23rd Annual Capital City Jazz Band Festival

In 2001, the Olympia Rotary Club wanted to sponsor an international water project in Africa.  

From this start, the first Cool Jazz Clean Water Event at The Evergreen State College.

The Event netted about $25,000 and the Event was changed to include all Rotary Clubs in Thurston County and five clubs from Lewis, Pierce & Kitsap Counties, sharing the proceeds with several Community causes—purchase of band instruments for use by area School Districts to loan to low income students for the current band year and more recently for a Youth Summit designed as an all day workshop now attended by adult volunteers of area youth programs.  

For those who live close to Olympia, please attend the Olympia Rotary Club's annual fundraiser, "Cool Jazz Clean Water," this coming Saturday, November 22, at the Washington Center for Performing Arts.

There is FREE admission to the 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. event with High School Band Performances.  The evening event is $50/person (you must be 21 years of age to attend) and provides a wine, micro beers, spirits tasting event in addition to wonderful music.

Your participation in this Rotary fundraising event supports ongoing worldwide clean water programs (such as what Friendly Water for the World provides), and also new band instruments for area schools in Olympia, North Thurston, Tumwater, Rochester, and Tenino.  You can find more information at:  https://www.cooljazzcleanwater.org/