Made by musicians, for musicians.
We know what it takes to make it on the bandstand, and most of it isn't learned in a classroom.
Young players and veteran musicians on one stage
Stage Time gives aspiring musicians the chance to perform with seasoned professionals in front of a live audience. Right now, that happens every Sunday at our all-ages jazz jam at The Hotel Leo, where a house band of veteran players holds down the stage and young musicians sit in. Along the way, the jam has become a gathering place for players, listeners, and families of every generation.
Learning what school can't teach
Counting off a tune, trading fours with the drummer, knowing when to come back in with the head, reading the room, recovering from a mistake without losing the audience: you learn these on stage, standing next to someone who has done it for decades.
The best mentors are worth paying for
The veteran musicians with the most to teach are working professionals, and we're working to pay them what they're worth. Your donations and grants let us bring in top-shelf players, so the young musicians who share the stage with them are learning from the best.
What People Are Saying
Mark Kelly, Woodwinds, Bellingham Washington
Joel Kruzic, Bass, Western Washington University
Cambria Schmidt, musician parent
