Kuumbwa Jazz Donors

Annual Donors

(including Members, as of January 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)

Elizabeth & David Doolin – Petrinovich, Pugh & Co., Judy & Erik Johnson – Erik’s DeliCafe, Bill Merikallio & Cathy Conley

$5,000-$9,999 Donors (includes Armstrong Hot 5 Members)

Michael & Toby Alexander, Joe & Kathy Appenrodt, Anne & Leslie Barnes, Ted Kirkiles & Janet Berry, Dan Blunk, David Kaun & Abigail Kaun, Kenneth Koenig & Lisa Rose, Lee-Kahn Foundation, James & Suzanne McElwee, George Miller, Dave Miner, Swenson Builder, Rick & Ann Waltonsmith            

$2,500-$4,999 Donors (includes Trane Conductor Members)

Larry & Faye Abitbol, Steven Baker, Ted Black, Judy Boemer, Andrea Borsuk & Frank Thaler, Mari & Ryan Brandt, Lighthouse Bank, Edan Cassidy & Lissa Daniels, William & Cloy Codiga, Val Cole, David & Mary Alice Copp, Kathleen Day & Chris Farnsworth, Debra Dunn & Randy Komisar, Michael Ellison, Patrick O’Grady & Liz Falade, Jeff Farnsworth & Michele Taylor, Kyle Goldman, Teresa Green, William Haerle, Harry Harrington & Sharon Hale, Jessica Heit, Greg & Lynn Howerton, Carolyn Hyatt, Joe Hyatt & Anissa Novak, Fred & Jo Lynne Jones, Hal & Jill Judd, Robert Kaswen, Diane & Richard Klein, Douglas Ley – Redtree Partners LP, Lawrence & Bridget Lippmann, Roy Martinez – Radiology Medical Clinic, Jon & Patricia Minsloff, Gayle & Joe Ortiz – Gayle’s Bakery & Rosticceria, Will & Martina O’Sullivan, Danny Scher, Robin & Greg Sirakides, Rick Swig – The Swig Foundation, Julie Thiebaut, UCSC Institute for Humanities Research, Patricia Webster, Rachel Wedeen, Debra & Rayvon Williams, Ron & Peppy Woll, Robert & Suzanne Young

$1,500-$2,499 Donors (includes Miles Circle Members)

Thomas Bloink, Jeannine Bonstelle, Tom Ralston & Rachel Chatham – Tom Ralston Concrete, Tim Jackson & Lori Chavez, Diane Craddock & David Hogye, Gerald Cummings, Daryl Dichek & Kenneth Smith, Ron Emrich, John Livingston & Fran Etow, Rosalind & Howard Fisher, Dean & Sheila Gottehrer, Deidre Hamilton, Janie Hanson, Tama Bistrian & Jon Hoech, Bill & Nancy Holmes, Bill & Vicci Hult, Stephen Kessler, Barbara Thrasher & Richard Koffey, Alejandra & Jack Kramer, Andrew Mihalik & Lynda Langridge, Jennifer & Sean Larkin, Dane Lobb & Marianne Perhach, Robert McLain, Tom Moellering, Su Nerton & Thomas Thacher, Gregory Nimz, Joyce Nordquist, Michael Parrish & Karen Giles, Walt & Marge Petersen, Halimah & Manuel Prado, Eddie & Lori Scher, Francoise Seftel, Clarke & Cathey Shultes, Laura & Paul Stampleman, Ben & Laurie Trainer, Max Turigliatto, Sanjay & Susan Vaswani, Melody Walsh, Craig & Anat Wargon, Alice Weigel, Debra & Rayvon Williams, Walter Petersen, Sylvia & James Yee

$1,000-$1,499 Donors (includes Ella Ensemble Members)

