Kuumbwa Jazz Donors
Annual Donors
(including Members, as of January 2021)
$50,000+ Donors (includes Armstrong Hot 5 Members)
Bill & Cloy Codiga – William J Codiga Family Foundation, Lana Weeks
$10,000-$19,999 Donors (includes Armstrong Hot 5 Members)
Elizabeth & David Doolin – Petrinovich, Pugh & Co., Brian & Patricia Herman, Carolyn Hyatt, Bill Merikallio & Cathy Conley, Dave Miner
$5,000-$9,999 Donors (includes Armstrong Hot 5 Members)
Michael & Toby Alexander, Joe & Kathy Appenrodt, Leslie & Anne Barnes, Judy Boemer, John & Linda Burroughs, Debra Dunn & Randy Komisar, Jeff Farnsworth & Michele Taylor, Deidre Hamilton, Joe Hyatt & Anissa Novak, Hal & Jill Judd, David Kaun & Abigail Kaun, Ted Kirkiles & Janet Berry, Lee-Kahn Foundation, James & Suzanne McElwee, George Miller, Ann & Rick Waltonsmith, Debra & Rayvon Williams
$2,500-$4,999 Donors (includes Trane Conductor Members)
Steven Baker, Andrea Borsuk & Frank Thaler, Mari & Ryan Brandt, Lighthouse Bank, Cheryl Cashman, Tom Ralston & Rachel Chatham – Tom Ralston Concrete, Edan Cassidy & Lissa Daniels, Daryl Dichek & Kenneth Smith, John Livingston & Fran Etow, Rachel Fresco, Teresa Green, William Haerle, Harry Harrington & Sharon Hale, Jessica Heit, Bill & Nancy Holmes, Judy & Erik Johnson, Fred & Jo Lynne Jones, Sheila Joyce-Kellerman & Bill Kellerman, Diane & Richard Klein, Tom Lafaille & Barbara Paul, Douglas Ley – Redtree Partners LP, Lawrence & Bridget Lippmann, Roy Martinez – Radiology Medical Clinic, Edward & Sumaya Miner, Jon & Patricia Minsloff, Joyce Nordquist, Patrick O’Grady & Liz Falade, Gayle & Joe Ortiz – Gayle’s Bakery & Rosticceria, Will & Martina O’Sullivan, Scott & Judy Owen, Danny Scher, Robin & Greg Sirakides, Robert Stevens, Rick Swig – The Swig Foundation, Su Nerton & Thomas Thacher, Rachel Wedeen, Ron & Peppy Woll, Robert & Suzanne Young
$1,500-$2,499 Donors (includes Miles Circle Members)
Kathleen & John Ballard, George Badger & Barbara Beerstein, Thomas Bloink, Jeannine Bonstelle, Shona Brown & John Rohrer, Freny Cooper, Diane Craddock & David Hogye, Gerald Cummings, Steve Daddario, Charles & Sandra Eldridge, Ron Emrich, Rosalind & Howard Fisher, Lou & Mark Heine, Alan & Charlene Heit, Greg & Lynn Howerton, Tim Jackson & Lori Chavez, Kenneth Koenig & Lisa Rose, Barbara Thrasher & Richard Koffey, Alejandra & Jack Kramer, Vance Landis-Carey, Jennifer & Sean Larkin, Tom Manheim & Nancy Shanfeld, Martin Manley, Robert McLain, Andrew Mihalik & Lynda Langridge, Tom Moellering, Will & Martina O’Sullivan, Walt & Marge Petersen, Halimah & Manuel Prado, Robin & Greg Sirakides, Paul & Laura Stampleman, Ben & Laurie Trainer, Sanjay & Susan Vaswani, Melody Walsh, Craig & Anat Wargon, Patricia Webster, Alice Weigel, Walter Petersen, Sylvia & James Yee
$1,000-$1,499 Donors (includes Ella Ensemble Members)
