>> JOINING ME IN THE KITCHEN TODAY IS STEPHANIE MATTHEWS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TRI FOR JAZZ.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> OF COURSE.

>> TOMMY ABOUT THE TRI FOR JAZZ.

>> IT IS A NONPROFIT TO ADVANCE THE FUTURE OF JAZZ.

WE DO THAT BY HOLDING LIVE PERFORMANCES, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS WE MAKE SPECIAL JAZZ MUSIC AS A CATALYST TO HELP REACH DIFFERENT SECTORS LIKE BUSINESS, EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, EDUCATION AND MORE.

>> THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

JAZZ IS A LAUNCHING POINT FOR OTHER AREAS?

>> JAZZ HAS A RICH HISTORY AS WELL AS WHAT IT DOES IN THE BODY WHEN YOU ARE LISTENING TO IT, NEUROLOGICALLY, PHYSICALLY, THERE ARE A LOT OF BENEFITS TO IT WITH RESEARCH.

>> THAT IS FASCINATING.

I CAN'T WAIT TO LEARN ABOUT THAT.

I'M ALSO CURIOUS ABOUT THE DELICIOUS INGREDIENTS IN FRONT OF US.

TELL US ABOUT THE RECIPE YOU ARE SHARING WITH US.

>> WE WILL DO THE SEVEN LAYER MAGIC BAR OR THE MAGIC BAR.

>> OH MY GOSH.

I LOVE TO BAKE.

>> IT IS REALLY SIMPLE.

THE INGREDIENTS ARE ALL THE WAY OUT HERE.

>> TELL US WHAT WE WILL NEED.

>> THE INGREDIENTS WE WILL NEED TODAY, ONE HALF CUP SALTED BUTTER, TWO CUPS SHREDDED COCONUT, 12 OUNCES OF SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS, SIX OUNCES OF BUTTER FRESH CHIPS, 16 OUNCES OF SWEET SMOKE, ONE CUP OF WALNUTS ALL CHOPPED UP.

>> WELL, I'M EXCITED TO MAKE THESE DELICIOUS MAGIC BARS.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED, TELL ME ABOUT WHY JAZZ, WHY NOW?

>> JAZZ IS AN INCREDIBLY RICH ARTFORM.

IT'S IMPROVISATION AND INNOVATION DRIVEN.

YOU THINK ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF CREATIVITY, CLEAR COMMUNICATION, WE USE JAZZ AS AN ENTRY POINT INTO OTHER AREAS.

ONE OF THOSE AREAS IS EDUCATION.

AND WHEN YOU ADD JAZZ AND SEEN TOGETHER, YOU GET PEOPLE WHO LOVE UP FOR US TO FURTHER ENGAGE THEM AND BRING THEM INTO THIS TYPE OF MUSIC.

AND THAT HELPS US WITH THE FUTURE OF JAZZ.

>> I LOVE CONNECTING JAZZ MUSIC AND MEDITATION.

THEY ARE SEPARATE AREAS.

>> YES, BUT THEY SHOULDN'T BE.

YOU HAVE ARTS AND SCIENCES, THE CONNECTION POINTS SOUND CONNECTED, RIGHT?

THEN MUSIC ITSELF IS ABOUT PATTERNS.

IT'S MATHEMATIC.

AND SO, THESE THINGS COME TOGETHER.

WE PUT THEM TOGETHER IN A WONDERFUL WAY IN JAZZ LAB.

>> IT HELPS GET SO MANY FOLKS INVOLVED.

>> 100%.

>> THIS IS FASCINATING.

I CAN'T WAIT TO LEARN MORE.

THIS SMELLS AMAZING AND I WANT TO PUT IT TOGETHER.

LET'S GET STARTED.

>> 100%.

>> YOU GO ON TO MELT THE BUTTER.

>> THAT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE TRICKY.

>> OKAY.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

>> THERE IT IS.

WONDERFUL.

>> OKAY, MELT THE BUTTER.

>> WE MELT THE BUTTER AND PUT IT IN THE BOWL AND ADD OUR GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST.

AND WE START GETTING IT ALL NICE AND MUSHY.

THAT WILL BE THE FIRST LAYER INDEED.

SO, ANYWAY -- >> OKAY.

>> I WILL DO IT.

>> BUTTER IN?

>> NOT EVEN A SCOTIA TOWARDS BROWNED.

>> WE WILL ADD THE GRAHAM CRACKERS.

>> LOVELY.

ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I WILL HAVE YOU DO IT.

>> OKAY.

>> GET THAT ALL NICE AND MOISTURIZED.

>> WONDERFUL.

>> THIS IS LIKE A SPA TREATMENT.

OH, THAT SMELLS SO GOOD.

YEAH, I THINK WE ARE JUST ABOUT THEY ARE.

>> PREP AND PRESS.

>> OKAY.

>> ALL-AROUND -- PERFECT.

>> WONDERFUL.

>> IN TERMS OF THE LAYERS, LET'S START WITH COCONUT.

>> OKAY, TEAM EFFORT.

