EllaBop exists because girls who love jazz deserve a place where that love is met, matched, and celebrated. We build community, create opportunity, and make space for girls and young women in St. Louis to explore this music together — where they are seen, heard, and never overlooked.
Mission
EllaBop's mission is to build community and create opportunity for girls in jazz in the St. Louis region, fostering belonging, musical growth, and the confidence to show up fully in this art form.
Vision
A world where no girl who loves jazz has to wonder if there's a place for her in it.
Programs and communities that meet girls where they are and grow with them as musicians and as people.
A jazz landscape where female musicians aren't the exception. They're everywhere.
A generation of young women who took the stage, found each other, and changed what jazz looks like, for good.