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The American Jazz Institute
The American Jazz Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to the enrichment and enhancement of the appreciation of jazz music. From its humble beginnings in New Orleans at the turn of the century, jazz evolved into one of America’s enduring world contributions, a “universal language” understood by all.
Jazz is our life…
- To advance and promote jazz music throughout the world.
- To maintain a repertory orchestra to play new and archival jazz music.
- To educate and expose the public to jazz by live performances and panel discussions
- To support charitable endeavors that promote and advance jazz music.
- To seek and attract donations of jazz works with an emphasis on original compositions, scores, arrangements, and recordings.
- To make jazz works available for research study and education.
- To physically house, archive and preserve jazz music: compositions, scores, arrangements, recordings, artwork, photographs, film and other jazz works.
To contribute, make check payable to the American Jazz Institute
Miail check to
Willow Creek Productions
74818 Velie Way STE 5, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Our Live Programs
KAJI Jazz Radio/FM95.3 is still in the process of adding live broadcasting programs to its schedule and we will keep you informed as we add new and special programs.
The Alan P. Schultz Show
Thursday and Sunday from 9:00: AM to 11:AM
The Lee Hartley Show
Thursday From 11am to 1pm
Lee Hartley hosts a daily radio program on KAJI Jazz Radio/FM95.3 where she loves to play Jazz Classics that few stations in the US play today. Lee has has a long, successful and continuing performing career as a vocalist and has performed with some of the best names in American Jazz. Most recently, she performed and toured with the legendary Les McCann. Lee moved back to the Palm Springs area 6 years ago and has worked with Ted Herman, Paul McDonald, Charles Owens and Ladd Macintosh's Big Bands.
The Mark A. Masters Show
Friday from 1:00: PM to 4: PM
Board of Directors
Pete Carlson
Scott Ellsworth
Alan P. Schultz
Sue Townsley
Audree Coke Kenton (1922-2012)
Advisory Board
Andrew Cyrille
Ray Drummond
Scott Evans
Gary Foster
Reed Gratz
Tim Hagans
Billy Harper
Nat Hentoff
Clay Jenkins
Lee Konitz
Gene Lees (1928-2010)
Director of Community Outreach