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Since its beginnings in 1980, the Jazz Club of Sarasota has become a nationwide jazz community with a growing member base.

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Board of Directors, Staff, and Support

- Ed Linehan* - President
- George McLain - Vice President, Legal Affairs
- Paul Toliver - Treasurer
- Cathy Gibbons - Secretary
- Members of the Board:
  - Brian Callahan - Director
  - Perette DeJean Canady - Director
  - Rosemary Heller - Director
  - John Hill - Director
  - Ron Kushner - Director
  - Fred Nowicki - Director
  - Charley Rich - Director
  - Nancy Roucher* - Music Committee Chair
  - Robert (Nik) Walker - Director, Past President
- Honorary Board Members:
  - Dick Hyman
  - Bob Seymour*
*Lifetime Member of The Jazz Club of Sarasota
- Nancy Roucher - Chair
- Peter Anderson
- Perette DeJean Cannady
- Mark Gruder
- Rosemary Heller
- Don Levine
- Ed Linehan
- Brad LoRicco
- Carlos Pagan
- See Scholarship
- Danielle La Senna - Director of Development
- Prince Knight - Events Coordinator
- Jane Doernberg - Office Manager
- Susan Leavis - Marketing/Editor Jazz Sounds
- Chris Angermann - Jazz Sounds
- Carline Ash - Special Projects
- Brad LoRicco - Media Support
- Carol LoRicco - Photography
- Michael Ross - Scholarship Chair

A History of the Jazz Club of Sarasota

From the brainstorm of Hal Davis, who handled top talent like the big bands of the era and managed Benny Goodman’s tours of Asia, Europe, and the Soviet Union, to a bank community room, the Jazz Club of Sarasota was born.

Since then, the Jazz Club of Sarasota has grown into one of the largest and most active jazz organizations in the United States.

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Satchmo Award

In 1987, Hal Davis created the Jazz Club of Sarasota’s most prestigious honor, The Satchmo Award, to honor those who have made a “Unique and Enduring Contribution to the Living History of Jazz...Our Original Art Form.”

Learn more about the Satchmo Award and award recipients.

Satchmo Award