HELP US HELP STUDENTS

Through our own personal experiences as musicians, we have come to understand that music education, particularly instrumental instruction, provides students with a unique combination of cognitive, academic, and social-emotional benefits that contribute to their overall development and future success – regardless of their future career path.

Unfortunately, there are many students who have achieved great success in school programs whose progress is limited because they lack the means to obtain advanced education. Often this is due to the need for a professional quality instrument or the inability to afford the cost of the necessary education.

Over the years the Gateway City Big Band has provided tens of thousands of dollars to assist such students by funding the purchase of necessary instruments, tuition funding for music camps or college, or by helping organizations such as Jazz St. Louis and HEAL Center for the Arts assist these students.

If you would like to help us with this effort, we would welcome your support. The Gateway City Big Band is a 501(C)3 non-profit and contributions to our school grant fund are tax deductible.

For information on how you can help or to contribute to our next grant.