Join Lyz Luke, Executive Director of Living Jazz, for a dynamic panel exploring how new Bay Area music leaders are navigating a rapidly changing industry. She’ll share insights on sustaining community-focused music programs amid funding cuts, tech shifts, and evolving cultural priorities.

Honoring Gabriel Trupin: A Celebration of Dance & Legacy

Join Living Jazz on May 17, 2025 at our 1528 Webster offices for a special screening of Strike a Pose.

Living Jazz is proud to present A Celebration of Dance and Legacy, an event honoring the life and work of dancer Gabriel Trupin, through the screening of Strike a Pose, a documentary showcasing the lives, 25 years later, of the dancers that toured with Madonna and were featured in her iconic film Truth or Dare.

Space is limited—RSVP details coming soon!

Come meet your fellow 2025 Jazz Campers! Whether you are a first-timer and would like to get to know some folks before camp, or you are a returning camper or faculty and would love to reconnect with your camp community, come join us for an evening of food, fun and socializing!

Living Jazz is joining forces with Creative Growth as part of our In-Partnership Series. The night will feature live music, participatory art, and a merging of communities on Friday, March 7, 2025.

In the Name of Love, a powerful celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision and legacy through the iconic music of Aretha Franklin. Living Jazz presents this showcase in partnership with SFJAZZ as Oakland’s largest civic and cultural event, returning to the historic Paramount Theatre for its 21st anniversary on Saturday, January 18, 2025.

Join us as we honor the Queen of Soul at the Bay Area’s premier listening bar on Monday, January 13, 2025!

The New Season Begins:

KEDRICK ARMSTRONG INAUGURAL

INEXTINGUISHABLE OAKLAND!

Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, 8:00pm

Paramount Theatre, Oakland

Join us for an intimate interchange between Kedrick Armstrong (Oakland Symphony Artistic Director) and Terrence Brewer (Renowned Jazz Guitarist, Educator, & Living Jazz Board President) as they discuss the intersections of Jazz and Classical genres and the dissonant history behind their harmonious crossovers. 

This exclusive preview of the highly anticipated tête-à-tête is the result of the collaboration between Living Jazz and the Oakland Symphony, marking the symphony's Opening Night and celebrating Living Jazz's 40th anniversary on October 18, 2024 at the historic Paramount Theatre in Downtown Oakland, CA.

The evening will include light refreshments.

Living Jazz, a beacon of music education and community empowerment, is proud to invite you to a night of enchantment as we commemorate four decades of transformative impact. Our 40th Anniversary Gala, themed "Rhapsody in Red(wood)," is a jubilant tribute to the awe-inspiring redwood trees that grace our region and a homage to the resplendent ruby anniversary of our organization.

Living Jazz and SFJAZZ present Oakland’s largest civic and cultural event honoring Martin Luther King Jr., as it returns to the Paramount Theatre for its 20th anniversary.