Kuumbwa Jazz Donors
Annual Donors
(including Members, as of August 2023)
$20,000+ Donors (includes Armstrong Hot 5 Members)
Bill & Cloy Codiga – William J Codiga Family Foundation, Brian & Patricia Herman, Lana Weeks
$10,000-$19,999 Donors (includes Armstrong Hot 5 Members)
Anne & Leslie Barnes, Dan Blunk, Carolyn Hyatt, Judy & Erik Johnson – Erik’s DeliCafè, Bill Merikallio & Cathy Conley
$5,000-$9,999 Donors (includes Armstrong Hot 5 Members)
Michael & Toby Alexander, Joe & Kathy Appenrodt, Val Cole, Edan Cassidy & Lissa Daniels – Cassidy Insurance Agency, Elizabeth & David Doolin – Petrinovich, Pugh & Co., Jeff Farnsworth & Michele Taylor, Kyle Goldman, Teresa Green, Jessica Heit, Hal & Jill Judd, David Kaun & Abigail Kaun, Ted Kirkiles & Janet Berry, Kenneth Koenig & Lisa Rose, Lee-Kahn Foundation, James & Suzanne McElwee, George Miller, Dave Miner, Swenson Builders, Rick & Ann Waltonsmith, Rachel Wedeen, Debra & Rayvon Williams
$2,500-$4,999 Donors (includes Trane Conductor Members)
Faye Abitbol, Larry Abitbol, Steven Baker, Ted Black, Jeannine Bonstelle, Andrea Borsuk & Frank Thaler, Lighthouse Bank, Kathleen Day & Chris Farnsworth, Daryl Dichek & Kenneth Smith, Debra Dunn & Randy Komisar, Michael Ellison, The Humanities Institute, William Haerle, Harry Harrington & Sharon Hale, Deidre Hamilton, Greg & Lynn Howerton, Joe Hyatt & Anissa Novak, Fred & Jo Lynne Jones, Robert Kaswen, Debbie King – Transformational Leadership Partners, Diane & Richard Klein, Douglas Ley – Redtree Partners LP, Lawrence & Bridget Lippmann, Tom Manheim & Nancy Shanfeld, Roy Martinez – Radiology Medical Clinic, Reggie McLain, Jon & Patricia Minsloff, Gayle & Joe Ortiz – Gayle’s Bakery & Rosticceria, Will & Martina O’Sullivan, Danny Scher, Eddie & Lori Scher, Robin & Greg Sirakides, David & Mary South, Su Nerton & Thomas Thacher, Julie Thiebaut, Patricia Webster, Ron & Peppy Woll, Robert & Suzanne Young
$1,500-$2,499 Donors (includes Miles Circle Members)
George Badger & Barbara Beerstein, Thomas Bloink, David & Mary Alice Copp, Diane Craddock & David Hogye, Gerald Cummings, Joseph Denicola, John Edmunds, Ron Emrich, John Livingston & Fran Etow, Janie Hanson, Tama Bistrian & Jon Hoech, Bill & Vicci Hult, Tim Jackson & Lori Chavez, Stephen Kessler, Barbara Thrasher & Richard Koffey, Alejandra & Jack Kramer, Dane Lobb & Marianne Perhach, Andrew Mihalik & Lynda Langridge, Gregory Nimz, Michael Parrish & Karen Giles, Francoise Seftel, Scott Smith & Mary Culley, Laura & Paul Stampleman, Laura Sutherland & Lance Linares, Max Turigliatto, Sanjay & Susan Vaswani, Melody Walsh, Craig & Anat Wargon, Alice Weigel, Sylvia & James Yee
$1,000-$1,499 Donors (includes Ella Ensemble Members)
