Groovement Gallery
We are proud to honor the people and partners who support our students, artists, and audiences. For those who have requested anonymity, you are known to us, and we are grateful.
We strive for accuracy, and are pained by errors and omissions. Kindly direct updates and feedback to Mark Hernandez at [email protected].
2024-25 Honorees
Lead Funding
Performance & Artist Support
Anonymous
Dan Adams & Star Teachout
Robert L. Adams
Helen Armer
The Axelrad Family
Hillary Chen & Joe Matt
Deb DeMartini
Jim Harris & Lisa Friedman
Alice & Greg Melchor
The Family of George & Luisa Miller
Judy & Bob Murphy
Kären & Tom Nagy
Bonnie Rattner
Gail Sinquefield
SJW Board of Directors
Fred Spitz & Becky Gertmenian
Joan Talbert & David Lyon
The Yoerg Family
Student Support
Anonymous
Patricia Aguirre
Debra & Ralph Deadwyler
Ceppie & Irwin Federman
Waidy Lee
Angela & John Macchia
The Makahakama Foundation
Bonnie Rattner
Gail Sinquefield
Yoshiko & John Takayama
The Jim Nadel Fund for Jazz Education
Robert L. Adams
Maggie Andrews & Michael Mitchell
Susan & Sam Britton
Paul Broder
Ben Brown
Lois & Bert Carelli
Matt Carroll
Isabel & BJ Cassin
Milton Chen & Ruth Cox
Cory Combs & Kayo Miki
Rob Currie
Debra & Ralph Deadwyler
Anthony Diamond
Debra Dunn & Randy Komisar
Fran Eastman & Ed Goodstein
Taylor Eigsti
Al Eisenstat
Bob Forman
Tomoko Funaki
Meg & Donald Gertmenian
Mark Goldsmith & Anne Midler
Grace & D. Michael Griffin
Jim Harris & Lisa Friedman
Mark Hernandez & Ryan Mortensen
Cat & Bill Honig
Bari & Michael Howard
Ray Klein
Jeffrey Mapes
Shauna Mika
David Miller
Nancy & Larry Mohr
Meg & John Monroe
Judy & Bob Murphy
Judy & Jay Nadel
Kären & Tom Nagy
Hanna & Greg Ostroff
David Owen
Ronda & Jeff Rosner
Jeff Rzepiela
Angela Schillace
Susan Sillins
Barbara & Seth Spalding
Andre Spears & Anne Rosen
Fred Spitz & Becky Gertmenian
Srinija Srinivasan
Virginia & Roger Summit
Joan Talbert & David Lyon
Uyechi Sano Family Fund
Sharon & Bob Yoerg
Tributes
Anonymous, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Anonymous, in memory of George & Luisa Miller
Bob Adams, in memory of Judith Kays and Ruth Nadel, two superbly dedicated jazz moms
Anne Julia Baluyot, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Nancy Biagini, in memory of Emo Biagini
Charlotte & David Biegelsen, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Joan Bose, in memory of Dr. Karl Robinson and in honor of Theresa Robinson
Tracy Budge, in memory of Dr. Karl Robinson
Jason Cody, for Amy Sah Cody, Class of ’94
Karen Combs, in memory of Chris Combs
Cathy & Sandy Dean, in honor of Jim Nadel
Gabe Garcia & Marni Brown, in memory of Lois Anderson
Sandra Hammack, in memory of Dr. Karl Robinson
Craig S. Heberer, in honor of Bob Murphy
Ron Horn & Linda Davidson, in memory of Louise Horn & Isabel Cohen
Lauren & George John, in memory of Eddie Fleishman (SJW 2008)
Steve Katz & Ileana Soto, in memory of Matt Benton
Deborah Krass, in memory of Jon Krass
Joe Lovano, in memory of all the folks we have lost over the years
Andrew & Elizabeth Majoch, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Thomas Majoch, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Lou Marinacci & Maureen Campbell, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Julia & James Montgomery, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Marlyn Mori, in memory of Dr. Karl Robinson
Janet Myers, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Rachel & Adam Paley, in honor of Mark Hernandez
