The Baltimore Jazz Alliance is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to supporting jazz in and around Baltimore. Your membership dues and donations help support the mission of the Baltimore Jazz Alliance to promote, educate, and inform by means of these programs:

• The quarterly newsletter, sent in print edition to members, containing articles about musicians, concerts, and venues and about general jazz-related topics. 
• The website, containing articles from the newsletter and other content
• The jazz calendar, listing events that users post about their performances in and around Baltimore
• The Jazz Conference, held annually to bring together musicians, educators, and jazz enthusiasts to share information and experiences relating to jazz in Baltimore
• Jazz for Kids in the schools, led by a small group of jazz musicians who give kids K-12 an interactive and hands-on experience of jazz
• Member grants, providing funding (usually up to $1000) to members who propose a project that brings something new to the jazz community in Baltimore
• And more!

Our Mission

The Baltimore Jazz Alliance promotes and supports jazz in the Baltimore region for the benefit of both artists and audiences by presenting, educating, collaborating, and informing, to foster the rich legacy of jazz in our community.

Our Priorities

1. To develop new audiences for jazz
2. To strengthen communication within the jazz community
3. To improve media relations on behalf of the jazz community
4. To bring greater visibility to the entire array of jazz offerings in the Baltimore region
5. To provide greater access to performance opportunities for Baltimore-area jazz musicians

Our Board of Directors

• Nathaniel “Tre” Barr, Vice President
• Anna Celenza (on leave)
• Tyrone Crawley, President
• Alice Downs
• Steve Everette
• Liz Fixsen
• Ian Rashkin, acting Treasurer
• Brynn Rhodes, Secretary
• Jacquelyn Slade
• Barry Glassman, Founder and Emeritus
• Camay Calloway Murphy, Emerita
• Mark Osteen, President Emeritus

BJA is supported in part by a grant from the Creative Baltimore Fund. The Creative Baltimore Fund is a grant program funded by the Mayor’s Office and the City of Baltimore. Thank you!

Interested in joining our board? We continually seek new members to help establish and execute our ideas for jazz in Baltimore. Please see BJA SEEKS NEW BOARD MEMBERS for more info.

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View our Annual Report for FY22