Susan Anderes & John Stern, Claire Biancalana & Bill Kelsay, SCC Black Health Matters Initiative, John Bono, Shona Brown & John Rohrer, Cheryl Cashman, Cathy Chavez Miller & Mike Miller, Martin & Barbara Chemers, Susan & Ross Condit, Tony Condotti & Barbara Choi – Atchison, Barisone & Condotti, APC, Krista & Peter Cook, Arthur Dover – Aptos Travel Clinic, Charles & Sandra Eldridge, Peter & Nancy Fediay, Alan & Susan Goldstein, Tiffany Hammer, Bette & David Harken, Matt Jorgensen, Ralph & Julie Kimball, Vance Landis-Carey, Mateo Lettunich, Gary & Judy Logan, Kristen & Baldo Marinovic, Edward & Sumaya Miner, Don & Carol Monkerud, Cori & Fane Opperman, Patrick O’Rourke, Larry & Shelly Pearson, Mark Rigler & Judi Yamamoto, Jeff & Deb Roisman, Lucy Saarni & Rex Page, Robin & Chris Sawyer, Clarke & Cathey Shultes, Dieter & Jennifer Siegmund, Dean Silvers & Ira Schwartz, Srinija Srinivasan, Robert Stevens, Anina Van Alstine, Andy & Andrea Yanowitz, Frank Zwart & Julia Armstrong-Zwart
$500-$999 Donors (includes All Star Members)
Georgene Ales, David & Sharon Allshouse, Karen Ames,Deborah Anderson, Mark Anenberg & Vikki Essert, Jacqueline & Yoram Arbel, Ken Arconti, Gabriela Arredondo & Bill George, Bruce Ball, Ken Bame, Alan & April Barclay, Luiz Barroso, Glenn Bartz, Donald Bear & Lori Helman. Bill Benham, Bob Biggs & Sarah Marra, Greg & Debbie Blackwell, Rob Boyer & Joe Fabris, Owen Brown, Leon Brown, David Brundage & Susan Stuart, Jessi Butler & Allen Bushnell, Andrew & Marilyn Calciano, Shirley & Richard Cantu, Willie Case, Francois Cazenave & Isabelle Brissac, Ceil Cirillo, Sarah Clark, Karen Cogswell & John Maenchen, Bud & Rebecca Colligan, Tim & Linda Craighead, Stephen & Carmella Dautoff, Ken & Katherine Deaver, William & Linda Desler, Tamara & Gerry Doan, Eve Eden, David Egan & Emily DuBois, Eli & Angela Eisenpress, Bernard Elbaum & Nina Koocher, Vicki & Bob Fabbri, Richard Fabrikant & Marty Finn, David Farberow & Sharon Heckert, Roy Feague, Gail Greely & Lowry Fenton, Kathy & Bob Ferraro, Bruce Finney & Kathleen Condon, Rosalind & Howard Fisher, Reed & Lisa Flocks, Joel Ann & Mahlon Foote, Tom Frey, David Garcia & Maya Suryaraman, Robin Garmann, Mark & Lisa Garrigues, Sean Tanner, Dean & Sheila Gottehrer, Norman Groner & Ann-Marie Mitroff, Jennifer & Hugh Grubb, Rose & Alberto Guarino, Ed & Holly Guzman, Sue & Charles Hahn, Penny Hanna & Slim Heilpern, Rob Hapner, Tim Harrington, David & Kate Hartzell, Sue Hay, Diana Hayden, Patricia Hayward, Alan & Charlene Heit, Ken Herbert, Steven Hoskinson, Matt & Kathleen Hur, Kent & Marie Imai, Matthew & Amy Jackson, Bennett Jackson & Emilia LaPenta, Lynn Johnson & Brett Taylor, Ken Johnson & Karen Jackson, Samuel Johnson & Katherine Moore, Eliot Kalman, Solomon Katzman & Lisa Hochstein, Rich Kelso & Claire Wilson, Alexandra & Jon Kennedy, Nick & Gail Kepler, Warren Klausner & Gretchen Dokey, David & Sharon Kluger, Madhur & Meenoo Kohli, Marty & Judy Krovetz, Laura Lancaster & Harry Noller, Bob & Marcia Lanz, Peter & Marie Laugharn, Grace Laurencin & Gail Hershatter, William & Katherine Lauster, Mimi & Matt Lawler, Barbara Lawrence, Susan Leach, James Lehman, Joel Leivick, Bill & Roberta Lipson, Andrea London, Raymond & Laurie Love, Susan & Bryan Lovegren, Kristin Machnick, David