is a non-profit organization whose mission is to assist youth in their musical training and to nurture the seeds of Jazz proficiency in the young minds and hearts of students actively pursuing studies in music. Our assistance is rendered in numerous ways: substantial monetary awards for competition winners, music lessons, purchasing and gifting needed musical instruments, and professional critique
and guidance from established jazz musicians in the music industry. We encourage networking among peers, and give interested youth ongoing mentoring in music and life development. Our annual April Tribute to Dolo Concert is a tribute to Dolo Coker and introduces our scholarship competition winners as they demonstrate their extraordinary talents. We also conduct a Jazz Clinic each September, where students and their families can learn directly from a panel of jazz greats, and a Jazz Showcase where established pros and up-and-coming stars can be seen, heard, and enjoyed. How to Contribute
The Dolo Coker Jazz Scholarship Foundation Awards are underwritten by proceeds from the Tribute to Dolo Concert, various organizations and donations from people like you. If you or your organizaiton would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, please contact us at the numbers below:
Sybil Coker (323) 935-1374
James Cole (323) 292-6062
Or write to us at:
The Charles Dolo Coker Jazz Scholarship Foundation Inc. Box 480028
Los Angeles, CA 90048
The Charles (Dolo) Coker Scholarship Foundation is composed solely of dedicated volunteers who give their time, knowledge, and skills freely from the heart. The Foundation is organized under the laws of the State of California, and tax exempt under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, Federal ID #954203652. Board of Directors
Jacquelyn M. Thomas Coker, President/Founder
Dennis Jenkins, VIce President
Lillie M. Thomas, Treasurer
Patricia Porter Royal, Secretary
Theodora Lamond Calame, Assistant Secretary
Myrtle Williams Bell
Linda Morgan
James Cole
Danellen M. Joseph
Georgene Taylor
Evelyn Gray Dixon
Scholarship Committee
Sybil J. Thomas Coker, Chairperson
Joan Beck
James Cole
Evelyn Dixon
Dorothy Funches
Danellen Joseph
Theodora Lamond Calame
Mildred L. Matthews
Tonya Richardson
Patricia Porter Royal
Alfred G. Snead
Jacquelyn M. Snead
Georgene Taylor
Lillie M. Thomas
Dennis Jenkins
The Advisory Board
Alfred G. Snead, Chairperson
Ernie Andrews
Gregory Beck
Joan Beck
Leonard Beck
Betty Bryant
James (Jimmy) Clark*
William Coffey, Jr., M.D. Susan Hall Comrie
Judge Albert D. Matthews, Ret. Mildred L. Matthews
Alvin S. Michaelson, Esq. Thelma L. Modisett
Jeannette C. Moore
Charles Palmer, Sr. Col. Herbert B. Schlosberg, Ret. USMC, Esq.*
Bettye J. Taylor
Rita Tuzon, Esq. Sophia Cole
Phillip Smith, Sr., M.D.
*Deceased
Honorary Co-Chairs
Dorothy Palmer
Charles Palmer, Sr.
