Event Spotlight

  • Summer Jazz Workshop (June 10 – July 13, 2013)

    Summer Jazz Workshop (June 10 – July 13, 2013)

    WHAT IS THE SUMMER JAZZ WORKSHOP ? The Summer Jazz Workshop is an exciting 5 week intensive youth oriented program that focuses on the fundamentals of music and its associated business aspects. This program has trained over 10,000 student musicians in its 40 plus year history with many students having gone on to become successful [...]

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    | April 17, 2013 | 0 Comments
  • The 23rd Houston International Jazz Festival Reveals 1st Headlining Artist, the Vivaciously Talented Sheila E

    The 23rd Houston International Jazz Festival Reveals 1st Headlining Artist, the Vivaciously Talented Sheila E

    Jazz Education, Inc. via The 23rd Houston International Jazz Festival are honored to bring to Houston, Texas, the beautiful, vivaciously talented, American Music Award and Grammy Nominated, Vocalist, Songwriter, Performer, Arranger, Producer, Composer, Instrumentalist, Humanitarian, and world renown Drummer and Percussionist Extraordinaire, Sheila E! She will be appearing live with other special guests to be [...]

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    | April 7, 2013
  • Jazz & Poetry Series – Now Booking for 2014

    Jazz & Poetry Series – Now Booking for 2014

    Jazz & Poetry Series (February) For more than 30 years, drummer Bubbha Thomas and the Jazz & Poetry Series; held during Black History Month, have been a big hit with over one million elementary school children across Texas. Set in story form, the presentation spans the styles of popular music from the 1930′s to the [...]

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    | August 14, 2012
  • Downtown Houston Magazine: Jazzed about Houston

    Downtown Houston Magazine: Jazzed about Houston

    Bubbha Thomas and the Houston International Jazz Festival celebrate two decades of music. If you’ve attended one of Da Camera’s jazz concerts in the Wortham Theater Center, in which jazz musicians are accorded the same respect that classical musicians receive, you might be surprised to learn that 40 years ago their image was quite different. [...]

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    | January 31, 2012
  • Joe Sample at Mayor’s Jazz Brunch for 21st Anniversary

    Joe Sample at Mayor’s Jazz Brunch for 21st Anniversary

    In 1994, when the Mayor’s Jazz Brunch was first held, Houston’s former Mayor Bob Lanier wrote, “Houston is a culturally rich city with an international character that lends itself to the success of the Houston International Jazz Festival. I salute Council Member Judson Robinson and Jazz Education Inc.’s Bubbha Thomas for their vision and leadership [...]

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    | December 14, 2011

Calendar Events

Summer Jazz Workshop (June 10 – July 13, 2013)

Summer Jazz Workshop (June 10 – July 13, 2013)

WHAT IS THE SUMMER JAZZ WORKSHOP ? The Summer Jazz Workshop is an exciting 5 week intensive youth oriented program that focuses on the fundamentals of music and its associated business aspects. This program has trained over 10,000 student musicians in its 40 plus year history with many students having gone on to become successful [...]

23rd Houston International Jazz Festival (August 2-4, 2013)

23rd Houston International Jazz Festival (August 2-4, 2013)

Sheila E More to be Announced!

Kickoff Party for 23rd Season!

Kickoff Party for 23rd Season!

23rd Houston International Jazz Festival, Kick-Off Party, Friday, August 2, 2013, show time 8PM, doors 7PM. Purchase Tickets Now: Coming Soon!

Tha B Side Speakeasy

Tha B Side Speakeasy

The Jazz and Poetry series is quickly approaching and we need your help!  Tha B Side is a local non-profit whose mission is to organize events, service projects, and fundraisers with focus on Houston’s growing young professional community and promoting their involvement in philanthropy.  They are hosting an event to raise money for this year’s Jazz [...]

Jazz & Poetry Series (February)

Jazz & Poetry Series (February)

Book Online Now: Click Here Download: Jazz & Poetry Calendar For more than 30 years, drummer Bubbha Thomas and the Jazz & Poetry Series; held during Black History Month, have been a big hit with over one million elementary school children across Texas. Set in story form, the presentation spans the styles of popular music from [...]