Mader, Zulah Eckert & Carlos Maltzahn, Martin Manley, Suzi Markham & Terry Olson, John Masterman, Laury McInerney, Tom McKoy & Ellen McCarthy, Steve & Kathy McNichols, Joel Miller, Tom Moellering, Vivian Moutafian, Philippe Moutarlier, Noel Murray, Thomas Nash, Kelly & Maria Nesheim, James Newman, Jesse & Christine Nickell, Sam & Kathryn Nicolino, Dana Niehaus & Jeannine Calcagno, Joyce Nordquist, Scott Bongiorno & Helen Nunberg, Chris O’Connell & Denise Ryan, Rodney & Christia Ogawa, Jane Orbuch, Robert Arko & Aura Oslapas, Elizabeth O’Toole & Bob Harbuck, Rodney Ouse & Carolyn Wade, Earleen Overend & Wayne Palmer, Pacific Cookie Company, Juliet Peck & Michael Lawrence, James Penrose, Will Phelps, Stephen Pierce, Jennifer Hastings & Julio Porro, Trenise Pot, Jim Potterton & Maria Mattioli, Robin Purohit, Tom Ralston & Rachel Chatham – Tom Ralston Concrete, Ryan Ramirez & Diane Bock, Ben & Tamyra Rice, Bill & Pamela Richter, Sally-Christine Rodgers & Randy Repass, Scott Roseman & Jasmine Berke, Richard Rosenthal, Susan & Jon Sanders, Olaf Schiappacasse, Michael Scott & Ellen Grace O’Brian, Scruggs, Spini & Fulton, Ruth Selvidge, Melodye Serino, Gary Silberstein & Joan DeNeffe, Curtis Simmons, Bill & Mary K Simpson, Colin Smith & Barbara Fagan-Smith, Dora & Jeffrey Solinas, Sam & Paty Stevens, Bob & Phyllis Strickland, Michael & Michelle Suval, Thom Swiss, Marshall & Karen Sylvan, Robert Taren, Michael Tierra & Mark Agnelo, Bobbi Todaro, Samuel Torres & Maria Gitin-Torres, Ken Parker & Tara Trautsch, David Tristram, Christine Price & Steve Waldrip, Michael & Anne Watkins, Andy Weis, Jeffrey Werner, Max Copperman & Cindy White, Terry Wight & Bob Groppo, Steve & Sharon Willeke, Lawrence Williams, Dennis & JoAnn Winter, Keith & Mary Wood, Ken Wright
$250-$499 Donors (includes Bandleader Members)
Michael Abbett, Veronica Acevedo Avila, Jim Anderson, Edward Hearn & Linda Arnold, Lawrence Baker, Sally Barker, Ryan Bauer, Sheila & Murray Baumgarten, Monica & Robert Bellizzi, Kent Benedict & Paula Gomez, Eric Berg, Mark Bernhard & Anne Steyaert, Michael & Alex Boyd, Doug Breckenridge, Scotty Brookie & Andrew Purchin, Janice Caldarella, Margaret Campbell, Philip Castle, Jon Cavanaugh, Craig & Brenda Chadwick, Larry Chew, Jason Christian, Ed & Margie Claxton, Jude Clement, June Coha, Elena Cohen & Steve Ritz, Dale Coke, Everett Cooney, Mauricio Cuervo, Maureen & Robin Davidson, James Dillon, Dagmar Dolatschko, Summer Doty, Tom Ellison & Larry Friedman, Dan Facciola, Matt Farrell, Rob &, Donna Franks, Debora Friedman, Allen Furst, Lynn Gottwald, Robert & Marylayne Gregg, Colette Grey, Richard Harris, Roy & Karen Jackson, Fred Jacobson, Sheila Joyce-Kellerman & Bill Kellerman, Gordon Kaplan, Orry Korb, Peter Lesnik, Charles Levin, Tracy Lewis, Mark Linder & Mary Dean, Anne Lober, Jessica Locatelli, Tom Lynch, Robert Mahoney, Frederick Malouf, Lynn Marcus Wyner & Ian Hardcastle, Gregory Marrone, Megan Martinelli, Donny McCaslin, Alan Mertens, Robert