Board of Trustees
Our Board
Officers
Jordan Perlman - Board President
Director of Ticketing and Sponsorship at Yoshi's
“Living Jazz provides musicians of all ages access to music education and connection to a diverse music community that is priceless. People flourish and thrive thanks to their programs and lives are changed. Careers are boosted, life long friendships are created and memories are made thanks to this wonderful organization. Thank you Living Jazz for transforming lives through music.”
Kathryn Nobrega - Vice President
Director, Stanford Research Safety
“Living Jazz is a tremendous, continual source of inspiration for generations of musicians and music lovers. We are called to continue the LJ legacy for generations to come, bringing its message of hope, joy, and belonging to everyone.”
Terrence Brewer - Secretary
Instructor of Music History and Music Performance, San Francisco University High School
Instructor of Music History and Music Performance, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Presenter / Curriculum Curator / Clinician / Performer, SFJAZZ
“For the past fourteen years, I have been a presenter, performer, and teaching artist for Living Jazz programming (Jazz Camp, Jam Camp, In the Name of Love MLK Tribute) and, for three years now, I have a child who has participated in (and loves!) Living Jazz programming (Jam Camp). With the retirement of Stacey Hoffman and the onboarding new of Exec Director Lyz Luke, whom I respect tremendously and I believe will do a phenomenal job of guiding the future of the organization, I felt so overwhelmingly compelled to be involved at the deepest levels possible, contributing all I can to the future and continued growth of an organization in Living Jazz that I love profoundly and which has given so much to me and my family.”
Kenya Moses - Treasurer
Marketing Consultant, Executive Leadership Coach - ConsciousMark
“Music has always been my grounding stone, a space where uncertainty became certain. In current times, when music education is becoming less accessible, it is imperative that organizations dedicated to the cultivation of the arts are nurtured to thrive.The opportunity to contribute to the evolving vision and legacy of Living Jazz is an honor, and I look forward to helping to shape its exciting future."
Adrianne Batiste
Senior Accountant, Head-Royce School
Music is my joy, and I’m excited to share it with the Living Jazz community! I’m delighted to blend my background in finance with my passion for making music education more accessible. I admire Living Jazz’s commitment to embrace artists of all skill levels by building a community rooted in collective care.
Joi Rhone
Sr Program Manager, Workday
"Music is therapy. Music moves people. It connects people in ways that no other medium can. It pulls heart strings. It acts as medicine."
Laura Anderson
Product Development Head, Zinus/Mellow Home
"I joined the Living Jazz board to bring diversity in thought and action, and to expand the opportunities to the community we serve. Being a member of this board means so much as it allows me to help support music and arts access and help change lives in doing so."
Tracy Cruz
Singer, Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Vocal Coach at Tracy Cruz Vocal Studio
“Music is very dear to my heart! It has been a powerful, inspirational, and healing force in my life ever since I was a little girl! It has allowed me to express myself unequivocally, connect authentically, and share knowledge intentionally. Music is a uniter and love amplifier!
As a music educator, creator, advocate and mother of two young musicians, I'm truly honored to be a part of the Living Jazz board because this organization gives people of all ages access to music education as well as the joy of creative interconnectedness. Music is life, jazz is living!”
Jim Callahan
Owner and President, Piedmont Piano Company, Inc.
“I attended my first Living Jazz program, Jazz Camp West, in 2004. Upon arriving home I told anyone who would listen to me “I just did the best thing I’ve ever done in my life”. Since then I’ve attended Jazz Camp every summer and I still feel the same way. Each year the programs of Living Jazz continue to touch hearts and change lives. Over my ten plus years as a member of the board I’ve watched the organization grow and mature, expanding its reach and its programs, always with the simple yet profound goal: to expand the gift of music and the joy it brings to the world.”
Seth Ducey
Executive Director, Golden State Youth Orchestra
“I am honored to join the Board of Living Jazz and collaborate with jazz enthusiasts in sustaining jazz and music education for the next generation of young musicians. This organization is central to Oakland's music and arts scene and a vital organ in the community. I am proud to advocate for this gem of an organization and ensure jazz continues to swing hard for many years.”
Marty Kaplan
Consultant to Organizations
“Living Jazz does two very important things that are often incompatible in today’s results-at-any-cost world. It fosters individual mastery while also building community and connectedness. In so doing it brings out the best in all of us and is really a very unique gift to the world.”
Julian Lute
Global Product Manager, Leadership Development; Great Place To Work Institute
“Living Jazz continues to prove music can transform lives and I am proud to support that mission.”
Kellie Morlock
Edward Jones Investments
Having experienced the ultimate joy and power of Jazz Camp West annually since 2006, and participating in the offshoot Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir since 2007, I am thrilled to become a member of Living Jazz's Board of Trustees. 40 years ago, Stacey Hoffman created a truly transformative experience that brings together a glorious tribe of every layer of music makers - from teens to octogenarians, the Bay Area and around the world - and Lyz Luke is now guiding it brilliantly into it's next iteration. I can't imagine a better place to be, carrying the torch forward as Living Jazz continues expanding the light of transformation and community through music.
Priscilla Rice
Owner and Manager Live Oak Studios; Realtor, Compass Realty
“The gifts that Living Jazz has given me are indescribable. Jazz Camp has been a Shining light in my life. I have gone to camp every year for past 37 years. It is where I have met all of my closest friends, exposed two daughters to the joy of making music and dance ,learned to play the jazz bass, and most importantly, I became a part of a community full of caring and loving, creative individuals.”
Linda Shear
"Living Jazz does indeed transform lives: ever since I went to my first Jazz Camp in 1995 it's been transforming mine. I'm part of the board to pay that forward to as many people as possible."
ADVISORY BOARD
John Santos
Pete Escovedo
Dr. Rita Hargrave, MD
Susan Muscarella
Moy Eng
Dr. John Calloway
Danny Scher
Terrance Kelly
Tuck Andress & Patti Cathcart
Wayne Wallace
Marcus Shelby