Susan Anderes & John Stern,George Badger & Barbara Beerstein, Jill Benson & Ken Woodward, Claire Biancalana & Bill Kelsay, John Bono, Francois Cazenave & Isabelle Brissac, Shona Brown & John Rohrer, Cheryl Cashman, Cathy Chavez Miller & Mike Miller, Martin & Barbara Chemers, Tony Condotti & Barbara Choi – Atchison, Barisone & Condotti, APC, Susan & Ross Condit, Krista & Peter Cook, Max Copperman & Cindy White, Scott Smith & Mary Culley, Hal & Karlene Dahlmeier, Arthur Dover – Aptos Travel Clinic, Peter & Nancy Fediay, Katherine Fowler, Robin Garmann, Alan & Susan Goldstein, Steve Hallgrimson, Matt Jorgensen, Ralph & Julie Kimball, David & Sharon Kluger, Mateo Lettunich, Laura Sutherland & Lance Linares, Gary & Judy Logan, Duncan McCollum, Edward & Sumaya Miner, Don & Carol Monkerud, Dana Niehaus & Jeannine Calcagno, Cori & Fane Opperman, Juliet Peck & Michael Lawrence, Christine Price & Steve Waldrip, Jeff & Deb Roisman, Robin & Chris Sawyer, Dean Silvers & Ira Schwartz, David & Mary South, 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, Christine Amber & Brian Deutscher, Karen Ames, Mark Anenberg & Vikki Essert, Jacqueline & Yoram Arbel, Ken Arconti, Robert Arko & Aura Oslapas, Gabriela Arredondo & Bill George, Bruce Ball, Ken Bame, Alan & April Barclay, Pedro Castro & Stephanie Barnes-Castro, Glenn Bartz, Donald Bear & Lori Helman, Bill Benham, Scott Roseman & Jasmine Berke, Tama Bistrian & Jon Hoech, Greg & Debbie Blackwell, Ryan Ramirez & Diane Bock, Scott Bongiorno & Helen Nunberg, Rob Boyer & Joe Fabris, Owen Brown, Leon Brown, David Brundage & Susan Stuart, Jessi Butler & Allen Bushnell, Shirley & Richard Cantu, Willie Case, Ceil Cirillo, Samia Clark, Sarah Clark, Karen Cogswell & John Maenchen, Bruce Finney & Kathleen Condon, Tim & Linda Craighead, Stephen & Carmella Dautoff, Ken & Katherine Deaver, Gary Silberstein & Joan DeNeffe, Joseph Denicola, William & Linda Desler, Tamara & Gerry Doan, David Egan & Emily DuBois, Eve Eden, John Edmunds, Eli & Angela Eisenpress, Bernard Elbaum & Nina Koocher, Vicki & Bob Fabbri, Richard Fabrikant & Marty Finn, Gail Greely & Lowry Fenton, Kathy & Bob Ferraro, Anton Fleig & Margarita Paez, Reed & Lisa Flocks,Joel Ann & Mahlon Foote, Tom Frey, David Fulton, David Garcia & Maya Suryaraman, Mark & Lisa Garrigues, Samuel Torres & Maria Gitin-Torres, Sean Tanner, Margaret Gordon, Jeff & Ruth Griffin, Norman Groner, Terry Wight & Bob Groppo, Jennifer & Hugh Grubb, Rose & Alberto Guarino, Ed & Holly Guzman, Roberto Gwiazda & Christina Ravelo, Sue & Charles Hahn, Tiffany Hammer, Penny Hanna & Slim Heilpern, Rob Hapner, Elizabeth O’Toole & Bob Harbuck, Tim Harrington, David & Kate Hartzell, Jennifer Hastings & Julio Porro, Sue Hay, Alan & Charlene Heit, Miriam Hitchcock, Solomon Katzman & Lisa Hochstein, Steven Hoskinson, Matt & Kathleen Hur, Ken, Johnson & Karen Jackson, Matthew & Amy Jackson, Bennett Jackson & Emilia LaPenta, Lynn Johnson & Brett Taylor, Samuel Johnson & Katherine Moore, Eliot Kalman, Rich Kelso & Claire Wilson, Nick & Gail Kepler, Madhur & Meenoo Kohli, Marty & Judy Krovetz, Tom Lafaille & Barbara Paul, Laura Lancaster & Harry Noller, Bob & Marcia Lanz, Grace Laurencin & Gail Hershatter, William & Katherine Lauster, Mimi & Matt Lawler, Barbara Lawrence, Juliet Peck & Michael Lawrence, Susan Leach, James Lehman, Joel Leivick, Pat Lerman, Bill & Roberta Lipson, Andrea London, Raymond & Laurie Love, Susan & Bryan Lovegren, Tom Lynch, Kristin Machnick, David Mader, Zulah Eckert & Carlos Maltzahn, Martin Manley, Suzi Markham & Terry Olson, John Masterman, Jim Potterton & Maria Mattioli, Laury McInerney, Steve & Kathy McNichols, Joel Miller, Vivian Moutafian, Noel Murray, Thomas Nash, Pravene Nath, Kelly & Maria Nesheim, James Newman, Chris O’Connell & Denise Ryan, Rodney & Christia Ogawa, Jane Orbuch, Rodney Ouse & Carolyn Wade, Earleen Overend & Wayne Palmer, Lucy Saarni & Rex Page, Ken Parker & Tara Trautsch, Larry & Shelly Pearson, Stephen Peterson, Trenise Pot, Robin Purohit, Sally-Christine Rodgers & Randy Repass, Ben & Tamyra Rice, Bill & Pamela Richter, Richard Rosenthal, Susan & Jon Sanders, Olaf Schiappacasse, Dana Scrugs – Scruggs, Spini & Fulton, Melodye Serino, Dieter & Jennifer Siegmund, Curtis Simmons, Bill & Mary K Simpson, Dora & Jeffrey Solinas, Cheryl Stafford, Sam & Paty Stevens, Bob & Phyllis Strickland, Robert Taren, Jeff & Cathie Thermond, David Tristram, Michael & Anne Watkins, Judy’s PediCare, Jeffrey Werner, Steve & Sharon Willeke, Dennis & JoAnn Winter, Keith & Mary Wood, Ken Wright