Mullis, Jennifer Neal, Jim & Denise Norris, Nick Pavlina, Michael Peltz, Eric Schmidt & Ellen Primack, Dave & Mary Ramos, Billy Reed & Carroll Mayer, Robert Renner & Kathleen Howlett, Eric Rice & Patrice Maginnis, Barbara Riching, Grant & Pamela Ring, Maureen & Satish Rishi, Brenda Rogers, Oren Rosen, Carol Diamond & Howard Rowley, Mary Scheller, Kermit & Marc Sveen, Paul Tatsuta, Mark Teixeira, Betty Tsugita, Howard Unkeles, Stacey Vreeken, Judy’s PediCare, Mary Wells, Robert & Julie Wider, Gloria Williams, Ruth Wilson, Jon & Jill Winston, Donald Wright, Wes Yemoto, Stacey Zones
$75-$249 Donors (includes Band Members)
Benjamin Abrams, Charles Ahern, Robert Albrecht & Nita Picchetti, Esmarelda Alderete, Bill Alderman, Geoff & Judy Alexander, Mary Altier & John Walker, Ken & Sandra Anderson, James Anderson, Kate Anderton, Leslie & Richard Andrews, Jennifer Andrews, John & Lynn Archer, Annette Baker, Linda Baker, Mary Ann Balian, Dwight & Beth Basilius, Frank Bechert, Dori Benke, Wendy & Chris Benner, Jeff Bennett, Cheryl Bentley, Cher Bergeon, W. Scott Berry, Gary Bianchi, Curtis & Susan Bianchi, Linda Bixby, Christine Bloome, Vicki Bolam, Bert Bonanno, Margaret Booker, DeAnne Boroff, Paul Bouwsma, Jack Bowers, Eric Braun, Hilary Bridges & Glenn Robaugh, Jeff Brody, Stephen & Margaret Brown, Eileen & Neil Brown, Jacqueline Brown, Thomas Brown, George Bunch, Paul Burdick, Carolyn Burke, Edmund Burke, Jerry Cameron, Timothy Carl & Joan Bosworth, Nancy Carr,Calvin & Jennifer Carr, Elizabeth Case, Eileen Cavalier, Laura Layla Centorrino, Louise Chiatovich, Nick Chiulos & Nancy Mouat, Neil & Carolyn Christopherson, Peter & Carne Clarke, Nora Clow, Teresa Corwin, Pamela Cotton, Lynne Courtright, Monica Crump, Pat Da Silva, Ken Dalluge, Cynthia D’Anna, Michele Davis, Paul & Anne Davis, Ralph Deadwyler, Kitty Dennis & Larry McFall, Larry & MaryEllen Dick, Kevin Donnelly, Aidan Doyle, Bruce Draper, Mark Drewry, Dwight Dunn, Nancy & Terrel Eaton, Tom Ehrlich, Vikki Erickson, Margaret Exton, Frank Eynon, Bojana Fazarinc, Adela Feran, Alejandro Ferrer, David Ferri, Sally Fifer & Jennifer Taylor, Rose Filicetti, Bruce Flatow, Emil Forsman, Dan Forzano, John Fowler & Debbie Lew, Mick Friedberg, Cliff & Sara Friedlander, John Gamman, Richard Gaona, Don Gardner, Irene Garner, Judith Geer, Peter Gelblum & Michelle Estrin-Gelblum, Barbara Gerry & Mark Chetkovich, Paula Gibson, Janice Glasser, Mary Lou Goeke, Barbara & Mark Gordon, Andria Gordon, Nancy Goudarzi, Paul Gratz, Shannon Tracy Greene, Joyce Gutstein, Gayle & Michael Halpin, Meg & Don Harlor, Wanda Harris, Kevin Hasenauer, Janet Heger, Angela Hexum, Daniel Hildebrand, Gary Hillerson & Susan Parish, Gary Hintz, Judy & Jeff Hittman, Bruce Hodge & Elizabeth Weal, William Hoffman, Jim & Nancy Hopper, Charles Houchin, Jeanne Howard, Andy Miller & Sybil Hudson, Karla Hutton, David & Colleen Iermini, Thomas & Pamela Jacobs, Kristen Jacobsen, Elizabeth James & Carlos Seligo, Kirk Jensen & Dennis