art & music

Pazala is passionate about supporting community artists and musicians and has created a music collective and recording studio for this purpose. Pazala also funds grants and endowments for ongoing basic support for local artists and musicians.
woodwork collective
Photos by Christina West
Pazala cofounder Jack West created the Woodwork Collective to provide a platform for professional-level musicians who don't perform for a living to "come out of the woodwork" and collaborate on playing, composing, and performing music together. The concerts are presented free to other local musicians and their families/friends as a way of broadening the collective and bringing the musical community together. Pazala also supports the filmmakers, photographers, sound engineers, and production personnel in this artistic endeavor. The performances are filmed and published on the Woodwork Collective's YouTube channel to share the music with the public, check it out!
Ahead behind studio
Photos by Christina West
Ahead Behind Studio is a non-profit studio that provides no-cost recording time, facilities, equipment use, and/or production personnel to selected local and touring musicians, dancers, and other performance groups so that they can create video and audio recordings to use to further and promote their art, generate income for themselves, and share with the public. For some projects Pazala also provides grants to the artists and production personnel to fund their rehearsal/recording time and expenses.
artist grants and endowments
Photos left to right from top: Photo of Richard Howell by Mitch Tobias, Photo of Walter Strauss by Christina West, Photo of D'Naga Peace Project by Claudine Naganuma, Photo of Jan Peters by Jasmine Jean, Photo of Amy X Neuburg & Solstice by Kevin Johnson, Photo of Cedeño Dance.
Some of the SF Bay Area artists, musicians, and arts organizations that Pazala has supported with grants and/or endowments include: Richard Howell, Composer, Saxophonist, SingerWalter Strauss, Acoustic GuitaristD'Naga Dance Co.'s PEACE Project for dancers with Parkinson's DiseaseJanSongs, Traditional Irish Music, Multi-instrumentalistAmy X Neuburg, New Music Composer, Singer, DrumsCedeño Dance, Community Dance Events & ClassesAdele Shaw, Painter & Multi-Media ArtistRené Yañez, Painter & Multi-Media ArtistThe Joy Protocol Ensemble, Original Jazz BandJazz in the Neighborhood, Fair Wage Jazz PromoterSFJazz, Jazz Concert Hall & Education CenterThe Freight and Salvage, Multi-Genre Concert HallIntermusic SF, Promotes Local Musicians & EventsCalifornia Film Institute, Celebrates FilmIntersection for the Arts, Resources for SF Bay Artists
Photo of Adele Shaw by Julie Haney
Grant applicatons & donations
All Pazala funding and granting is internal and is currently fully subscribed. Pazala does not accept applications for grants or donations but encourages you to donate directly to the artists and venues on their websites.
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