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].
2025-26 Honorees
Designated Funding
Performance & Artist Support
Anonymous
Dan Adams & Star Teachout
Robert L. Adams
Helen Armer
The Axelrad Family
Deb DeMartini
Concepción & Irwin Federman
Bonnie Rattner
Gail Sinquefield
Student Support
Anonymous
Ralph & Debra Deadwyler
Dr. Mike Forcht, in memory of Dr. Kay Kleinerman
The Makahakama Foundation
Joe Matt & Hilary Chen
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, for Elizabeth Finlayson on her birthday
Anonymous, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Anonymous, in memory of George & Luisa Miller
Margaret Andrews, in memory of the wonderful Bob Yoerg
Nancy Biagini, in memory of Emo Biagini
LaVonne Bouchez, in memory of cousin Donald Henrickson
Tracy Budge, in memory of Dr. Karl Robinson
The Mika L. and Don H. Chin Charitable Gift Fund, in memory of Yoshiko Takayama
Jason Cody, for Amy Sah Cody, Class of ’94
Sofia Fellez-Huerta & Esteban Huerta, in honor of Alessandro Huerta
Dr. Mike Forcht, in memory of Dr. Kay Kleinerman
The Shirley Allen Grant, MD Fund, in honor of Jimmy Nadel
Craig S. Heberer, in honor of Robert (Bob) Murphy
Ron Horn & Linda Davidson, in memory of Louise Horn & Isabel Cohen
Deborah Krass, in memory of Jon Krass
Robert Lerche, in memory of Carol Farlow Lerche
Xu Liu, in honor of Jason Liu
Andrew & Elizabeth Majoch, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Jim Nadel & Elizabeth Finlayson, in memory of Dr. Kay Kleinerman
Rachel & Adam Paley, in honor of Mark Hernandez
Lee Patterson, in memory of Dr. Robert Yoerg
Stephen & Nancy Player, in memory of Judith K. Adams
Steve Savage, in honor of Jim Nadel
Fred Spitz & Becky Gertmenian, in memory of Dr. Kay Kleinerman
Jan Thurston, in honor of Jim Nadel
Lucy Tsang-Grosse, in memory of Yoshiko Takayama
Sallie & Jay Whaley, in memory of Mike Klynn
Susan Zolla-Pazner, in honor of Joan Talbert & David Lyon
Headliners
Anonymous
Robert L. Adams
Helen Armer
Jonathan Axelrad
Cheryl Bartholomew
Nancy Biagini
Paul Broder
Carl Buck
Alison Chubb & Stephen Ruoss
Ralph & Debra Deadwyler
Debra DeMartini
George Derbalian
Al Eisenstat
Scott & Carolyn Feamster
Concepción & Irwin Federman
Dr. Mike Forcht
Tomoko Funaki
Lisa & Ben Garosi
Paul Goldstein & Dena Mossar
D. Michael & Grace Griffin
Goldsmith & Midler Family Charitable Fund
Vernon C. Grigg III & Denise M. De Mory
Mark Hoose
George & Lauren John
Rich & Gina Kelley
Robert Kennedy & Linda Cicero
Larson-Bell Family Fund
Monica Lopez & Sameer Gandhi
Gayla Lorthridge & Walt Wood
Angela & John Macchia
Joe Matt & Hilary Chen
Mirer Better World Fund
Anupam & Kavita Mishra
Kären & Tom Nagy
Barbara Oshman
Rachel & Adam Paley
Rekha Ramesh & Udaya Patnaik
Bonnie Rattner
Linda & Joseph Roark
The Family of Theresa & Karl Robinson
Ronda & Jeff Rosner