Reagan, Katherine Jensen, Adam Jerugim, Pamela Johansen, George Jones, Rob Julien, Michael Kanevich, Michael Kaplan, Mark & Janelle Karakas, Susan & Stephen Karon, David Kasle, Elliot & Jerry Kay, Kay Killmer, Ellen Kimmel, Ken & Linda Kishlansky, Lorna Kohler, Jano Kray, Susan Krivin & David Ohanesian, Nick Kumar, Robert Lautz, Paul Lawton & Patty Durkee, Tom Burns & Eileen Leary, Laurie Lee, Laura Lee, Valeria Leoffler, Bob Leonard, Paia Levine, Rick Linzer & Barbara Schatan, Eleanor Littman, Linda Locklin, Ralph Lombreglia, Ilse & Benjamin Lopes, Barbara Lopez, Rachel & Rodney Lowe, Mitzi Malovos Konevich, Jeanine Mamary, Mark Mander & Ruthanne Baker-Mander, Angela Marie, Lora Lee Martin, Janet Mastropietro, Gavin & Julie Maxwell, Glenn & Carol Maynard, Judy Mcafee, Bill McDonald, Al McLeod, Patricia McVeigh, Patricia Medrano, Don Meehan, Jonathan Michael, Brian & Ann Miller, Kathleen Miller, Don Mohle, Charles & Diane Molnar, Don Moonshine, Yoshie Morrissey, David Morton, Michelle Morton, David Morwood, John Munoz, Julie Murphy & Bill Manov, Sandy Neuwirth, Don & Laura Newmark, Madlyn Norman-Terrance, Bob & Barbara Oberg, Paul & Sally O’Brien, Michael O’Connell, Lyle & Carolyn Older, Eileen O’Shea, Michael Packer, Roger & Kay Paine, Vinayak Parikh, Robert Phillips, Dan Phillips, Ruth & John Pierce, Mitch Plott, Tom & JoAnn Pohorsky, Eric Porter, Sean Powers, Stephen Prekoski, Allison Rainey, Doug & Leslie Rainforth, Liz Raptis Picco, Annalisa Rava, Michael & Sarah Ray, Suzanne Reed, Stu Reynolds & Pamela Baker, Nancy Richardson, Neil Richman, Eric Richter & Angie Reed, Jeff Riedle, Katherine Rockwood, Pamela Rose, Cynthia Rotwein & Craig Pappas, Nick Royal, Cindy Rubin & Brian Rosenthal, Josh Reilly & Lisa Russell, Rosalind Ruth & Judy Luiz, Gil Sanchez, Vikki Sanders, Conrad & Katie Santos, Sheldon Satnick, Lisa Schaechter, Roger & Kate Schafer, Alan Schlenger & Susan Lysik, Stuart & Mary Schonfield, Mike Schwartz, Jon Scoville & Tandy Beal, Roberta Sears, Margie Shaffer, Jaclynn & John Shurtleff, Jacob & Kris Sidman, Carol Siegel, Frederick Siff, Armando Silva, Victor Silverman, Johnny Simmons, Nirvikar Singh & Inderjit Kaur, Maryjane Slade, Malcolm Smith, Biff Smith, David Smith, Phil & Sachi Snyder, John & Elaine Sorensen, Matt Sorgenfrei, Mark Sowlakis, Madeline Spencer & Mayrebelle Lukins, John Speyer & Consuelo Alba-Speyer, Doug Spitzer, Peter Spofford & Lou Ann Linford, Becky Stapp, Jim Steele, John & Angela Steele, Margaret Steele, Sam Stoddard, Paul Stone & Dana Olson, Peter Strype, Howard Susman & Carolyn Baie, John Swartley & Debra Cohen, Paul Tarantino, Bunny Tavares, Lori Teller, Lawrence Terry, Mary Thomas, Bob & Rosemary Tintle, Cindy Titius, Mickey & Madeline Tomlinson, Vince & Elizabeth Tornabene, Leslie Tremaine, Suzanne & Dan Tuchler, Jim & Jeri Vanderzwaan, Diana Varcados, Ron Victor, Lisa Vieira, Mary Jo Walker & Kevin Collins, Cherie Weeland & Steve Hernandez, John & Liz Wesolowski, Claudia White & Marsha Isaacson, Dana White & Michele Vercoutere, Bernadette Wieland & Francis Truntzer, Pete Wilde & Nadine Nemec, Lloyd & Bonnie Williams, Linda Wilshusen & Rock Pfotenhauer, Steve Wilson & Jessica Lowe-Wilson, Gail Wilson, Sylvia Winsby, Ann & Albin Winters, Mark Wise & Judy Brose, Lynne Wittenberg, Lawrence & Sarah Wolfsen, Matthew Wood & Frances Ruiz-Wood, Joan Worley, Ann Bennett Young & Peter Young, Peter Young Wyner-Maze