$250-$499 Donors (includes Bandleader Members)

Jim Anderson, Leslie & Richard Andrews, Edward Hearn & Linda Arnold, Lawrence Baker, Sally Barker, Sheila & Murray Baumgarten, Monica & Robert Bellizzi, Kent Benedict & Paula Gomez, Alice Benet, Eric Berg, Mark Bernhard & Anne Steyaert, Chris Boman, Michael & Alex Boyd, Scotty Brookie & Andrew Purchin, Janice Caldarella, Denis Cardone, Philip Castle, Jon Cavanaugh, Craig & Brenda Chadwick, Larry Chew, Jason Christian, Ed & Margie Claxton, June & John Coha, Dale Coke, Everett Cooney, Maureen & Robin Davidson, Michael Dempsey, Carol Diamond & Howard Rowley, James Dillon, Summer Doty, Tom Ellison & Larry Friedman, Dan Facciola, Rob & Donna Franks, Allen Furst, Great Nonprofits, Robert & Marylayne Gregg, Colette Grey, Lynn Marcus Wyner & Ian Hardcastle, Richard Harris, Brian Henrikson, Kent & Marie Imai, Roy & Karen Jackson, Fred Jacobson, Sheila Joyce-Kellerman & Bill Kellerman, Gordon Kaplan, Robert Keet, Alexandra & Jon Kennedy, Orry Korb, Peter Lesnik, Charles Levin, Anne Lober, Robert Mahoney, Frederick Malouf, Gregory Marrone, Megan Martinelli, Donny McCaslin, Alan Mertens, Network for Good, Jim & Denise Norris, Nick Pavlina, Eric Schmidt & Ellen Primack, Dave & Mary Ramos, Eric Rice & Patrice Maginnis, Barbara Riching, Warren Rider, Maureen & Satish Rishi, Brenda Rogers, Oren Rosen, Joshua Salesin & Claire Schneeberger, Mary Scheller, Paul Tatsuta, Mark Teixeira, Howard Unkeles, Stacey Vreeken, Mary Wells, Robert & Julie Wider, Gloria Williams, Ruth Wilson, Donald Wright, Stacey Zones

$75-$249 Donors (includes Band Members) 

