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Photo by Thom Higgins

JazzBall 2025

A Benefit for Lopez Community Land Trust

Lopez Community Land Trust

Established in 1989, LCLT builds a diverse island community by providing access to land for housing, sustainable agriculture and forestry, cottage industries and co-operatives.

San Juan County has some of the highest home prices in the state. Many working households are locked out of the real estate market. LCLT builds beautiful and sustainable homes, providing permanently affordable housing to local islanders.

Generosity Through Jazz

Building homes and preserving agricultural land calls for community investment. Like Jazz, our work brings people together, takes creativity, nimble and long-term thinking. The impacts ripple out for generations. JazzBall is generously hosted by Joe Schneider & Kim Clements of J.A.S. Design Build at Rootball — their home on Lopez Island.

Join us for another fabulous evening of tacos, libations, and Joyful Jazz.

New this year – JazzBall is a ticketed event by donation. Proceeds directly fund the good works of LCLT. Please buy a ticket for yourself, your friends and family. We invite you to make an added donation to lend greater support to LCLT. The cost of the event is generously covered by our sponsors.

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Event Details

JazzGarden at Vita’s Wildly Delicious – Friday, August 8th, 2025

JazzBall at Rootball – Saturday, August 9th, 2025

Please bring a chair or blanket. Tacos and drinks are included in your ticket! Parking is limited, carpool if you can. Plan ahead for a safe drive home. If you need a camping spot, let Joe and Kim know in advance. Cell phone service may be limited or unavailable.

Sammy Miller and The Congregation

Sammy Miller and The Congregation are on a mission to put the generosity back into jazz and bring art back to the people. Juilliard trained and drummer on a Grammy® nominated album, Sammy Miller has been hailed as “the perfect player scholar” (The Wall Street Journal).

Miller has spent the last decade making jazz accessible to a new generation of listeners and learners. From Lincoln Center to The White House, TEDx to The Newport Jazz Festival, with special guests including Jon Batiste and Wynton Marsalis, Miller’s band, Sammy Miller and The Congregation, has headlined the most prominent Jazz festivals for over a decade. The Congregation specializes in  joyful jazz – music that feels good. They recently released the album, Joyful Jazz at Lincoln Center (2023).

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