"It's a fun environment.
You meet a lot of new people and hear a lot of musicians"

Once a month Jacki supports membership activities at San Jose Jazz by working at events, answering questions, and greeting members. She also helps out with the annual three-day Jazz Festival, one of the largest jazz festivals in the country. San Jose Jazz serves Silicon Valley with musical performances and produces a variety of innovative educational programs for students.    

"It's a fun environment. I get to meet a lot of new people and hear a lot of talented musicians I wouldn't normally listen to. It's been a good education for me," said Jacki.  She has been particularly impressed with the organization's educational component designed to expose youth to jazz as well as nurture the talents of musically-gifted children in the area. "It's wonderful to be able to share my passion for music with others, especially the kids." Jacki P., Manager at Applied Materials, Santa Clara

There are various ways to give of your time and talents for San Jose Jazz:

In the Office

Help San Jose Jazz with year-round activities. Come once a week to help with ongoing membership, education and/or fundraising efforts. Enter data, create spreadsheets, send mailings, solicit donations from merchants, make and return phone calls, etc. This is a 4 hour shift, once a week, to be scheduled at your convenience.

At the Festival

Upon check-in, all volunteers will receive their job assignment, a San Jose Jazz T-shirt, drink tickets good for a soda or water, and a wristband that allows free access to the festival on the day of work. Application form to volunteer at the next festival will be available in January 2010. To stay tuned, join our volunteer email list.

At Summer Jazz Camp

2 weeks jazz camp in San Jose, more info here.
Download the volunteer application form here.

Please contact:
Volunteers Manager

(408) 288-7557 ext. 2335
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How to get to our office

Light Rail to the Convention Center stop. Single ride fare for seniors (65+) is $0.75. Regular fare: $1.75. To use VTA trip planner, click here
Buses: use VTA trip planner: click here
Caltrain: Stop at Diridon Station. Then take the free DASH shuttle to Convention Center Stop (about 5 munites ride). Shuttle stops running at 7:18pm Walk from/to the station is about 15 minutes.
Parking at the Convention Center (Entrance on Almaden Ave. – South of San Carlos St.) $1.50/hr after 6pm.