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Black Lives Matter

Montavilla Jazz stands in solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives and the fight to end systemic racism in our communities and institutions.

Jazz is America’s indigenous art form born out of the African American experience. We believe that jazz is relevant to the lives of all people as a community-building force for education and social justice. We are proud to dedicate ourselves to the promotion of jazz, its history, its cultural significance, and the local musicians who perform it.

It is time to find the courage to look in the mirror and ask ourselves how we can improve as we work to become a more equitable and diverse organization. We at Montavilla Jazz have to do better. We will do better.

Our Commitments 

Montavilla Jazz is committed to growing our organization in a way that brings more voices to the table. We have set our intention to make the following commitments an indelible part of Montavilla Jazz systems, practices and policies as we grow and develop as an organization.

IN ALL AREAS OF OUR WORK MONTAVILLA JAZZ:

  1. Seeks to include the people who reflect the community we serve. 
  2. Highlights members of our artist community who are less visible because of their race, gender, or other factors. 
  3. Provides opportunities for underserved members of our community to participate in the planning and operations of events. 
  4. Recruits and hires individuals who come from groups who have been historically marginalized.

Credits

Board of Directors

Neil Mattson—Executive Director
Marcia Hocker—Vice President
Nancy Mitchell—Secretary
Steve Mitchell—Treasurer
Kim Harrison
Katherine Sharp

Resource Council

Douglas Detrick—Substrate Arts Consulting
Darrell Grant—PSU
Fritz Hirsch—Founder
Amy Maxwell—Ticket Tomato
Pancho Savery—Reed College
George Thorn—RACC

With support from:

Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation
Ron & Jean Boesl
Oregon Cultural Trust
Malarkey Family Foundation
Portland Events & Film
Accelerator Design Studios, Inc.
Regional Arts & Culture Council
Metro Regional Government
Mr. Plywood
Oregon Community Foundation
Joan & Jerry Mattson
State of Oregon
Oregon Arts Commission
US Small Business Administration
James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation
Washman LLC
Katherine Mattson
Autzen Foundation
New Music USA
Montavilla Sewing Centers
City of Portland
Sami Khawaja
OnPoint Community Credit Union
Elizabeth Booher
East Glisan Pizza Lounge
Riverview Bank
Fix Auto
Truman Heartland Community Foundation
Portland State University
Randy P. Lifshotz
Douglas Detrick
Vestal Elementary
Barbara Newell
Bipartisian Cafe
Eric Busch
Joel Newman
Mt. Tabor Middle School Foundation