KPOO 88.5FM's Harrison Chastang interviews Elizabeth Welden-Smith, MJF's Director of Strategic Relations, regarding the incoming administration's rumored defunding of the National Endowment of the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and how these grants affect the Monterey Jazz Festival's education mission. 

This interview aired live on January 24, 2017 on KPOO 89.5FM in San Francisco and was streamed on www.kpoo.com.

KPOO Interview with Elizabeth Welden-Smith on NEA Funding 2017

The 68th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival will take place at the Monterey County Fairgrounds September 26-28, 2025.