Foundation officials say the yearly concert brings in about fifteen thousand dollars. Five thousand of that goes to George Mason University for scholarships for students in the jazz studies program.
Jim Carroll directs that program. He says Jazz 4 Justice grew slowly, each year becoming larger and larger. And he says all the credit really goes to Ed Weiner.
JIM CARROLL: "He has done so much to help this program. He is the guy who is out there on the streets selling tickets, building our audience, so on and so forth."
Mr. Weiner says the idea is to provide a meaningful experience for the young musicians.
ED WEINER: "We want to keep the focus on the students. This is part of their education and they really see that their talents can be turned into very good projects and doing good for the entire community."
Trombone player Amy Loudin agrees.
AMY LOUDIN: "It's all for a good cause, so I feel glad to be a part of that."
Ed Weiner says he hopes Jazz 4 Justice can be copied in other communities in Virginia and across the country.
And that's the VOA Special English Education Report. Join us online at voaspecialenglish.com and on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube at VOA Learning English. I'm Doug Johnson.
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Contributing: June Soh and Lawan Davis
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