Jazz'd 4 Life

Our Mission Statement

Jazz'd 4 Life is a non-profit organization dedicated to building opportunities for young people around the world. Our International focus supports schools, orphanages, medical clinics, camps, food and clean water programs. Our Domestic initiatives support a variety of programs that strengthen our Urban American youth.

We do this through entertainment events that promote productive relationships, connecting the artists, the audience, and, most importantly, the cause. The doors are open and we're jazz'd for life!

Our Board

From Left to Right: Lata Chawla, Catherine Yaghsizian, ArneYaghsizian, Anthony Rinaldo, Dr. Mel Goldstein

Who We Help

The heart of Jazz’d 4 life focuses on Youth here and abroad. This concert will support a variety of local charities: Camp Farnam which brings children from New Haven to Durham every summer for a rural camp experience; a jazz workshop being given at Coginchaug High School, conducted by sax and flute player Bobby Militello of the Dave Brubeck Quartet; the Coginchaug Regional High School Scholarship Fund. On an international level, we have committed to finishing a K-12 school project n Les Cayes, Haiti, which provides opportunity to poor children who would otherwise have no education.

Jazz'd 4 Life thrives because of the generosity of artists, volunteers, fans, and friends. We seek the most efficient use of the donated dollar to go to local reliable charities and causes of international concern. Financial support from corporate sponsors allows us to achieve these goals and sends a message of caring from the business community.

Beneficiaries of our 2007 Fundraising Event

AmeriCares:

AmeriCares is an international disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization based in Stamford , CT. This Jazz'd 4 Life concert will raise funds for AmeriCares three domestic programs: AmeriCares Free Clinics provide primary health care to the uninsured in Norwalk, Danbury and Bridgeport; Camp AmeriKids gives children affected by or infected with HIV/AIDS a free summer camp experience; and AmeriCares HomeFront, a volunteer-driven program, offers repairs to low-income homeowners in Connecticut and New York.