I WONDER HOW THEY DECIDE IT'S SEVEN LAYERS.

>> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE --WELL -- >> THAT'S THE MAGIC.

YEAH, GET THAT ALL IN THERE.

>> THIS ONE?

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> SPREAD IT ALL OUT.

>> VERY GO.

I WILL HOLD THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS.

>> THERE WE GO.

>> THIS WOULD BE FUN TO MAKE WITH KIDS, TOO.

>> THROWING STUFF IN -- BEAUTIFUL.

>> ALL THE AROMAS?

>> CHOCOLATE CHIPS?

AND LOOK AT THIS, IT IS PRETTY ALREADY.

>> [ INAUDIBLE ] >> A LITTLE BIT MORE -- >> WE CAN HOLD BACK IF WE NEED TO.

LOVE IT.

OKAY.

THEN FINALLY, THERE YOU GO.

ACTUALLY, NOT FINALLY.

THIS IS THE CONDENSED MILK THAT WILL PUT IT ALL TOGETHER?

IT'S NOT RESONATING, IT COMES TOGETHER IN THE OVEN.

>> BEAUTIFUL.

>> YEAH.

TODAY ONLY.

TODAY ONLY.

>> LOOK AT THAT.

>> WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL.

CHECK THIS OUT, I WILL DO A LITTLE STRATEGY.

>> OH, I LOVE IT.

>> I LOVE IT.

>> WONDERFUL.

AND YOU KEEP PULLING.

IT MAKES YOU GET --YUP, YUP, YUP.

>> SIMPLE AND SO DELICIOUS.

>> YOU CAN GET 15 OR 20 -- >> YEAH, CUT IT INTO LITTLE BITES, MAKE IT A BIG PARTY.

>> PROBABLY PRETTY GOOD.

SHOULD I SPREAD IT AROUND A LITTLE?

>> COAT IT.

>> HOW DO YOU BAKE IT?

WHAT TEMPERATURE?

>> 20 TO 30 MINUTES UNTIL IT'S EXTRA BROWN.

>> 325?

OKAY, POP IT IN THE OVEN.

HERE WE GO.

WHILE WE WAIT FOR THIS TO BAKE TELL ME ABOUT THE PROGRAM YOU HAVE ON.

>> WE OFFER A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING.

THE NATIONAL JAZZ SERIES, THE PLATFORM WILL REENGAGE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RENOWNED JAZZ MUSIC.

AND WE BRING IT TO COLUMBUS.

IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SOUND THAN WHAT THIS MARKET IS USED TO.

THEN WE HAVE JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH IN APRIL.

WE HAVE A LEADERSHIP AND TEAMBUILDING WORKSHOP THAT IS LED BY OUR CERTIFIED ART THERAPIST.

THAT COMBINES JAZZ MUSIC WITH MINDFULNESS, ART AND DISCUSSION, AND A HALF DAY OR FULL DAY SESSION.

THAT HELPS OUR TEAM GET GREATER EXPERIENCE, BE MORE EMPATHETIC AND VULNERABLE WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND OVERALL GREATER COHESION.

AND FINALLY, THE JAZZ LOVE PROGRAM WHICH IS ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS.

USING JAZZ AND S.T.E.M.

IT HELPS YOUNGER LEARNERS.

A GREATER SKILL BUILDING AND COLLABORATION, ADAPTABILITY, AND HOW TO BE BETTER CREATIVE [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THAT PROGRAM FOSTERS THAT.

>> I LOVE THAT, SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED, LEARN AND CONNECT THROUGH JAZZ.

I LOVE THE LEADERSHIP SERIES.

EVERY COMPANY SHOULD BE DOING THAT, A WAY TO CONNECT YOUR TEAM -- >> ABSOLUTELY.

IT IS WONDERFUL FOR TEAMS LOOKING FOR AN OPEN MIND.

SOCIAL WORKERS, EDUCATORS, POLICE AND FIRE, PEOPLE LOOKING FOR EXPLORATION, IT IS FANTASTIC FOR THEM.

>> TO BUILD CONNECTION?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> WE GOT OUR MAGIC BARS OUT OF THE OVEN, WE NEED TO LET THEM COOL COMPLETELY.

IT IS HARD TO WAIT.

YOU CAN CUT THEM INTO BARS.

LITTLE BITES IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THEM TO A PARTY OR BIG ONES IF YOU NEED A TREAT.

>> THE CUPCAKE ONE -- >> PUT THEM ON A PLATTER -- >> THEY PAIR VERY WELL.

>> I AM SO EXCITED TO TRY ONE.

LET ME ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOLKS HAVE TO GET INVOLVED.

>> WE WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY INTO OUR TRIBE, THE JAZZ COMMUNITY INTO OUR WORLD.

SO YOU CAN DO THAT BY COMING TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AROUND THE CITY.

THERE ARE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, PERFORMANCES AS WELL AS WITH JAZZ LAB ITSELF.

AND YOU CAN REACH OUT TO US TO GET CREATIVE.

>> I LOVE THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> PERFECT.

>> THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

>> THAT'S GOOD.