Nancy & V Altman, Susan Anderes & John Stern, George Badger & Barbara Beerstein, Jill Benson & Ken Woodward, Claire Biancalana & Bill Kelsay, John Bono, Willie Case, Cathy Chavez Miller & Mike Miller, Susan & Ross Condit, Tony Condotti & Barbara Choi – Atchison, Barisone & Condotti, APC, Krista & Peter Cook, Hal & Karlene Dahlmeier, Arthur Dover – Aptos Travel Clinic, Peter & Nancy Fediay, Katherine Fowler, Alan & Susan Goldstein, Steve Hallgrimson, Bette & David Harken, Grant Hartzog & Lily Shiue, Robert Holombo – Fitness Audio, Emily Honig, Henry Karpinski, Robert Kaswen, Ralph & Julie Kimball, Debbie King Consulting, Mateo Lettunich, Duncan McCollum, Don & Carol Monkerud, Noel Murray, Cori & Fane Opperman, Michael Parrish & Karen Giles, Jeff & Deb Roisman, Charlie Roskosz, Clarke & Cathey Shultes, Dieter & Jennifer Siegmund, Dean Silvers & Ira Schwartz, Scott Smith & Mary Culley, David & Mary South, Mary Jo Walker & Kevin Collins, Frank Zwart & Julia Armstrong-Zwart
$500-$999 Donors (includes All Star Members)
Georgene Ales, David & Sharon Allshouse, Mark Anenberg & Vikki Essert, Jacqueline & Yoram Arbel, Ken Arconti, Gabriela Arredondo & Bill George, Bruce Ball, Alan & April Barclay, Glenn Bartz, Donald Bear & Lori Helman, Bill Benham, Greg & Debbie Blackwell, Owen Brown, David Brundage & Susan Stuart, Jessi Butler & Allen Bushnell, Pedro Castro & Stephanie Barnes-Castro, Francois Cazenave & Isabelle Brissac, Ceil Cirillo, Samia Clark, Sarah Clark, Karen Cogswell & John Maenchen, David & Mary Alice Copp, Tim & Linda Craighead, Bruce Daniels & Barbara Graves, Stephen & Carmella Dautoff, Ken & Katherine Deaver, Joseph Denicola, William & Linda Desler, Christine Amber & Brian Deutscher, Zulah Eckert & Carlos Maltzahn, Eve Eden, David Egan & Emily DuBois, Eli & Angela Eisenpress, Bernard Elbaum & Nina Koocher, Vicki & Bob Fabbri, Richard Fabrikant & Marty Finn, David Farberow & Sharon Heckert, Bruce Finney & Kathleen Condon, Anton Fleig & Margarita Paez, Reed & Lisa Flocks, Joel Ann & Mahlon Foote, David Fulton, David Garcia & Maya Suryaraman, Robin Garmann,, Mark & Lisa Garrigues, Sean Tanner, Margaret Gordon, Sheila & Dean Gottehrer, Gail Greely & Lowry Fenton, Jeff & Ruth Griffin, Norman Groner, Jennifer & Hugh Grubb, Roberto Gwiazda & Christina Ravelo, Sue & Charles Hahn, Penny Hanna & Slim Heilpern, Tim Harrington, Dan Heiser & Kathleen Richards, Alan & Charlene Heit, Ken Herbert, Miriam Hitchcock, Tama Bistrian & Jon Hoech, Ernest Hudson, Vicci & Bill Hult, Matt & Kathleen Hur, Matthew & Amy Jackson, Lynn Johnson & Brett Taylor, Ken Johnson & Karen Jackson, Samuel Johnson & Katherine Moore, Eliot Kalman, Solomon Katzman & Lisa Hochstein, Sheila Joyce-Kellerman & Bill Kellerman, Rich Kelso & Claire Wilson, Nick & Gail Kepler, Stephen Kessler, Charly Kleissner, David & Sharon Kluger, Madhur & Meenoo Kohli, Marty & Judy Krovetz, Laura Lancaster & Harry Noller, Bob & Marcia Lanz, William Lauster, Mimi & Matt Lawler, Susan Leach, James Lehman, Charles & Karen Leigh-Wood, Joel Leivick & Terry Hogan, Pat Lerman, Charles Levin, Bill & Roberta Lipson, Dane Lobb & Marianne Perhach, Anne Lober, Gary & Judy Logan, Andrea London, Raymond & Laurie Love, Kristin Machnick, Jim & Barbs Mackraz, David Mader, Suzi Markham & Terry Olson, Mandi & Tony Masri, Judy Mcafee, Dolores & Hal McElroy, Laury McInerney, Steve & Kathy McNichols, Drew & Kathy Miller, Joel Miller, David Miller, Joanna Miller, Vivian Moutafian, Thomas Nash, Pravene Nath, Kelly & Maria Nesheim, James Newman, Jesse & Christine Nickell, Dana Niehaus, Gregory Nimz, Scott Bongiorno & Helen Nunberg, Robert Ockeloen, Rodney & Christia Ogawa, Jane Orbuch, Elizabeth O’Toole & Bob Harbuck, Earleen Overend & Wayne Palmer, Larry & Shelly Pearson, Juliet Peck & Michael