The Northwest Arkansas Jazz Society, NAJS, is a non-profit membership organization. Your annual membership dues, along with donations from individuals and corporations, are the lifeblood of our operating funds. We thank you for supporting us!
Your tax-deductible membership entitles you to discounts to NAJS events, receipt of our weekly Jazz events email, and invitations to attend special member appreciation concerts and events. We offer varying levels of memberships. Find the one that best suits you:
Memberships must be renewed annually. We are diligent about sending reminders and helping you through the process. You can cancel your membership at any time by simply contacting us.
If you're uncertain of your membership status, need your event discount coupon code, or have other questions, you may email info@digjazz.com or call The Northwest Arkansas Jazz Society at 479-225-2306.
Summer Jazz Series
The Summer Jazz Concert Series annually showcases internationally-renowned jazz masters. A shortlist of talent presented over the years includes Anat Cohen, Bobby Watson, Pat Methany, Huntertones, Bill
Frisell, Elaine Elias, Joey DeFrancesco, Kenny Barron, The Yellowjackets, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Kevin Mahogany, and The Anderson Brothers. Concerts are presented to loyal jazz fans and new audiences in venues across Northwest Arkansas, including at Walton Arts Center and Crystal Bridges.
Sponsors can support the entire series, or select one or two concerts within the series.
Jazz in Bloom
NAJS’ annual membership drive and appreciation event features world class artists performing for members and their invited guests in an intimate outdoor setting at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. It
is usually held in May or June.
Sponsors can purchase a table for four, with seating near the stage.
Jazz All-Stars
In 2017, NAJS founded the Jazz All-Stars Youth Ensemble (JYE), an annual big-band intensive for talented high school musicians. Since 2015, this 12-week program has provided a jazz-intensive curriculum that brings together high school students throughout NWA to explore the fundamentals of jazz repertoire, improvisation and ensemble playing. Students learn from a faculty made up of regional
jazz professionals and experience performance and recording opportunities with internationally renowned jazz musicians. Each season concludes with a public performance at the Walton Arts Center.
Students from the program have pursued further study at universities, including Northwestern, Belmont, Berklee, North Texas, Arkansas and Memphis. Many have shared that the All-Stars program was pivotal in their decision to pursue music in higher education.
Sponsors can support the entire program, the guest artists’ residency or one or more student’s tuition and travel expenses.
Local Musicians Fund
NAJS strives to provide working musicians in Northwest Arkansas the opportunity to perform jazz for the community. To this end, NAJS serves as a curator for concerts across the region and regularly hires local artists to perform.
Sponsors can provide funds to support one or more local musicians pay and the creation of concerts to enable them to perform for the community.
If you'd like to extend your support beyond a membership, you can make a tax-deductible contribution at any time. Visit our donation page, or checks can be mailed to Northwest Arkansas Jazz Society, 962 Dogwood Lane Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701.
AS OF JUNE 2025
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Art Hobson
Christopher Lavagnino
Kenneth B. Leonard
Sabra and Bill Martin
Tim McCarley
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Jeff O'Dea
William Ogg
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Bob & Stevie Pless
Norm & Dore Snyder
Joyce Stafford
Graham and Tina Stewart
Barbara Taylor
Tod Yeslow and Jackie Telfair
Alex Cannon
James Abbas
James Garlock and Kaleb Allee
Larry Altman
Chuck & Terri Amano
Beth Barham and Peter Roe
Jennifer Beasley
Joe Bender
Bonnie Bonnie Johnson and Mike Smets
Marcus Bowles
Charles Brashers
Bill Browner
John Butler
Robert Coffin
Patrick Conge
Dan & Deborah Coody
David & Marsha Crittenden
Mr. & Mrs. William Doerr
Franklin Evarts
Marty & Sarah Faitak
Donna Fielding
Mary & Andrew Gibbs
Robert Ginsburg
Tom Gorsuch and Ann Hopkins
Kenneth M. Stevens
Matt Gumm
Gary Guthrie
Ron & Christine Hilker
Nancy Huckeby-Gonzalez
Bonnie Johnson
Gerald Jordan
Jim Jordan
Mark Kidd
Mark Arnold
Robert Arvin
Ty Atwater
Gary Barrow
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Kathleen Conway
Craig Crocker
Van Enderson
Jeanne Frederic
Tim Garton
Elizabeth Hallin
Micki Harrington
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Paula Koch
Aaron Mashburn
Robert McConnell
Edward Metheny
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Roby Pantall
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