Photo Gallery

2011 HIJF

2011 HIJF

Photos from the 2011 Houston International Jazz Festival  

HIJF 2011: Mayor’s Jazz Brunch at Wortham Center with Joe Sample

HIJF 2011: Mayor’s Jazz Brunch at Wortham Center with Joe Sample

21st Houston International Jazz Festival Mayor’s Jazz Brunch at Wortham Center with Jazz Musician Joe Sample

SJW 2011

SJW 2011

The Summer Jazz Workshop is an intensive 5-week youth oriented program which focuses on the fundamentals of music and its associated business aspects.

HIJF 2008

HIJF 2008

Photos from the 2008 Houston International Jazz Festival

HIJF 2009

HIJF 2009

Photos from the 2008 Houston International Jazz Festival

Sponsor Spotlight

ABMSystem

ABMSystem

Jazz Education Inc. a Houston non-profit goes green for the Houston International Jazz Festival Houston, TX – Saturday, August 4, 8pm and Sunday, August 5, 5pm, the 22nd Houston International Jazz Festival will be held at the Bayou Music Center. In an effort to encourage the community to participate in the preservation of the environment [...]

Houston Style Magazine

Houston Style Magazine

Houston Style Magazine (stylemagazine.com) – Houston’s Urban Weekly Newspaper publication website that serves the African-American population in the GMA of Houston, Texas. Stylemagazine.com was the first CNN Weekly Newspaper Affiliate website in the United States. Our award winning feature writers include Jesse Jackson and Roland Martin. Stylemagazine.com features CNN breaking news and videos, community news [...]

Tha B-Side

Tha B-Side

Houston’s most creative philanthropic organization, Tha B-Side, supports local charities through service projects and social events. This past weekend, January 15th, 2012, the organization hosted “Tha B Side Speakeasy.” It was a first time event designed to support Jazz Education Inc. The organization has chosen to focus on childhood well-being during this fiscal year. They [...]

Greensheet

Greensheet

About The Greensheet Since 1970, The Greensheet has used family values to help communities meet their needs. We believe in simplicity, safety, community involvement, and environmental awareness in both our print and online products. The Right Price The Greensheet is affordably priced, making it the smart, practical choice of advertising for local businesses and individuals. [...]

Houston Arts Alliance

Houston Arts Alliance

Houston Arts Alliance serves more than 250 arts and cultural organizations based in Houston and a community of artists exceeding 12,000. While our long-standing partnership with the City of Houston enables us to invest public funds in the nonprofit arts sector, the growth of the nonprofit arts has fast-outpaced the growth of the public fund [...]

Travel Specials

Greyhound

Greyhound

Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, in 1914 and incorporated as “Greyhound Corporation” in 1929. Official Website: www.mygreyhoundexpress.com

Hilton Americas

Hilton Americas

Hilton Americas 1600 Lamar Street Houston, TX 77003 (713) 739-8000 Get Discount Reservation: Click Here

United Airlines

United Airlines

United Continental Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for United Airlines and Continental Airlines. With more than 80,000 employees worldwide, the company is committed to being the airline customers want to fly, and the airline employees want to work for. The company’s corporate and operational headquarters are located in Chicago, and it maintains a significant [...]

How You Can Support Jazz Education

Krogers Neighbor to Neighbor Program

Krogers Neighbor to Neighbor Program

| April 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

Customer Letter The Neighbor to Neighbor program presents 501(c) (3) non-profits, churches, and schools (K-12) the opportunity to receive a percentage of the $1 million that Kroger awards annually to charity groups in Texas and Louisiana. STEP 1: To link your Kroger Plus card to our organization, take this letter with you the next time [...]

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Randalls Good Neighbor Program

Randalls Good Neighbor Program

| April 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

“Help fund Jazz Education through Randalls Good Neighbor Program” The next time you’re at Randalls, pick up a Remarkable Card application at the courtesy booth to fill out, and link your card to the Jazz Education Inc account. Randalls will pay us a percentage of your account total, so be sure to use your card [...]

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