerEric RobisonShawn RozsaRon ScottPatricia and Horace SpauldingDick StauffacherColette TaorminaKathryn Ann and Michael ThaanumJason TobosaDaisy TorméJeri and Jim VanderzwaanLinda Henderson and Gary VanerstromSanford WeitznerMarilyn WillettBobbie and Benny Young

$100+John AllisonRoberta AlvarezChristine and David AndersonAnonymousCass and Mike AntlePhillip BalmaBeverly and Steve BeanBethel BodineBridget and James BoothGeno BragerCynthia and Rudy BravoBarbara BucquetF. Kathryn and Charles BurwellLisa and Hugh ButlerMichael CaddellDouglas CaldwellBette and Richard CannonSharen CareyPaul ContosBarbara and Jack CowanLily and John CrawleyShanta and Roland DayWalter DerbignyDeborah DessasoMary DevlinChristopher Fitz and Anita DiltsLisa DoeringNancy and John DureinJoanne and Pete FallicoGail Greely and Lowry FentonJoann and Gaylord ForbesLeesa Gagos

Renee and Douglas GarrisonNancy GartonElizabeth GlasgowTerri and Karl GrantKelsey GrayBruce GreenbaumJennifer Thomas and David GreyBarbara and Jackson GualcoStacy HandleyRussell HandsYolanda HaryJohn HeinsiusMerry HendleyAnne HessingArla HestermanCeleste Williams and Peter HillerDuane McDonald and Margaret HillisColleen and Derek HooperBrian Taugher and Sharon HunterJasmine Ow-Hurst and Kelly HurstMarilyn and Eugene HwanJohn JensenShelly JohnsonDeidre JohnsonJ. JohnstonLinda Stanley and Steven JonesElaine and Lewis KaplanPeter KellyJoanne KingstonJanet Berry and Ted KirkilesJennifer and Michael KnapekBarbara LaurencePaula and Michael LazaroffSusan Mulvihill-Liverman and James LivermanDennis and Gerry MackKaren MacKie-JonesMargaret and John MaloneyGlenn and Carol MaynardKen Mazawa and Mary McDonaldWilliam McMorranJean and Thomas MeeksBarbara and Miguel MejiaCatherine and Frank MeyerTeresa MillerJazz and Akim MimounKent MitchellDebbie and William MochizukiPenny MorrisWies NorbergJudy and Thomas NunanJanet and Bruce O'ConnorKazuhisa OhtaLisa OmoriBill PardueMatthew PebleyJanice and Ron PerkuchinCarolyn and Wilson PetersonJohn PodliskaHeidi Zamzow and Kenneth PollockSusan and Oscar PorterStephen PowellDeena and Barry PryorMarilyn and Martin PuentesBrian QuickJudith Sulsona and William RawsonThomas ReinselPamela Baker and Stuart ReynoldsKim RichardsonRoy RogersKathy SalemKathleen and Jim SantorCarol SchmehCharles SennetBeverly and Itzhak ShniperRamona and Donald ShortridgeMichael ShpakRhonda Joyner and Buren SimmonsNancy and David SimpsonRobert SingletonDonn SipesRose SmithFrederick SmithFranklin SmithSheila and Leland SmithLarry and Jane SolomonFreida and Bobby SparksMargaret and Charlie StewartSherri and Kenneth Stoddard

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