The Galveston Island Jazz Ambassador, Inc.,
is a non profit corporation organized to educate, create greater awareness by the public and to encourage support for jazz and the jazz artists who have created this medium. We want to emphasize the richness of jazz and increase the number of persons who appreciate jazz by:
- Sponsoring and organizing jazz events, including concerts, jazz cruises, jazz tours, and other events featuring jazz artists.
- Assisting other not-for-profit organizations by providing volunteers to assist either, directly or indirectly with promoting, organizing and conducting jazz events that focus on the jazz heritage and tradition in Galveston.
- Developing, in connection with the University of Houston and other resources, a history of local Galveston jazz artists and promulgation this history to the public, locally and nationally.
- Creating an emergency assistance fund to be administered either directly by the organization or indirectly in conjunction with other not-for-profit organizations or government programs to provide funds for needy musicians, especially older musicians who need assistance with housing, utilities and medical bills.
- Publishing and disseminating newsletters, magazines and other informational publications to inform, educate and make available to public and to members information about local jazz events, educate the public about Galveston's jazz artists and jazz history and to maintain a telephone information line which informs callers of jazz events in the greater Galveston/Houston area, especially focusing on grass roots artists.
- Sponsoring a jazz scholarship for worthy jazz students to assist in their music education.
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