Josh Adams & Hannah Nevins, John Speyer & Consuelo Alba-Speyer, Esmarelda Alderete, Bill Alderman, Geoff & Judy Alexander, Mary Altier & John Walker, Ken & Sandra Anderson, Deborah Anderson, Kate Anderton, John & Lynn Archer, Stu Reynolds & Pamela Baker, Mark Mander & Ruthanne Baker-Mander, Mary Ann Balian, Sarah Balla, Dwight & Beth Basilius, Keshav Batish, Jon Scoville & Tandy Beal, Frank Bechert, William Becker, Paul Bellina, Paula & Norbert Benecke, Jeff Bennett, Ann Bennett Young & Peter Young, Cheryl Bentley, Barbara Bernard, W. Scott Berry, Gary Bianchi, Curtis & Susan Bianchi, Joya Birns, Linda Bixby, Donna Blitzer, Vicki Bolam, Paul Bouwsma, Eric Braun, Doug Breckenridge, Hilary Bridges & Glenn Robaugh, Judy Brock, Jeff Brody, Mark Wise & Judy Brose, Eileen & Neil Brown, Jacqueline Brown, Thomas Brown, George Bunch, Carolyn Burke, Edmund Burke, Louis & Nancy Calvisi, Jerry Cameron, Timothy Carl & Joan Bosworth, Nancy Carr, Calvin & Jennifer Carr, Elizabeth Case, Claire Castagna, Frank & Pat Cavalier, Eileen Cavalier, Laura Layla Centorrino, George Chadwick, Barbara Gerry & Mark Chetkovich, Nick Chiulos & Nancy Mouat, Neil & Carolyn Christopherson, Peter & Carne Clarke, Dirk Coldewey, Yolanda Cuadros, Sitah & Dale Cummings, Pat Da Silva, Ken Dalluge, Cynthia Danna, Michele Davis, Paul & Anne Davis, Ralph Deadwyler, Kitty Dennis & Larry McFall, Larry & MaryEllen Dick, Kevin Donnelly, Aidan Doyle, Bruce Draper, Paul Lawton & Patty Durkee, Nancy & Terrel Eaton, Chuck Edgemon, Tom Ehrlich, Charles & Sandra Eldridge, Vikki Erickson, Margaret Axton, Frank Eynon, Adela Feran, Sally Fifer & Jennifer Taylor, Barbara Fishman, Martin Fishman, Bruce Flatow, Joann Forbes, Emil Forsman, Dan Forzano, John Fowler & Debbie Lew, Cliff & Sara Friedlander, Richard Gaona, Judith Geer, Peter Gelblum & Michelle Estrin-Gelblum, Paula Gibson, Mary Lou Goeke, Barbara & Mark Gordon, Andria Gordon, Nancy Goudarzi, Gail Goudreau, Carmel Granger, Shannon Tracy Greene, Joyce Gutstein, Carol Hales, Gayle & Michael Halpin, Lea Haratani, Meg & Don Harlor, Wanda Harris, Kevin Hasenauer, Janet Heger, Angela Hexum, Daniel Hildebrand, Gary Hillerson & Susan Parish, Christine Hirsch, Bruce Hodge & Elizabeth Weal, Jim & Nancy Hopper, Jeanne Howard, Jenner Howland, Andy Miller & Sybil Hudson, Claudia White & Marsha Isaacson, Roy & Karen Jackson, Thomas & Pamela Jacobs, Kristen Jacobsen, Cheryl Jacques, Elizabeth James & Carlos Seligo, Kirk Jensen & Dennis Reagan, Katherine Jensen, Adam Jerugim, Pamela Johansen, Lane Jouvet & Alexis Prindle, David Kahn, Michael Kaplan, Mark & Janelle Karakas, David Kasle, Elliot & Jerry Kay, George Kent & Julee Ogawa, Kay Killmer, Ellen Kimmel, Ken & Linda Kishlansky, Lorna Kohler, Jano Kray, Susan Krivin & David Ohanesian, Nick Kumar, Robert Lautz, Laurie Lee, Valeria Leoffler, Bob Leonard, Paia Levine, Peter Spofford & Lou Ann Linford, Rick Linzer & Barbara Schatan, Jessica Locatelli, Lee & Judy Loewy, Ralph Lombreglia, Ilse & Benjamin Lopes, Rachel & Rodney Lowe, Steve Wilson & Jessica Lowe-Wilson, Rosalind Ruth & Judy Luiz, Eric Rice & Patrice Maginnis, Jeanine Mamary, Lora