AJW Jazz Fighting Hunger Concerts

Name: AJW Jazz Fighting Hunger Concerts
Start: 2026-03-21T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-03-21T21:00:00-08:00
Location: Anchorage Museum Theater 625 C Street, Anchorage, AK 99501

Schedule

Sat Mar 21 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Anchorage Museum Theater 625 C Street, Anchorage, AK 99501 | Anchorage, AK

Event: Alaska Jazz Workshop
Jazz Fighting Hunger
Food Bank of Alaska Benefit Concerts
Dates: 7-9 p.m. on March 21 and May 23, 2026
Location: Anchorage Museum Theater
625 C Street, Anchorage, AK 99501
(Enter building via 7th Ave. entrance via buzzer)
Admission: At the door the day of the engagement
Suggested donation: $20 Adults and $10 Students, Seniors, Military
More information at www.akjazzworkshop.org
Description:
The Alaska Jazz Workshop (AJW) will present two great Jazz Fighting Hunger concerts on March 21 and May 23, 2026 to support the Food Bank of Alaska, one of Alaska’s most important community resources.The concerts will feature an exciting mix of musicians from the rich, diverse Anchorage Jazz Community gathering together to share their love and joy of performing America’s original music Jazz with their audience members. The concerts show the power music has for developing good community connection, awareness, and mental health. These concerts are a continuation of the original Jazz Fighting Hunger Concerts founded by past Anchorage Jazz bassist and community leader Ray Booker in the September 1997 to support the Food Bank of Alaska’s. Ray staged eighteen concerts between 1997-2015 raising over $150,000 for the Food Bank of Alaska.
Performers include:
March 21-AJW Faculty Sextet & the Advanced Student Jazz Ensemble
May 23-Anchorage Jazz All Stars including: John Damberg, Melissa Fischer, Nick Petumenos, Jacques Annandale, Mark Manners, Tom Bargelski, Pat Owens, Dirk Westfall, Ed Ulman, Bob Andrews, Jessica De Silva, Gunnar Hanson, Eiden Pospisil,
AJW Community Jazz Session Jammers including: Corwyn Wilkie, Anan Siackhasone, Vernon Lindemuth, Quentin Schenk, Tyler Wood, Owen Engebretson, and Issac Zamora.
Sponsored by the Alaska Jazz Workshop, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit arts and service organization providing jazz education programs and performance opportunities in Alaska celebrating 31 years of service to Alaskans!