Advocacy

  • The Jazz Workshop, Inc.

    Dr. Jacqueline “Jaki” Young leads The Jazz Workshop, Inc., a Pittsburgh nonprofit bringing jazz education and performance to underserved communities since 1973. A saxophonist, social worker, and PhD, she continues her late father’s legacy through concerts, school programs, and outreach across Western Pennsylvania.

  • Victoria McGinnis

    Victoria, Founder and Program Advisor of Craft Your Music, trains students to connect music, medicine, and wellness through coursework and performance. A violinist and longtime Pittsburgh-area educator who co-founded the Center for Young Musicians in 1994, she coaches young musicians and links them to research and philanthropic causes.