Lawrence, Stephen Peterson, Stephen Pierce, Jim Potterton & Maria Mattioli, Ryan Ramirez & Diane Bock, Ben & Tamyra Rice, Bill & Pamela Richter, Mark Rigler & Judi Yamamoto, George Pepper & Michelle Robin, Richard Rosenthal, Cindy Rubin & Brian Rosenthal, Lucy Saarni & Rex Page, Susan & Jon Sanders, Eddie & Lori Scher, Olaf Schiappacasse, Michael Scott & Ellen Grace O’Brian, Scruggs, Spini & Fulton, Marc Seftel, Curtis Simmons, Bill & Mary K Simpson, Colin Smith & Barbara Fagan-Smith, Anne Marie Sorcenelli, Cheryl Stafford, Sam & Paty Stevens, Bob & Phyllis Strickland, Laura Sutherland & Lance Linares, Michael & Michelle Suval, Robert Taren, Jeff & Cathie Thermond, Julie Thiebaut, Michael Tierra & Mark Agnelo, Fred & Andrea Tio, Samuel Torres & Maria Gitin-Torres, Ken Parker & Tara Trautsch, Bill Underwood, Anina Van Alstine, Kimberly & Aaron Wainscoat, Christine Price & Steve Waldrip, Michael & Anne Watkins, Katherine Welch, Jeffrey Werner, Max Copperman & Cindy White, Robert Whitfield, Terry Wight & Bob Groppo, Steve & Sharon Willeke, Dennis & JoAnn Winter, Keith & Mary Wood, Ken Wright, Bob Zufall
$250-$499 Donors (includes Bandleader Members)
Jim Anderson, Leslie & Richard Andrews, Edward Hearn & Linda Arnold, Akin Babatola, Lawrence Baker, Ken Bame, Murray & Sheila Baumgarten, Kent Benedict & Paula Gomez, Alice Benet, Programmer Eric Berg, Bob Biggs & Sarah Marra, Donna Blitzer, Chris Boman, Michael & Alex Boyd, Scotty Brookie & Andrew Purchin, Eileen & Neil Brown, Denis Cardone, Philip Castle, Jon Cavanaugh, Karen Chavez, Jason Christian, Ed & Margie Claxton, June & John Coha, Everett Cooney, Maureen & Robin Davidson, Michael Dempsey, James Dillon, Kevin Donnelly, Dan Dour, Tom Ellison & Larry Friedman, Kathy & Bob Ferraro, Rob & Donna Franks, Allen Furst, Barbara Gerry & Mark Chetkovich, Delia Gilligan, Robert & Marylayne Gregg, Colette Grey, Ed & Holly Guzman, Tiffany Hammer, Richard Harris, David & Kate Hartzell, Sue Hay, Brian Henrikson, Pegatha Hughes & Paul Seever, Kent & Marie Imai, Roy & Karen Jackson, Lee Jacobs, Fred Jacobson, Dan Johnson, Gordon Kaplan, Robert Keet, Alexandra & Jon Kennedy, Orry Korb, Peter Lesnik, Rick Linzer & Barbara Schatan, Susan &, Bryan Lovegren, Tom Lynch, Robert Mahoney, Frederick Malouf, Lynn Marcus Wyner & Ian Hardcastle, Gregory Marrone, Lora Lee Martin, Donny McCaslin, Angelina McClellan, Daniel & Lauren McLaughlin, Keith Milne, Shawn Novack, Paul & Sally O’Brien, Janine Ortega, Robert Arko & Aura Oslapas, Rodney Ouse & Carolyn Wade, Roger & Kay Paine, Nick Pavlina, Julia & Todd Pinsky, Trenise Pot, Eric Schmidt & Ellen Primack, Michael & Sarah Ray, Billy Reed & Carroll Mayer, Eric Rice & Patrice Maginnis, Barbara Riching, Warren Rider, Grant & Pamela Ring, Karl & Theresa Robinson, Brenda Rogers, Joshua Salesin & Claire Schneeberger, Gil Sanchez, Mary Scheller, Jacob & Kris Sidman, Gary Silberstein & Joan DeNeffe, Kermit & Marc Sveen, Karissa Swift, Mark Teixeira, Lori Teller, Alana Thompson, Bobbi Todaro, Stacey Vreeken, Judy’s PediCare, Mary Wells, Gloria Williams, Linda Wilshusen & Rock Pfotenhauer, Jon & Jill Winston, Donald Wright, Stacey Zones
$75-$249 Donors (includes Band Members)
