Director of Education
Seattle JazzEd
Seattle, WA
Kelly Clingan is the Education Director at Seattle JazzED, a non-profit organization dedicated to racial and gender equity in jazz education. She is the former Director of Concert Bands and Jazz at Washington Middle School, where she taught from 2008 to 2016. A graduate of Roosevelt High School and the University of Washington, she is rooted in Seattle's celebrated tradition of music education.
In 2016, Kelly was named the University of Washington GWSS Alumni of the Year for her work on gender equity in jazz. In 2018, Kelly served on the 'Expanding Opportunities to Learn Jazz in After-school' Taskforce at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Kelly plays trombone in Banda Vagos, a traditional Mexican Banda, performing throughout the Puget Sound area on a weekly basis.
Saturday, January 7, 2023
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM US EST