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Burnett Music Foundation USA
The Burnett Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. Led by saxophonist, composer and educator Christopher Burnett, the foundation conducts jazz music instruction and other educational and performance-based programs in the greater Kansas City area. Learn about their 2022 event here.
“Jazz inherently improves people’s lives due to the fact that it requires baseline competencies from its performers and listeners.”
Why does your organization celebrate International Jazz Day?
To join the global jazz community in unified celebration of THE art form.
Tell us about a favorite memory from International Jazz Day
Introducing new people to the music.
How do you think jazz can improve people’s lives?
Jazz inherently improves people’s lives due to the fact that it requires baseline competencies from its performers and listeners. Those competencies inherently improve people at the core level of their being.