Dana Abbott, Josh Adams & Hannah Nevins, Charles Ahern, Robert Albrecht & Nita Picchetti, Esmarelda Alderete, Bill Alderman, Geoff & Judy Alexander, Linda Aliberti, Ken & Sandra Anderson, Deborah Anderson, John & Lynn Archer, Abbey Asher, Mary Ann Balian, Sarah Balla, Dwight & Beth Basilius, Harold Basquin & Jean Le Baron, Keshav Batish, Thomas John Batley, Frank Bechert, William Becker, Jeff Belden, Paul Bellina, Monica & Robert Bellizzi, Paula & Norbert Benecke, Jeff Bennett, Cheryl Bentley, Barbara Bernard, W. Scott Berry, Michael Bertoni, Gary Bianchi, Joya Birns, Linda Bixby, Bert Bonanno, DeAnne Boroff, Paul Bouwsma, Jack Bowers, Eric Braun, Doug Breckenridge, Hilary Bridges & Glenn Robaugh, Judy Brock, Stephen & Margaret Brown, Jacqueline Brown, Thomas Brown, George Bunch, Edmund Burke, Lori & Jack Burkett, Barbara Burman, Janice Caldarella, Louis & Nancy Calvisi, Jerry Cameron, Timothy Carl & Joan Bosworth, Nancy Carr, Calvin & Jennifer Carr, Claire Castagna, Frank & Pat Cavalier, Eileen Cavalier, Brian & Kathleen Cayton, Craig & Brenda Chadwick, George Chadwick, Gil & Dee Chavez, Angela Chesnut, Larry Chew, Nick Chiulos & Nancy Mouat, Maria Choy, Karen & Kurt Christiansen, Neil & Carolyn Christopherson, Peter & Carne Clarke, Dirk Coldewey, Stephen Creagh, Connie Croker, Monica Crump, Gail Cruse, Yolanda Cuadros, Sitah & Dale Cummings, Pat Da Silva, Ken Dalluge, Michele Davis, Paul & Anne Davis, Ralph Deadwyler, Kitty Dennis & Larry McFall, Gary Depp, Larry & MaryEllen Dick, Tamara & Gerry Doan, Roseanne Donner, Aidan Doyle, Mark Drewry, Patricia Duffy, Nancy & Terrel Eaton, Chuck Edgemon, Tom Ehrlich, Beverly Emling, Vikki Erickson, Judith Ewing, Margaret Axton, Frank Eynon, Dan Facciola, Bojana Fazarinc, John Fensterwald, Adela Feran, Veronica Ferguson, Craig Ferguson, Alejandro Ferrer, David Ferri, Nancy Ficarrotta, Sally Fifer & Jennifer Taylor, Rick Fillman, Shirley & Anthony Fink, Barbara Fishman, Martin Fishman, John & Bonnie FitzGibbon, Bruce Flatow, Joann Forbes, Emil Forsman, Dan Forzano, John Fowler & Debbie Lew, Cliff & Sara Friedlander, John Gamman, Irene Garner, Judith Geer, Peter Gelblum & Michelle Estrin-Gelblum, Paula Gibson, Alison & John Gold, Barbara & Mark Gordon, Andria Gordon, Gail Goudreau, Carmel Granger, Paul Gratz, Shannon Tracy Greene, Vernon Grim, Rose & Alberto Guarino, Joyce Gutstein, Carol Hales, Elliot Halpern, Gayle & Michael Halpin, Lea Haratani, Meg & Don Harlor, Wanda Harris, Kevin Hasenauer, Janet Heger, James Hein & Lyn Ackley, Gary Hillerson & Susan Parish, Christine Hirsch, Bruce Hodge & Elizabeth Weal, Jim & Nancy Hopper, Jeanne Howard, Joan Howe, Jenner Howland, Sonia Beatham, Andy Miller & Sybil Hudson, Bennett Jackson & Emilia LaPenta, Thomas & Pamela Jacobs, Kristen Jacobsen, Cheryl Jacques, Elizabeth James & Carlos Seligo, Kirk Jensen & Dennis Reagan, Pamela Johansen, Lane Jouvet & Alexis Prindle, David Kahn, David Kasle, Mike Kaspar, Elliot & Jerry Kay, George Kent & Julee Ogawa, Kay Killmer, Ken & Linda Kishlansky, Christine Kopecky, Jano Kray, Susan Krivin & David Ohanesian, Patricia Lasich, Tom Burns & Eileen Leary,Laurie Lee, Mark Linder & Mary Dean, Linda Locklin, Lee & Judy Loewy, Ilse & Benjamin Lopes, Barbara Lopez, Rachel & Rodney Lowe, Jeanine Mamary, Mark Mander & Ruthanne Baker-Mander, Andrew Markham, Bobby Markowitz,Janet Mastropietro, Glenn & Carol Maynard, Bill McDonald, Tom McKoy & Ellen McCarthy, Patricia McVeigh, Patricia Medrano, Brian & Ann Miller, Charles & Diane Molnar, Don Moonshine, Yoshie Morrissey, David Morton, David Morwood,Robert Mullis, John Munoz, Julie Murphy & Bill Manov, Susan Murphy, Jennifer Neal, Sandy Neuwirth, Don & Laura Newmark, Penny Norquist, Bob & Barbara Oberg, Lyle & Carolyn Older, Eileen O’Shea, Scott & Judy Owen, Michiko Pane, Vinayak Parikh, Robert Phillips, Jack Phillips, Tom & JoAnn Pohorsky, Eric Porter, Caprice Potter, Lon Price, Joe & Debbie Quigg, Janet Quinn, Doug & Leslie Rainforth, Dave & Mary Ramos, Ken Ranella, Josh Reilly & Lisa Russell, Stu Reynolds & Pamela Baker, Nancy Richardson, Neil Richman, Katherine Rockwood, Pamela Rose, Oren Rosen, Cindy Rubin & Brian Rosenthal, Cynthia Rotwein & Craig Pappas, Carol Diamond & Howard Rowley, Nick Royal, Susan Sailow, Vikki Sanders, Katherine Taplin & Conrad Santos, Sheldon Satnick, Lea Scarpelli, Lisa Schaechter, Alan Schlenger & Susan Lysik, Stuart Schonfield, Mike Schwartz, Joseph Scuncio, Roberta Sears, Jude Seath, Masa Sekimura, Jaclynn & John Shurtleff, Frederick Siff, Darius Silingas, Johnny Simmons, Nirvikar Singh & Inderjit Kaur, Maryjane Slade, Biff Smith, Andrew Smith, Phil & Sachi Snyder, John & Elaine Sorensen, Mark Sowlakis, Madeline Spencer & Mayrebelle Lukins, John Speyer & Consuelo Alba-Speyer, Doug Spitzer, Peter Spofford & Lou Ann Linford, John & Angela Steele, Suzy Stevens, Paul Stone & Dana Olson, Victoria Stone, Peter Strype, Howard Susman & Carolyn Baie, John Swartley & Debra Cohen, Diane Syrcle, Peter Szydlowski, Paul Tarantino, Anna Tatarczak, Paul Tatsuta, Bunny Tavares, Lawrence Terry, Mary Thomas, Bob & Rosemary Tintle, Julie Tokunaga-Fu & Albert Fu, Vince & Elizabeth Tornabene, Leslie Tremaine, Cori Troiani, Suzanne & Dan Tuchler, Howard Unkeles, Cherie Weeland & Steve Hernandez, Joe & Carmella Weintraub, Jack Wertz, John & Liz Wesolowski, Claudia White & Marsha Isaacson, Adam White, Ann Whittington, Pete Wilde & Nadine Nemec, Gary Wilens, Lloyd Williams, Bob Williamson, Steve Wilson & Jessica Lowe-Wilson, Sylvia Winsby, Renee Winter, Ann & Albin Winters, Mark Wise & Judy Brose, Lynne Wittenberg, Lawrence Wolfsen, Matthew Wood & Frances Ruiz-Wood, Janet Wyner-Maze, Ann Bennett Young & Peter Young, Joanne & Tom Young, Guy Zahller, Donna Ziel, Brian Ziel
Annual Sponsors
Michele Taylor & Jeff Farnsworth, Kyle Goldman, Teresa Green, The Hyatt Family, Rosalind & Howard Fisher, Jazz Alley Kats, Erik & Judy Johnson – Erik’s DeliCafé, Ted Kirkiles & Janet Berry, Diane & Richard Klein, John Livingston & Fran Etow, Roy Martinez – Radiology Medical Group, 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, Robert Stephens, Swenson Buliders, Melody Walsh, Daphne & Stuart Wells, Debra & Rayvon Williams, Bob & Suzanne Young, Kuumbwa Jazz Board of Trustees, Ten Sharps, Jazz Divas, Leading Ladies
Foundations
David and Lucile Packard Foundation; William & Flora Hewlett Foundation; Arts Council Santa Cruz County; Community Foundation 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, r.r. jones, Paul Schraub, 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 wrote, we like to let them know that “we love you madly” by presenting them with an Ellington Award.
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