John Schulz DDS
Greg & Dilshad Simons
Gail Sinquefield
Miki & Ryo Sode
Andre M. Spears & Anne E. Rosen
Fred Spitz & Becky Gertmenian
Srinija Srinivasan
Sherrill Swan
Mary Ellen Sweeny
Joan Talbert & David Lyon
Star Teachout & Daniel Adams
Thomas J. Wandless & Karline Cimprinch
Kenneth Weinberg
Lad Wilson
Christine Wong & Denny Kwon
Bandleaders
Anonymous
Barbara Alhouse
Buenas Obras Fund
Rob Currie
Sayako & Ben Doitel
Cheryl Gagliasso
Robert Lerche
Mark & Debra Leslie
Andrew & Elizabeth Majoch
Dave & Valerie Makower
Jeff Mapes
Trey Matteson & Jean Liittschwager
Stina Miller
Robert & Dorothy Mullin
Michael & Diane Naar
Jeffery W. & Jacquelyn H. Palmer Donor Advised Fund
Danny Scher
Tracy & Marc Schwimmer
John Stern
Swart Family Fund
Diane Wieder
Uyechi Sano Family Fund
Mark Weiss & Terry Acebo Davis
Collaborators
Anonymous
Dr. Lyman Alexander I
John Anderson
Amanda & Ryan Barnes
Denise Benatar
The Campbell Family Charitable Gift Fund
The Mika L. and Don H. Chin Charitable Gift Fund
Karen & J.C. Combs
Meg & Don Gertmenian
Ron Horn & Linda Davidson
Marcia Jensen & Leo Cunningham
David & Margie Kasle
Iris & Hal Korol
Cathy & Howard Kroymann
Kitisak Larlarb & Kali Taylor
Phillip E Mathewson
Fred Oey & Joann Wong
Wolfgang Polak
Susan Zolla-Pazner
Arrangers
Anonymous
Lorne Abramson & Elana Lieberman
Mark Batchelor Allen
Muni Barash
Maria & Andrew Barrows
Marilyn & Bill Bauriedel
Katey Bielagus
Todd & Nicole Blair
LaVonne Bouchez
George Brooks & Emily Klion
Anne Callahan
Patrick Callahan
Linda Cheu & Andrew Yan
Tyler Cobbett
Worth Cotton & Jimena Cabrera
Steve Creagh
Jane David
Michael DiMartino & Dr. Lisa Henriksen
John & Tessa Ennals
Stuart Epstein
Sofia Fellez-Huerta & Esteban Huerta
Dan Forzano
Tom Frey
Benjamin & Amy Friedberg
Vicki Friedberg
Paul Ginsburg
Kate Godfrey
The Shirley Allen Grant, MD Fund
Brenda Hefti & James Diehl
Catherine Conway Honig & Bill Honig
Barbara Joyner
Haeran Kadiu
Pam Karlan & Viola Canales
Roberta & Charles Katz
David Kell
Gretchen Kenney & Dan Rubin
Hollis Lenderking
Gregory Leonard & Fei Deng
Gary McClelland
Kirk McKenzie
Milbrey McLaughlin
Richard Mamelok
Carolyn & John Messer
Hae-Won Min Liao & Wilson Liao
Eva-Maria Meyersson Milgrom
Jim & Julia Montgomery
Karl Mosgofian
Patricia Musgrave & Peter Spitzer
Bill Newell & Roberta Roth
Mitchell Oslick
Wayne Ott
Sunuk Park
Lee Patterson
Alexandra Quinn & Mark Spolyar
Marlene Rabinovitch & Richard Bland
Kathleen E. Rhodes
Jeremy Roschelle & Audrey Garfield
Paul & Joan Segall
Ted Shortliffe
Michael & Sharyn Siegel
Howard Slayen
Jacob Smolove
Ethan Spiegel
James & Sandra Stoecker
Gretchen & Rocky Stone
Toby Suckow
Amari Thomas
Jan Thurston
Kenneth Edwin Turkowski
Salman Ullah
Daniel Vazquez
Katie Vigeant
Jay & Sallie Whaley
Leland Wiesner
Tony Woo
Dennis Yarak
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
