Stanford Jazz Workshop (SJW) was founded in 1972 by saxophonist and educator Jim Nadel to create an environment conducive to learning, experiencing and appreciating jazz. Today, SJW remains focused on its original mission: to bring the best performers and teachers of jazz together with listeners and students of all abilities and backgrounds.

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Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with drummer Bill Stewart at 1984 Stanford Jazz Workshop

The organization’s activities embody this mission and include educational programs that are respected world-wide: Jazz Camp for musicians ages 12–17; Jazz Residency for adults; and the Evening Summer Program (weekday evening classes for general listeners and musicians of all ages and skill levels). To ensure accessibility to its programs, SJW annually awards more than 100 Jazz Camp tuition scholarships to youth with financial need. Stanford Jazz Workshop also organizes the annual Stanford Jazz Festival. Though many of its activities are held on the campus, SJW is neither legally nor financially connected to Stanford University. Image File history File linksMetadata Dizzy_StewartBW.jpg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dizzy Gillespie Stanford Jazz Workshop Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or... Image File history File linksMetadata Dizzy_StewartBW.jpg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dizzy Gillespie Stanford Jazz Workshop Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or... Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in Stanford, California. ...

To date, the students and artists who have participated in the Stanford Jazz Workshop and Festival number more than 10,000 and represent countries from around the world. Stanford Jazz Festival regularly presents Bay Area and world premieres and has presented hundreds of legendary jazz artists in performance, including Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Regina Carter, Joe Williams, Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Sheila Jordan, Clark Terry, James Moody, Slide Hampton, and Jackie McLean. Stanley Gayetsky (February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia – June 6, 1991 in Malibu, California), usually known by his stage name Stan Getz, was an American jazz musician. ... John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Regina Carter Regina Carter (born in Detroit, Michigan in 1966) is an American jazz violinist. ... Joe Williams (December 12, 1918 - March 29, 1999) was a well-known jazz singer. ... Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver, born on September 2, 1928 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is a famous jazz pianist and composer born to a Cape Verdean father (of mixed Portuguese-black descent) and a mother of Irish and African descent. ... Alfred McCoy Tyner (born December 11, 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet. ... Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 - June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Clark Terry performs with the Great Lakes Navy Band Jazz Ensemble Clark Terry (born December 14, 1920) is an American swing and bop trumpeter and flugelhorn player. ... James Moody (born March 26, 1925) is a jazz saxophone and flute player. ... Slide Hampton is a jazz trombonist and arranger. ... John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean (born May 17, 1932) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator, born in New York City. ...

Prominent jazz artists who have participated in Stanford Jazz Workshop's education programs include Taylor Eigsti, Bill Stewart, Sylvia Cuenca, Julian Lage, and Joshua Redman. Taylor Eigsti (born September 24, 1984) is an American jazz pianist, most associated with post-bop. ... There have been different notable people named Bill Stewart: Bill Stewart, a coach and official in ice hockey and baseball. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is a prominent American jazz saxophonist who records for Nonesuch Records. ...

Landmark events include a Diamond Jubilee for Dizzy Gillespie in 1992, which attracted many of the greatest musicians of our time to the workshop, and the 1997 reconstruction of Duke Ellington’s composition, Black, Brown and Beige[1][2], featuring the Louie Bellson Jazz Orchestra, Joe Williams, and Maurice Peress. In 2000, the Stanford Jazz Festival presented an on-stage meeting and musical/cultural exchange between one of jazz’s top rhythm sections--Mulgrew Miller (piano), Ray Drummond (bass) and Billy Higgins (drums)--and one of the great Cuban rhythm sections: the Chucho Valdés Quartet. Stanford Jazz Festival continues to attract a growing, diverse audience and critical acclaim. Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (April 29, 1899–May 24, 1974) was an American jazz composer, pianist, and band leader who has been one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music. ... Mulgrew Miller is an American jazz pianist born in 1955 in Greenwood, Mississippi. ... Ray Drummond (born November 23, 1946 in Brookline, Massachusetts) is a jazz bassist and teacher. ... Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936–May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. ... Chucho Valdés (b. ...

External links

• Stanford Jazz Workshop
• Jazz Workshop Students Learning From the Pros - article in San Francisco Chronicle, 08.04.00
• Teacher's Pet: Those who can do, teach, is the theme of the 2006 Stanford Jazz Festival - article in San Jose Metro