The Ghana Jazz Foundation (GJF), a non-profit organisation that aims to promote live Jazz music and other local art forms through collaborations, educational programmes and support for musicians and live music venues, has been launched in Accra.
It happened on January 6, 2024, as part of activities at the maiden edition of the Jazz In January Festival at the +233 Jazz Bar & Grill. The festival was from January 4 to January 7.
According to the Foundation’s President, Dr Adrian Oddoye, it was formed in 2023 and is a collaboration between lovers of Jazz and musicians to offer a fresh approach to how resources could be brought together to enhance the live music scene in Accra and across Ghana.
He said the GJF is committed to using innovative and strategic methods to connect local talents to the African Diaspora and global sister institutions. In addition, it would work not only for the improvement of performances by local musicians but also for their welfare, insurance and creativity.
Saxophonist Bernard Ayisa of the GHJazz Collective, a founding member of the GJF, thanked Dr Oddoye for working hard to get the organization going. He said a key idea of the Foundation was to promote music literacy in Ghana.
