Become a Donor for the "Got Jazz?" Cause

Sponsorship is not limited to Corporations and Businesses.

JumpstartJazz is seeking donations and sponsorship for our productions.

If you are interested in donating to the "Got Jazz?" cause, your generosity can defray expenses such as catering, hotel and transportation for the artists.

Your donations will assist in ensuring an affordable ticket price for all Jazz Fans.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Corporations and businesses worldwide have long recognized the enormous marketing value in associating their corporate brand with successful art venues.  Support of high caliber entertainment events also speaks volumes about your company’s success and its corporate citizenship.

We can create a tailor-made package to suit your company’s individual needs.  

For a complete package, please contact Kevin McCabe by e-mail

WHO WE ARE

JumpstartJazz is the production / promotion company headed by Kevin McCabe, morning jazz host (Trinity College, Hartford, CT) and former Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz producer.  After a four year stint at the GHFJ (1999-2002), Kevin formed Jumpstart Jazz in order to produce and promote live contemporary jazz in the Connecticut area. Since launching the series in downtown Hartford in August 2003, JumpstartJazz has presented 25 shows as part of the 'Lite 100.5 FM Smooth Jazz Concert Series’.

In 2007 JumpstartJazz productions continues to expand, just recently presenting Chris Botti to a near sold out crowd at The Bushnell Memorial in Hartford, CT.  More shows are on tap at The Bushnell as well as at The SBM Savings Bank Auditorium at Manchester Community College in Manchester, CT.

Performers have included Marion Meadows, Chris Botti, Special EFX featuring Chieli Minucci, Nelson Rangell, David Mann, Jay Rowe, Ken Navarro, Richard Elliot, Kim Waters, Jeff Kashiwa, Nestor Torres, Chuck Loeb, Acoustic Alchemy, Brian Culbertson, and The Rippingtons with Russ Freeman and Eric Marienthal.

OUR MISSION

To present world-class contemporary/smooth jazz that celebrates our diversity and enlivens the cultural and economic vitality of central Connecticut while creating stewardship for the music in youth through exposure and support of music education. 

Our Goals and Objectives are:

To support and preserve America’s only true art form, Jazz music

1. To bring together central Connecticut’s (and the region’s) diverse racial, ethnic and cultural groups
2. Assisting in the city’s revitalization efforts by promoting Hartford as an attractive, exciting, safe city dedicated to the arts

OUR AUDIENCE

Businesses, both local and national, recognize the importance of reaching that most important customer… that elusive consumer who will buy your products and services. The contemporary-smooth jazz audience delivers that ideal group.

Title Sponsorship

The TITLE Sponsor category is limited to one sponsor.  The company name becomes part of the event, e.g. ABC Presents an Evening with....

Benefits include:

ADVERTISING

• Company name prominently mentioned in all radio, and print advertising
• Logo on posters, 200 to be printed

COLLATERAL

• Company acknowledgement in all press releases

PUBLIC APPEARANCE/PARTICIPATION

• Numerous company acknowledgements from the stage during the event
• Meet & greet  “photo op” with performer, upon artist’s approval   

WEBSITE

• Company name and logo prominently displayed on JumpstartJazz website, JSJ website is also directly tied in to WRCH website.
• Direct link to company website

DISPLAY

• Opportunity to display products & sampling at venue, with MCC approval 

TICKETS

• 20 prime orchestra seats the evening of the event 

Associate Sponsorship

The ASSOCIATE sponsorship category is limited to three (3) sponsors.  Benefits include:

ADVERTISING

• Company name prominently mentioned in all radio advertising
• Logo on posters, 200 to be printed

COLLATERAL

• Company acknowledgement in all press releases

PUBLIC APPEARANCE/PARTICIPATION

• Numerous company acknowledgements from the stage during the event

WEBSITE

• Company name and logo prominently displayed on JumpstartJazz website, JSJ website is also directly tied in to WRCH website.
• Direct link to company website

DISPLAY

• Opportunity to display products & sampling at venue, with MCC approval 

TICKETS

• 8 prime orchestra seats the evening of the event 

Supporting Sponsorship

The SUPPORTING sponsorship category is limited to three (3) sponsors.  Benefits include:

ADVERTISING

• Company name prominently mentioned in all print advertising in Massachusetts and Connecticut
• Logo on posters, 500 to be printed

COLLATERAL

• Company acknowledgement in all press releases

PUBLIC APPEARANCE/PARTICIPATION

• Numerous company acknowledgements from the stage during the event

WEBSITE

• Company name and logo prominently displayed on JumpstartJazz website, JSJ website is also directly tied in to WRCH website.
• Direct link to company website

DISPLAY

• Opportunity to display products & sampling at venue, with MCC approval 

TICKETS

• 4 prime orchestra seats the evening of the event