Artists Serving Artists

Women of the Cross

JDPP, Inc. has a firm commitment to providing arts services to a select roster of artists to help them achieve their maximum potential. Over the years, JDPP, Inc. has served a range of performing artists in addition to its core member, JDPE, providing support with publicity, bookings and fundraising using JDPP, Inc.’s non-profit designation.

Among these JDPP, Inc. has served as a fiscal conduit for Drink to this!, a summer program for young artists in Hartford; the Sigourney Square Family festival in Hartford; Hartford’s International Jazz festival; and the Snell Cultural Cooperative of New Britain. JDPP, Inc. has provided professional development mentoring for Leslie Bird (Women of the Cross); Laurie Sylla (UAI mentoring); Deborah Goffe (Scapegoat Garden); Ed Fast (Latin jazz percussionist); and Dayna Snell (Snell Cultural Cooperative) in grant writing, marketing, and publicity.

In addition, JDPP, Inc. now serves as the fiscal conduit for the newly formed Greater Hartford Dance Umbrella, an organization dedicated to increasing networking opportunities and developing a stronger profile for dance in the Greater Hartford region.