What’s the best way for a jazz musician to obtain health insurance? And how should musicians best invest and save their money in this economy?
On Saturday, the first Coda Jazz Fund Health and Financial Fitness Fair will attempt to provide answers to those and other questions.
Since the Coda Jazz Fund was formed in 2001, the foundation has addressed the end-of-life needs of area jazz musicians. In 2008 alone, the fund has assisted at least eight families of jazz artists with funeral and burial expenses.
On Saturday, the fund’s health and finance fair will take a proactive approach to broader health and financial issues.
From 10am to 2pm, musicians from across the city are invited to participate in the free event in the Blue Room and in the atrium of the American Jazz Museum. The fair will feature health screenings for high blood pressure, depression, diabetes, and kidney and dental problems.
The services are being provided by Swope Health Services, Truman Medical Center, the National Kidney Foundation, the American Heart Association, the National Council of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Greater Kansas City, the Kansas City Health Department and the Housing Information Center. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation provided the funding that made the fair possible.
On Saturday, the first Coda Jazz Fund Health and Financial Fitness Fair will attempt to provide answers to those and other questions.
Since the Coda Jazz Fund was formed in 2001, the foundation has addressed the end-of-life needs of area jazz musicians. In 2008 alone, the fund has assisted at least eight families of jazz artists with funeral and burial expenses.
On Saturday, the fund’s health and finance fair will take a proactive approach to broader health and financial issues.
From 10am to 2pm, musicians from across the city are invited to participate in the free event in the Blue Room and in the atrium of the American Jazz Museum. The fair will feature health screenings for high blood pressure, depression, diabetes, and kidney and dental problems.
The services are being provided by Swope Health Services, Truman Medical Center, the National Kidney Foundation, the American Heart Association, the National Council of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Greater Kansas City, the Kansas City Health Department and the Housing Information Center. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation provided the funding that made the fair possible.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
