Jazz Performance and Education Centre

the jazz performance and education centre (jpec) is the result of a collaboration between business people, musicians and arts professionals who are passionate about jazz in toronto. officially incorporated in 2008, the concept for the jazz performance and education centre was born in 2007 when jazz aficionados raymond and rochelle koskie assembled a committee of fellow enthusiasts to address the need for a full-time jazz venue in the city. over the course of that first year, the committee identified what continues to be its primary goal: to create a venue similar to jazz at lincoln center in new york. this first-class, multi-purpose facility will feature performances by top local, national and international jazz talent; educational programming in which fans of all ages can learn about jazz; recording facilities; and a hall of fame and archives which will encompass and preserve canada’s outstanding jazz heritage and tradition. the facility will enhance toronto’s reputation as one of the