Our Staff

JAZZ HOUSE KiDS has a tremendous band of professionals who keep the Jazz House humming. Meet the people who bring the Jazz House to life each and every day.

Melissa Walker - President + Founder of JAZZ HOUSE KiDS

MELISSA WALKER

FOUNDER + PRESIDENT

Christian McBride - Artistic Director at JAZZ HOUSE KiDS

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Jamie Abbott

JAIME ABBOTT

Director of Development

Averett Darren - VP of Finance

Darren Averett

VP of Finance + Administration

Birsa Chatterjee

Birsa Chatterjee

Manager of Student Recruitment

JOE COOPER

Arts + Events Coordinator

Neal Day

NEAL DAY

VP of Operations

Chris Doyle

Chris Doyle

creative lead

Dan GettLER

Director of Event operations

Jennifer Grantham

Jennifer Grantham

Director of Music + Learning, JAZZ HOUSE NYC

Ana Hatter

Bookkeeper

Taraja Hudson

Manager of People + Culture

Galo Inga

GALO INGA

Associate Director of Jazz House Music Scholars + Career Development

Alex Laurenzi

ALEX LAURENZI

Artist Relations + Alumni Liaison

Daniella Layseca

Daniella Layseca

Strategic Initiatives Manager to the President

Lucy Lynch

Development Associate

Jeff Mann

JEFF MANN

Director of Marketing + Communications

Myoshi Mitchelle

Myoshi Mitchell

Manager of Student Services, 
JAZZ HOUSE NYC

Khalilah Sharif

KHALILAH SHARIF

BILLING + PAYROLL MANAGER

Darrell Smith

DARRELL SMITH, Ph.D.

Director of Jazz Education + Performance

Ariana Sowa

Mgr. of Student Services

Jennifer Verdonck - events

JENNIFER VERDONCK

Events Team

Mel Wall - Web Developer + Content Manager

Mel Wall

Web Master

Sherise Wenzel

Executive Asst. to the Founder + President

WEATHER ALERT Sunday, Dec. 14

Due to snow, JAZZ HOUSE Montclair will have a delayed opening for 2:30 pm. Concerts at Trend Coffee & Tea will start at 4:00 pm. Students, check your email for more details and updates.