Annual Sponsors
Jon Hoech, Rosalind & Howard Fisher, The Humanities Institutes at UCSC, The Hyatt Family, Erik & Judy Johnson – Erik’s DeliCafé, Debbie King – Transformational Leadership Partners, Ted Kirkiles & Janet Berry – Jazz Alley Kats, Diane & Richard Klein, Kenneth Koenig and Lisa Rose, John Livingston & Fran Etow, Tom Manheim & Nancy Shanfeld, Roy Martinez – Radiology Medical Group, Reggie McLain, Tom Moellering, Jennifer & Arch Mott, Su Nerton & Tom Thacher, Joyce Nordquist, Pat O’Grady & Liz Falade, Gayle & Joe Ortiz – Gayle’s Bakery and Rosticceria, Tom Ralston Concrete, Santa Cruz County Bank, Santa Cruz County, Black Health Matters Initiative, David & Mary South, Robert Stephens, Swenson Builders, Melody Walsh, Wedeen Hammer Locatelli Group at Morgan Stanley, Debra & Rayon Williams, Bob & Suzanne Young
Granting Agenices
David and Lucile Packard Foundation, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Arts Council Santa Cruz County, Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), California Arts Council, Western Jazz Presenters Network (WJPN), The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Live Music Society
In-Kind Contributors
Bagelry, Cabrillo College, Community Printers, Cruzio, Erik & Judy Johnson, Miner Family Vineyards, Steve Ornellas, Pacific Cookie Company, Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company, Swenson Builders, Rachel Chatham – Tom Ralston Concrete, and our extraordinary community of volunteers!
Ellington Awards
Since 2005, Kuumbwa Jazz has honored individuals whose long-standing support has significantly contributed to the organization’s well-being. Like Duke Ellington said, we like to let them know that “we love you madly” by presenting them with an Ellington Award.
2022 – Joe Hyatt & Anissa Novak
2022 – Bobbi Todaro
2022 – Janet Berry
2022 – Teresa Green
2021 – Elizabeth & David Doolin
2021 – Rachel Wedeen
2019 – Kyle Goldman
2019 – Dave Miner
2019 – Danny Scher
2018 – Jeannine Bonstelle
2018 – Ted Kirkiles
2017 – Deidre Hamilton
2017 – Carolyn Hyatt
2015 – Drew & Kathy Miller
2015 – Cheryl Simons
2013 – Sharon Hale & Harry Harrington
2013 – Cathy Conley & Bill Merikallio
2012 – Robin & Greg Sirakides
2012 – George & Barbara Badger
2011 – Chris Tompkins
2011 – Kate & David Hartzell
2010 – Michael & Toby Alexander
2010 – Patti & Brian Herman
2009 – Bob King
2009 – Bob Young
2008 – Bill & Cloy Codiga
2008 – John Livingston & Fran Etow
2007 – Erik & Judy Johnson
2007 – Tom Cole
2006 – Bob Jackson
2006 – Esin Voskay
2005 – Bob Bickal
2005 – Ted & Pat Durkee