Sponsors and Partners
JazzBoston is proud to recognize our Jazz Week '09 sponsors and partners here and to thank them for caring about the music and its future. We warmly welcome our two newest sponsors — the New England Conservatory of Music, this year's Primary Sponsor, and Joslin Diabetes Center, a Lead Sponsor for the first time — and extend a special thanks to Scullers Jazz Club, a Lead Sponsor of this community-wide celebration of the music from its beginning in 2007.
We are especially proud to have two very distinguished media sponsors, The Phoenix Media/Communications Group and WGBH 89.7 FM.
Primary Sponsor
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In 1969 Gunther Schuller, one of the foremost scholars, arrangers, composers, and conductors of our time, initiated the first fully accredited jazz studies program at the New England Conservatory of Music. Since that time, NEC has become a leader in the world of jazz education. NEC's faculty and alumni include some of the most influential players in jazz, such as Bob Brookmeyer, Jaki Byard, Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, Jerry Bergonzi, Regina Carter, Robin Eubanks, Billy Hart, Cecil McBee, Dave Holland, Danilo Perez, Dave Douglas, Harvey Mason, Fred Hersch, John Medeski, and Luciana Souza. During the 2009-2010 academic year, NEC celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Jazz Studies Program with a series of concerts and master classes in Boston and New York City featuring faculty, students, and alumni. www.newenglandconservatory.edu |
Lead Sponsors
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On June 20, 2009, Joslin Diabetes Center, the world's preeminent diabetes research and clinical care organization, launches their premiere concert event. Singing for a Cure™ features two-time Grammy winning legend Patti LaBelle and special guests, American Idol finalist Elliott Yamin and Ernie & the Automatics. Proceeds will benefit Joslin's High Hopes Fund, which brings hope for a cure to millions of people with diabetes. Singing for a Cure™ takes place at the New England Conservatory of Music's Jordan Hall, 60 Gainsborough Street, Boston, 7:00 - 10:00 PM. Learn More |
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In 2009 Scullers Jazz Club celebrates 20 years of presenting the biggest names in straightahead, Latin, and Contemporary Jazz as well as Blues, Soul, R & B, Cabaret, and World Music. The legendary room, which offers spectacular views of the Boston skyline and the Charles River, has featured some of the very best musical artists in the business, including Harry Connick Jr., Chris Botti, Jamie Cullam, David Sanborn, Michael Bublé, Arturo Sandoval, Tony Bennett, Wynton Marsalis, and Dave Koz, to name a few. www.scullersjazz.com |
Major Sponsors
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Led by conductor Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops draws an annual audience of over 1 million at Symphony Hall, the Charles River Esplanade, and other concert venues in New England and across the country. With a repertory of Broadway show tunes, film scores, jazz, rock and roll, and classical and patriotic favorites, it is the most recorded orchestra in the world. | |
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Live Nation New England promotes approximately 450 events per year in the New England area, including the summer concert seasons at the Bank of America Pavilion and Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts. Formerly known as Tea Party Concerts, Live Nation New England maintains a proud history of promoting the biggest acts in music throughout the region for over 40 years. | |
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A new spot in the South End for live music, dinner, drinks, and dancing, the Beehive opened in Spring 2007 in the Boston Center for the Arts complex. | |
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With a clear focus on meeting the needs of consumers today and tomorrow, John Hancock is a market leader in key insurance and investment product lines. John Hancock is the U.S. division of Manulife Financial Corporation, a highly esteemed global enterprise based in Toronto, Ontario. Manulife is the world's fifth largest, and North America's second largest, life insurer by market capitalization. Read more at www.johnhancock.com. | |
Media Sponsors
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The Phoenix Media/Communnications Group is the official print media sponsor of Jazz Week '09. The group is a family of companies that work together to reach people who share a similar lifestyle. The Boston Phoenix, one of the largest publications of its kind in the country, is nationally know for its award-winning incisive journalism and publishes the most comprehensive arts-and-entertainment listings of any paper in New England. The bi-weekly STUFF@night Magazine showcases Boston's vibrant nightlife scene with interviews and features with people who have transformed Boston into a world-class town for fashion, food, and fun. Recognized nationally as a pioneer in the alternative music format, WFNX 101.7 provides listeners with the best in new music and comprehensive coverage of arts and entertainment. www.thephoenix.com |
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WGBH 89.7 FM, Boston's premiere jazz radio station, is the official radio sponsor of Jazz Week '09. Tune in from your home or your car for great music, conversations with emerging artists and masters, and documentary portraits of influential jazz legends with Eric Jackson weeknights on Jazz with Eric in the Evening, Steve Schwartz Friday nights on Jazz from Studio Four, and late night hosts Kevin Ball Bob Al Davis, Ron Gill, and Bob Pariocha. |
Event Partners
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Founded in 1848 by an act of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts, the Boston Public Library was the first large free municipal library in the United States. In addition to its 6.1 million books, the library boasts over 1.2 million rare books and manuscripts and a wealth of maps, musical scores, and prints. |
