Mission Statement

The mission of COTA is to present and to support the art of jazz in all its forms and historical breadth, support and cultivate interest in art through youth education, performing arts presentations, scholarship opportunities, and community outreach throughout the Pocono area.

In conjunction with its annual Jazz and Arts Festival, COTA will foster the ongoing artistic and creative endeavors of local musicians and artists, while promoting the education of Jazz, America’s major indigenous art form.

COTA is a non-profit organization. COTA does not discriminate in leadership, admission or access to its programs and activities on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual or affectional orientation, marital status, handicap/disability, age and/or other non-merit factors.