Santa Fe Jazz

Lee and Susan began to visit Santa Fe in 1984 and have lived here full time since 2004. Lee is President Emeritus of Boston’s Berklee College of Music, known for its jazz and contemporary music curricula, where he devoted his professional career to expanding music education opportunity for talented music students from around the world. In Santa Fe, he supports the annual summer jazz festival and is a board member of SCORE, where retired executives counsel for profit businesses and non profit organizations. He is also a board member of the New Mexico Music Commission.

As a President’s spouse, Susan was a continuous contributor to campus life, co-hosting events for students, faculty, staff, donors, and leading professional musicians. She is a board member of the Lensic Performing Arts Center, New Mexico Women in the Arts, New Mexico Chapter of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and is active with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.

Dr. Larry Hootkin, Chair, Artist Selection Committee Jane Hootkin, Chair, Host Committee

Larry and Jane began to visit Santa Fe in 1970 and have lived here full time since 2001. Larry is a retired gastroenterologist. His interest in jazz goes back to his teens. He played the piano in groups prior to his medical career. He has developed an extensive personal collection of jazz music and is well read on the history and development of jazz and individual musicians. He participates actively in a number of jazz bulletin boards on the internet and is on the steering committee for Friends Of Indian Art (MIAC). Jane has an equally long history of listening to jazz. She was the proprietor of a cooking school for many years and maintains an avid interest in nutrition as it affects health issues. She is a member of the Folk Art Committee of the Museum of International Folk Art and a mentor at Cesar Chavez Elementary School.