Mark Hulsether McKee Memorial Jazz Endowment Fund

Trumpeter Mark McKee was a member of the Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra from 2006-2009. Upon his passing in 2017, his parents Anne McKee and Mark Hulsether created this endowment to honor his memory and love of jazz music.

The endowment funds a guest artist residency with the Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra each February and culminates in a performance at the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the campus of Pellissippi State Community College.

The Endowment is managed by the East Tennessee Foundation and accepts contributions. If you would like to donate in support of this worthy cause, follow this link.

Past Guests with the Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra

2020 - Bill Carrothers
Piano, Lawrence University

2022 - Steve Peplin & Max Bowen
Steve Peplin, Guitar, Lawrence University,
Max Bowen, Guitar, was a long-time friend and musical collaborator of Mark McKee’s

2023 - Matt Niess - livestream recording
Trombonist, Airmen of Note

2024 - Greg Moody - livestream recording
Saxophone, Composer

2025 - Pat Harbison
Trumpet, Indiana University

2026 - Ryan Middagh - livestream recording
Baritone Saxophone, Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music