Jazz Mentors Foundation

Jazz Mentors Foundation Presenting UTAH'S PREMIERE JAZZ SERIES! Concerts and clinics free to students and music educators with school ID. 501c3

Jazz Mentors Foundation Salt Lake City, Utah based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 2023 to:
Encourage junior high, high school and university student musicians to study and play jazz. Encourage awareness and appreciation for jazz in our community. Provide clinics for student musicians and concerts for our community featuring nationally recognized professional musicians. We came to

gether to host a jazz concert series, with top tier jazz musicians, including local talent. For each concert, the artist will provide a workshop for high school, university and junior high students, free of charge. Additionally, high school, university and junior high jazz students are invited to attend the concerts free of charge. Jazz music, while being the foundation of most modern music and one of the great American art forms, is in decline. It currently represents less than 1% of streaming music volume in the U.S.. We believe that by exposing students to excellent jazz musicians and concerts, we can revitalize this incredibly important and fun art form in Utah.

The incredible Roxy Coss Quintet! Part of Utah’s Premiere Jazz Series, Mentors on Stage, presented by Jazz Mentors Found...
03/03/2026

The incredible Roxy Coss Quintet! Part of Utah’s Premiere Jazz Series, Mentors on Stage, presented by Jazz Mentors Foundation.

Veronica Swift is one of the most versatile vocalists of her generation. With her Mack Avenue albums Confessions (2019) ...
02/18/2026

Veronica Swift is one of the most versatile vocalists of her generation. With her Mack Avenue albums Confessions (2019) and This Bitter Earth (2021), she quickly rose to the top tier of jazz singers, earning acclaim for her virtuosic technique and fearless artistry. Her latest self-titled release expands her reach beyond jazz, blending opera, rock, soul, bossa nova, and musical theater into what she calls “transgenre,” a bold expression of her full creative identity. Swift’s dynamic performances and daring genre-crossing have captivated audiences worldwide, solidifying her as a singular force in modern music.

📅 Monday, March 30th
🕢 7:30 PM Concert*
🎷 4:30 PM Student Clinic*
📍 Brighton Concert Hall
2220 E. Bengal Blvd, Cottonwood Heights
🎟️ Tickets on sale now — link in bio, or online
at www.JMFUtah.org
🎓 *Students and educators are free!

Roxy Coss Quintet concert — Mentors on Stage, Utah’s Premiere Jazz Series presented by Jazz Mentors Foundation.
02/13/2026

Roxy Coss Quintet concert — Mentors on Stage, Utah’s Premiere Jazz Series presented by Jazz Mentors Foundation.

Q&A w/ Quintet. Clinics are free to Utah music students and educators, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors a...
01/28/2026

Q&A w/ Quintet. Clinics are free to Utah music students and educators, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and .

01/28/2026

drum solo during the Quintet concert, Jan 26.

Grammy Award-winning saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator Roxy Coss is one of today’s most innovative voices ...
01/12/2026

Grammy Award-winning saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator Roxy Coss is one of today’s most innovative voices in jazz. Named a Downbeat Critics’ Poll Rising Star and an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award winner, she has released six acclaimed albums as a leader and performed worldwide at top festivals and venues. A fixture on the New York scene for over fifteen years, she has shared the stage with legends including Clark Terry, Louis Hayes, and the Mingus Big Band, while leading her own celebrated Roxy Coss Quintet. Beyond performance, she is Founder and President of the Women in Jazz Organization (WIJO), Co-Artistic Director of the Brubeck Jazz Summit, and incoming Director of Jazz Studies at Stony Brook University.

📅 Monday, Jan 26
🕢 7:30 PM Concert*
🎷 4:30 PM Student Clinic*
📍 Brighton Concert Hall
2220 E. Bengal Blvd, Cottonwood Heights
🎟️ Tickets on sale now — link in bio, or online
at www.JMFUtah.org
🎓 *Students and educators are free!

01/12/2026

Roxy Coss Quintet - Jan 26 - Utah
Grammy Award-winning saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator is one of today’s most innovative voices in jazz. Named a Downbeat Critics’ Poll Rising Star and an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award winner, she has released six acclaimed albums as a leader and performed worldwide at top festivals and venues. A fixture on the New York scene for over fifteen years, she has shared the stage with legends including Clark Terry, Louis Hayes, and the Mingus Big Band, while leading her own celebrated Roxy Coss Quintet. Beyond performance, she is Founder and President of the Women in Jazz Organization (WIJO), Co-Artistic Director of the Brubeck Jazz Summit, and incoming Director of Jazz Studies at Stony Brook University.

📅 Monday, Jan 26
🕢 7:30 PM Concert*
🎷 4:30 PM Student Clinic*
📍 Brighton Concert Hall
2220 E. Bengal Blvd, Cottonwood Heights
🎟️ Tickets on sale now — link in bio, or online
at www.JMFUtah.org
🎓 *Students and educators are free!

JMF friends at the Jazz Education Network Conference.
01/12/2026

JMF friends at the Jazz Education Network Conference.

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