Lee Martin, Mandi & Tony Masri, Janet Mastropietro, Gavin & Julie Maxwell, Glenn & Carol Maynard, Judy Mcafee, Tom McKoy & Ellen McCarthy, Bill McDonald, Patricia McVeigh, Don Meehan, Jonathan Michael, Kathleen Miller, Charles & Diane Molnar, Don Moonshine, Yoshie Morrissey, David Morton, David Morwood, Robert Mullis, John Munoz, Julie Murphy & Bill Manov, Sandy Neuwirth, Don & Laura Newmark, Jesse & Christine Nickell, Penny Norquist, Bob & Barbara Oberg, Paul & Sally O’Brien, Michael O’Connell, Lyle & Carolyn Older, Paul Stone & Dana Olson, Eileen O’Shea, Scott & Judy Owen, Michael Packer, Roger & Kay Paine, Cynthia Rotwein & Craig Pappas, Robert Phillips, Dan Phillips, Tom & JoAnn Pohorsky, Eric Porter, Caprice Potter, Sean Powers, Lon Price ,Joe & Debbie Quigg, Janet Quinn, Allison Rainey, Doug & Leslie Rainforth, Liz Raptis Picco, Annalisa Rava, Michael & Sarah Ray, Eric Richter & Angie Reed, Suzanne Reed, Josh Reilly & Lisa Russell, Nancy Richardson, Neil Richman, Jeff Riedle, Pamela Rose, Nick Royal, Cindy Rubin & Brian Rosenthal, Gil Sanchez, Vikki Sanders, Conrad & Katie Santos, Sheldon Satnick, Lea Scarpelli, Lisa Schaechter, Roger & Kate Schafer, Alan Schlenger & Susan Lysik, Stuart & Mary Schonfield, Joseph Scuncio, Masa Sekimura, Jaclynn & John Shurtleff, Jacob & Kris Sidman, Frederick Siff, Darius Silingas, Victor Silverman, 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, Doug Spitzer, Becky Stapp, John & Angela Steele, Sam Stoddard, Victoria Stone, Peter Strype, Howard Susman & Carolyn Baie, John Swartley & Debra Cohen, Paul Tarantino, Anna Tatarczak, Bunny Tavares, Lori Teller, Lawrence Terry, Mary Thomas, Bob & Rosemary Tintle, C. Titius, Mickey Tomlinson, Madaline Tomlinson, Vince & Elizabeth Tornabene, Leslie Tremaine, Cori Troiani, Bernadette Wieland & Francis Truntzer, Suzanne & Dan Tuchler, Ron Victor, Lisa Vieira, Mary Jo Walker & Kevin Collins, Cherie Weeland & Steve Hernandez, Jack Wertz, John & Liz Wesolowski, Adam White, Dana White, Lloyd & Bonnie Williams, Bob Williamson, Linda Wilshusen & Rock Pfotenhauer, Sylvia Winsby, Ann & Albin Winters, Lynne Wittenberg, Lawrence Wolfsen, Matthew Wood & Frances Ruiz-Wood, Janet Wyner-Maze

Annual Sponsors

A-Train Law; Judy Boemer; Jeanine Bonstelle – The Silent Gong Fund; Mari & Ryan Brandt; Linda & John Burroughs; William & Cloy Codiga – William J. Codiga Family Foundation; Val, Terry & Asha Cole; Elizabeth & David Doolin – Petrinovich, Pugh & Co. LLP; Arthur Dover, MD – Aptos Travel Clinic; Michele Taylor & Jeff Farnsworth; Kyle Goldman; Teresa Green; The Hyatt Family; Rosalind & Howard Fisher; Jazz Alley Kats; Jazz Divas, Erik & Judy Johnson – Erik’s DeliCafé; Ted Kirkiles & Janet Berry; Kuumbwa Jazz Board of Trustees, Leading Ladies, 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 & Rostivveria; Ten Sharps; Tom Ralston Concrete; Santa Cruz County Bank; Robert Stephens; Swenson Builders; Melody Walsh; Wedeen Hammer Locatelli Group at Morgan Stanley; Debra & Rayvon Williams; Bob & Suzanne Young

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 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