Oaktown Jazz Workshop
Categories: Non-profit, Entertainment, Non-profit
Address
55 Washington Street
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 649-1785
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Mission
The mission of Oaktown Jazz Workshops is to provide youth – particularly underserved youth – with the support, opportunity, and agency to build their creativity and confidence within the uniquely American art-form of jazz music.
Oaktown Jazz Workshops serves as a creative and safe space for nurturing, connecting, and elevating the next generation of professional musicians, music educators, and culture bearers. We are dedicated to the preservation of jazz music through our educational programs and performances that provide opportunities for our emerging students and alumni.
Our intergenerational community of teachers and mentors challenge youth from all backgrounds to discover their own distinct talents and develop skills like self-discipline, the ability to collaborate, and the courage to perform—skills that will help them succeed in any field they pursue.
History
In 1994, trumpeter Khalil Shaheed founded Oaktown Jazz Workshops to preserve and celebrate jazz music as an American art form of profound artistic and cultural significance. The organization began as an after-school youth development program operating out of Oakland’s recreation centers, where underserved young musicians could be mentored by accomplished professional musicians from the local arts ecosystem.
Since then, thousands of young people have gone through our programs. Now located in Jack London Square, we have stayed true to our founding commitment to give young musicians a safe, supportive space to grow into self-expression.
Nearby Dining
- Ben & Jerry's505 Embarcadero West (102 feet NE)
- Yoshi's510 Embarcadero West (401 feet N)
- The Fat Lady Bar & Restaurant201 Washington Street (531 feet NE)
- Sláinte131 Broadway (560 feet NE)
Nearby Drinks
- Rosenblum Cellars10 Clay Street (266 feet W)
- The Fat Lady Bar & Restaurant201 Washington Street (531 feet NE)
- Sláinte131 Broadway (560 feet NE)
- Everett & Jones BBQ126 Broadway (704 feet E)
Nearby Murals
- Mural by Maika King233 Broadway (688 feet NE)
- Mural by Lower Bottoms Collective601 Embarcadero West (706 feet NW)
- Utility Box Art by Christine Pirrone367 2nd Street (0.2 miles E)
- Mural by David "Meggs" Hooke311 Martin Luther King Jr Way (0.3 miles NW)