The Paley Family, in honor of Jim Nadel
Lee Patterson, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Willys I. Peck II, in memory of Dr. Karl Robinson
Bonnie Rattner, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Jan Thurston, in honor of Jim Nadel
Rich Tomlinson & Yingxi Fu-Tomlinson, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Sallie & Jay Whaley, in memory of Mike Klynn
Leland Wiesner, in memory of Sherwin Wiesner
William Wong, in memory of Charles K.S. Wong
Margo Yntema, in memory of Dr. Karl Robinson
Scott Yokim, in honor of Dr. Norine Rosado
Headliners
Anonymous
Dan Adams & Star Teachout
Robert L. Adams
Helen Armer
Jonathan Axelrad
Cheryl Bartholomew
Nancy Biagini
Gerri Bock
Thomas Braje
Susan & Sam Britton
Paul Broder
Buenas Obras Fund
Hilary Chen & Joseph Matt
Milton Chen & Ruth Cox
Hoon & Junehee Cho
Alison Chubb & Stephen Ruoss
Cory Combs & Kayo Miki
Ralph & Debra Deadwyler
Cathy & Sandy Dean
Wayne De Jong & Lisa Erdos
George Derbalian
Deb DeMartini
Ben and Saya Doitel
Dunn Komisar Family Fund
Al Eisenstat
Susan Emerick
Scott & Carolyn Feamster
Irwin & Ceppie Federman
Bob Flanagan & Sue Mendelsohn
Lisa Friedman & Jim Harris
Lisa & Benjamin Garosi
Mark Goldsmith & Anne Midler
Paul Goldstein & Dena Mossar
Grace & D. Michael Griffin
Mark Hoose
Lauren & George John
Peter Hunt & Tomoko Funaki
Aran Johnson & Jennie Reboh
Scott Johnston
Rich & Gina Kelley
Robert Kennedy & Linda Cicero
Waidy Lee
Monica Lopez & Sameer Gandhi
Connie & Bob Lurie
Rick Magnuson & Amy Magnuson
The Makahakama Foundation
Jeffrey Mapes
James & Victoria Maroulis Donor Advised Fund
Katherine McIntyre
Melchor Family Fund
Meg & John Monroe
Judith & Robert Murphy
Kären and Tom Nagy
Molly & Peter Nguyen
Rachel & Adam Paley / The Paley Family
David Phillips & Sally Lieber
Bonnie Rattner
Linda & Joseph Roark
Ronda & Jeff Rosner
Danny Scher
John Schulz
Susan Sillins
Greg & Dilshad Simons
Gail Sinquefield
Barbara & Seth Spalding
Andre Spears & Anne Rosen
Fred Spitz & Becky Gertmenian
Srinija Srinivasan
John Stern
Robert & Julianne Sullivan Family
Sherrill Swan
Satoko & Glenn Sweatt
Mary Ellen Sweeny
John & Yoshiko Takayama
Salman Ullah
Thomas J. Wandless & Karline Cimprinch
Sharon & Robert Yoerg
Bandleaders
Anonymous
Bob Adams
Patricia I. Aguirre
Mark Arbore & Laura Smoliar
Ben Brown
Jane Bryson
Carl Buck
Gene & Patricia Carter Family Foundation
Scott Dailey & Susan Mara
Jane David
Tracy Denmark & Marc Schwimmer Family Fund
Elizabeth Finlayson & Jim Nadel
Robert Flanagan & Susan Mendelsohn
Cheryl Gagliasso
The Kitchen Family
Yufen Kuo & Ngai Cheung
Carol & Robert Lerche
Mark & Debra Leslie
Angela & John Macchia
Andrew & Elizabeth Majoch
Thomas Majoch
Valerie & Dave Makower
Trey Matteson & Jean Liittschwager
Dorothy & Bob Mullin
Judy & Jay Nadel
The Palmer Family
Jeffery W. & Jacquelyn H. Palmer Donor Advised Fund
Rekha Ramesh & Udaya Patnaik
Carol Sobel
Sone Philanthropy
Summit Family Fund
Swart Family Fund
Patty & Mark Thompson
Uyechi Sano Family Fund
Rich Tomlinson & Yingxi Fu-Tomlinson
Kenneth Ivers Weinberg
Abigail Wen
Collaborators
Anonymous
Mark Allen
Lyman & Peggy Alexander
Susan Arrow & Ron Buckmaster
Keysha Bailey & Joseph Deery
Lynne Bernatowicz
Charlotte & David Biegelsen
Rubina & Armen Boldi
Susan Booker Philanthropy Fund
The Campbell Family Charitable Gift Fund
Margaret Carlson & Kevin Lynch
Pok-Yong Chee & Lyra Ghose
Linda Cheu & Andrew Yan
