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By Lisa Ehlke
The Fresh Coast Jazz Festival; Milwaukee’s only multi-day jazz festival featuring the world’s best contemporary jazz artists; hosted the Fresh Coast Jazz Festival’s Career Days on April 22 and April 23rd located at Milwaukee-based companies with local high school students from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School and Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy. Since its inception in 2019, the festival has had a significant philanthropic impact on the city, including creating a “Career Day” program that has already provided approximately 50 local students real-world exposure to potential career opportunities at some Fresh Coast Jazz Festival sponsor companies.
In addition to bringing the best contemporary jazz to Milwaukee, the festival has had a significant philanthropic impact on the city. Since its inception in 2019, the festival has provided more than 400 backpacks full of school supplies to Milwaukee area schools, produced three Concerts for The Kids at Children’s Wisconsin featuring some of the world-renowned artists playing the Fresh Coast Jazz Festival and provided more than 300 “gift bags of comfort” to kids and families receiving treatment at Children’s Wisconsin, sent approximately 100 children to music camps, and more.
The following Career Days took place this week:
- Wednesday, April 22 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Zizzo Group Engagement Marketing students from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School will be learning about the marketing profession and participate in developing and presenting a marketing campaign.
- Thursday, April 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Laffey, Leitner & Goode LLC, students from Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy will be learning about the legal profession and participating in a mock trial.
Fast gaining a reputation as one of the top jazz festivals in the country, the Fresh Coast Jazz Festival is Milwaukee’s only multi-day jazz festival featuring the world’s best contemporary jazz artists. The festival draws fans from across the United States and several countries, and blends the world’s top contemporary jazz artists, with uniquely fun events and festival proceeds go to support scholarships, school music programs, and healthcare initiatives.
The 2026 festival brings an unbelievable mix of some of the most popular smooth jazz superstars and the hottest young talent in the genre to the fresh coast. This year’s festival will take place at the historic Pabst Theater in downtown Milwaukee from August 20 – August 22. For more information, visit: www.freshcoastjazz.com or www.pabsttheatergroup.com.
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