
ABOUT
Jazz Arts Project
MISSION
Jazz Arts Project presents, performs, educates, and preserves the important legacy, influence, and role of jazz music in all its forms, from classic to contemporary, for the enrichment of diverse local, regional, and statewide constituencies through collaborative community outreach efforts, high-quality professional performances, as well as transformative educational workshops and other programs for youth.
For more than two decades, Jazz Arts Project has been a leading force in honoring, preserving, presenting, and helping to ensure the future of America’s music: Jazz. We are proud to report that our year-round concert presentations and annual events also help us to fund unique music education programs for area youth with an emphasis on those from at-risk and underserved communities.
Jazz Arts Project is a non-profit, 501(c) 3, professional presenting organization that produces 25 to 30 events each year from intimate jazz cafe nights through large-scale events at concert halls, as well as transformative educational workshops, training programs, specialized music camps, and other special programs for area youth.

Our Team
Joe Muccioli
Founder & Artistic Director
Nancy Clarke
Interim Managing Director
Kiki Rausch
Director of Education
Zach Lorelli
Education Associate Director
Stephanie Alaimo
Marketing & Social Media
Grace Decarlo
Graphics & Social Media ​
Sara Gaudino
Administrative Assistant
Matthew Gianquinto
Administrative Assistant
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Michael Morelli
Facilities and Logistics
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Roberto Muolo
Technical Advisor ​
Board of Directors
Dan Dasaro
President and Acting Treasurer ​​Steven Hecht
Vice President
​Joanna Connelly
Secretary
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Brian Asarnow​​​​​​​
​John Gentile
​​​​Jeremy Hoffman
​​​​​Jerry Schreiber
​​​Mark Schulman​
​​Art Topilow
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Honorary Advisory Board​
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Edward Kennedy Ellington II
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Jazz Trumpet Artist: Jon Faddis
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Entertainer/Singer: Deanna Martin
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Famed Drummer: Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
​In Memoriam
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Bebop Piano Master: Barry Harris
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Jazz Piano Master: Norman Simmons
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Guitar Legend: Bucky Pizzarelli
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Former Jazz Arts student: Alex Leon Krall