Karen Combs
Todd Cotton
Rob Currie
Sanaya Dastur
Anthony Diamond
Jane Ferrero
Pamela Ferris
Meg & Donald Gertmenian
Cynthia Harris & Dan Sze
Dr. Lisa Henriksen & Michael DiMartino
Mark Hernandez & Ryan Mortensen
Ron Horn & Linda Davidson
Marcia Jensen & Leo Cunningham
David & Margie Kasle
Aryun Kim
Iris & Hal Korol
Cathy & Howard Kroymann
A. Kudzia
Kitisak Larlarb & Kali Taylor
Josh & Sara Leslie
Lou Marinacci & Maureen Campbell
Joe Lovano
James Merino
Derek Mulkey
Michael & Diane Naar
Wayne Ott
Lee Patterson
Willys I. Peck II
Edward Perry & Laurie Bonilla
Colleen & John Place
The Potter Family Foundation
Marlene Rabinovitch & Richard Bland
The Ray Family
Kathleen E. Rhodes
Ken Rosen
Elizabeth M. Salzer
Jeanne Stewart
Andrea Troyer & Dan Weiss
Ina & Ronald Trugman
Atticus Tysen
James & Julia Vandermade
Katie Vigeant
Sally Wong
Scott Yokim
Chelsea & Mark Yuan
Susan Zolla-Pazner
Arrangers
Anonymous
Lorne Abramson & Elana Lieberman
Jim Anderson
Anne Julia Baluyot
Marilyn & Bill Bauriedel
Katey & Tom Bielagus
Joan Bose
George Brooks & Emily Klion
Tracy Budge
Katherine & Roy Bukstein
Lorna Buster
Anne Callahan
Diana & Liam Callahan
Muni Barash
Justin Camp
Marbel Catolico
The Crowley Family
Wayne Cuff
Sanaya Dastur
Roger Day
A. De Jong
Les & Leslie Deman
Shirley Douglas
Robert J. Eldred
John & Tessa Ennals
Stuart Epstein
Stephanie Fohn
Christopher Ford
Bob Forman
Joseph Fox
Tom Frey
Vicki Friedberg
Nancy Gallo
Gabe Garcia & Marni Brown
Helen Gibbons & Richard Stanley
Kate Godfrey
Sue Goodell
Hilda & William Gould
Lawrence Goulder
The Grands of Seattle
The Grau Family
Stefanie Halliday
Motohide & Megumi Hatanaka
Anne R. Hessing
Betty Howell & Jerry Anderson
Vivienne Hsu
Joanna Jeffs
Barbara Joyner
Pam Karlan & Viola Canales
Steve Katz & Ileana Soto
David Kell
Sandi & Jim Knox
Kerry Kravitz
Suzanne Lantz
Lianne Lauda & Edward Gill
Phil & Jeannette Lazarus
Daniel Leemon
Rob & Lucinda Lenicheck
Lilac Fairy Giving Fund
Linda & Steve Longstreth
Richard Mamelok
Michael Maricic
Cynthia McCarthy
Martha McDaniel & Ed Landels
Milbrey McLaughlin
Sarah McGregor
A. Kirk McKenzie
Carolyn & John Messer
Paul Milgrom & Eva-Maria Meyersson Milgrom
Scott Mirer
Cory Modlin
Julia & Jim Montgomery
David Moon
Nancy Moss
Dena Mossar & Paul Goldstein
Sandra Negley
Bill Newell
Leslie & Anita Nichols
Mitchell Oslick
Javier Almazán Perez
Kony Pham
Minh-Hang T Pham
Susan & Jack Pines
Lakiba Pittman
Wolfgang Polak
Lee & Kitty Price
Ellen M Punch
Ron & Gloria Pyszka
Katherine Hamilton Ratcliff
John Rudy Reimann
Ernie Rideout
Paco Rivera
Nicole Rodia
Jeremy Roschelle & Audrey Garfield
Patrick & Kay Russo
Allyson Saldana
Ross Schachter
The Sheldon Family
Sharyn & Michael Siegel
Howard T Slayen
Eric & Nikki Sokol
Jake Smolowe
Peter Spitzer & Patricia Musgrave
Gretchen & Grover Stone
Ethan Spiegel
John & Lindsay Sterling
Toby Suckow
The Sullivan Family
Daniel Tam
Hua Tang
Robert Tarjan & Nayla Rizk
James Tepperman
Amari Thomas
Jan Thurston
Margaret Tritton
Dolly & Bill Verplank
Jeanne Verville
Sharon Vinick & Arie Grossman
Martin Wall
Jennifer Wang & John Chen
Sallie & Jay Whaley
Leland Wiesner
Michael Wilkes
Tony Woo
Wade Woodson
Diane Wyatt & Sonny Buxton
Margo Yntema
Jim Nadel Society
The Jim Nadel Society honors people who have included Stanford Jazz Workshop in their legacy plans.
Anonymous
Ruth Davies & Thomas McGuire
Adam Donovan
Linda Ann Kane
Jeffrey Mapes
Steven Moawad
Bruce Powell
Susan Sillins
Jack Strom
