About Us
JAZZTOWN USA
‘Work from Home’ for Jazz and Blues Artists
By William Doc Jones - Executive Director, Jazztown USAAs COVID-19 caused a sequential lockdown of the U.S. and world, musicians have had their livelihood taken from them overnight. Jazz and Blues are authentically American art forms, and the musicians who play these find themselves without ongoing gigs to make ends meet, including paying for housing. Jazz clubs, concerts and festivals have been shut down, and so many musicians are left without work and without a clear future for when they can return.
Jazztown USA solves this problem for Jazz and Blues musicians through a 3-step coordinated plan to 1) put a roof over their head in the short-term, 2) get the artists back to work and 3) develop a housing subdivision to relieve their stress and the stress of their families for the long-term. For the Jazz and Blues listening community, Jazztown USA benefits them through regular concerts and helps to ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of the art form.
- Create short-term housing
- Produce Concert series for TV
- Develop long-term housing
- Assistance for musicians
PURPOSE OF BUSINESS PLAN
International Jazz Day AZ Foundation is joining forces with Jazztown USA to offer low-cost housing solutions for artists and creative professionals who face evictions and the loss of their homes and apartments. The initiative aims to create affordable housing solutions and concert venues for these low-income artists to play, live and thrive, and keep Jazz and the Blues alive.
Our plan is to create a grassroots movement that will raise funds, find short-term housing, create concert venues that are safe during the pandemic and build modular and tiny homes to support jazz and blues musicians so that they can get back to at least a semi-normal life.
We are working on developing sustainable housing options for musicians to rent and buy complete with smart home components and green living building materials. We are in conversations with real estate developers,community leaders, and investors in order to achieve these goals.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
A nonprofit organization serves the public interest and is exempt from federal income taxes. Volunteerism and helping the public are activities that date back centuries, with church missions to help the poor and disadvantaged. In the United States, the general public's interest in nonprofit and volunteer activity grew particularly strong during and after the Civil War. By the turn of the 20th century, many nonprofit organizations were in full operation, including the American Red Cross, and wealthy industrialists such as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller were paving the way for today's philanthropic practices.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The rule of thumb in choosing a business to launch is to look out for a business whose products or services are needed in our everyday life. Starting a Non-profit organization can come in handy if you have the business exposure and financial requirements.
JAZZTOWN USA DEVELOPMENT LLC is the DBA of International Jazz Day AZ Foundation which is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in Arizona, the United States that is passionate about providing low cost, affordable, and financial support to the Arizona Jazz Community.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
The CEO and Founder of JAZZTOWN USA DEVELOPMENT LLC is Dr. William Doc Jones (better known as Doc), a passionate and open-minded individual who is supported by a team of credible and committed individuals who are prepared to harness all their strength, availability and professionalism to catapult the organization to a greater height in conjunction with an outstanding team of volunteers.
The CEO, Dr. William Doc Jones, is an Educator, Business Owner, Professional Jazz Musician called to serve the music community. His foundation includes creating International Jazz Day AZ Festivals.
BUSINESS MODEL
The business model is developed from the understanding that there is a need to provide financial support and affordable housing for low- to medium-income Jazz Musicians and their families through a well-structured and easily practicable measure. There is a substantial opportunity to cater to these needs with an innovative concept. The business model is to leverage the hospitality nature of JAZZTOWN USA DEVELOPMENT LLC to make the community a better place for families.
OUR GOALS
- Our goal is to help with any situation that directly improves the life of the artist and their family
- Our goal is to create, construct, and maintain affordable housing units for “low income Jazz & Blues Musicians” individuals and families
- We want to be a voice of comfort and hope to the less privilege Jazz & Blues Musicians in Arizona.
- Our goal is to provide not only a non-profit organization platform but also an innovative and effective one.
- Our goal is also to run a company that will not only succeed in its desired goals and objectives but will also have a landmark impact locally and nationally for years to come.