Supporting Janet and Abby in Memory of Jeff

In June 2019 we lost a caring and devoted friend, teacher, mentor, and  musical inspiration. Jeff's story was one of decades of selfless giving to multiple generations of young musicians, but his story ended abruptly, sadly, and all too soon.  As friends of Jeff, his wife Janet, and their daughter Abby, you know that Jeff's ordeal and passing have completely upended everything they worked, hoped, and dreamed for, and Janet needs our contributions and support so she can try to restore and rebuild their lives.






The Tour That Started it All!  The very first MJW playing an outdoor mall on its grand tour of Fredericksburg, VA, c. 1980.

One of the original McLean Jazz Workshop (MJW) bands (c. 1982):

Early MJW Trumpet Section, sporting the infamous "are you a soccer team?" uniforms of those early days!








Some pictures of just a few of the hundreds of world-tour concerts Jeff led over the years....

Performance before hundreds of jazz-hungry Japanese students, Tokyo.



Leading the band on a safari tour at Kruger National Park, South Africa.


Award-Winning performance at the Young Prague music festival.Conducting AJA in Bratislava, Slovakia at the Porgy & Bess Jazz Club.


The AJA braintrust: