About HPPAA

H Project Performing Arts Association

H Project Performing Arts Association (HPPAA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization based in Austin, Texas, supporting contemporary jazz, interdisciplinary performing arts, education, documentation, and public engagement.

Founded in 2011 by jazz pianist, composer, and educator Hank Hehmsoth, HPPAA supports public-facing projects that connect music, visual art, education, community history, and creative collaboration. The organization’s work includes concerts, workshops, artist-led programs, museum and community partnerships, archival discovery, Texas jazz history, and interdisciplinary arts programming.

Our Mission

HPPAA brings the transformative power of music and the arts to diverse audiences through innovative performances, educational outreach, community programs, documentation, and public engagement.

Our projects foster creativity, connect people across communities, and support public access to contemporary jazz, interdisciplinary performance, and Texas music history.

What We Do

HPPAA supports public arts programs that bring artists, audiences, students, educators, cultural organizations, and communities together.

Core program areas include:

  • Contemporary jazz performances, commissions, premieres, and new arrangements

  • Double Vision Jazz Ensemble concerts and educational programs

  • Youth jazz workshops, jam sessions, and community music activities

  • Interdisciplinary jazz, visual art, poetry, and performance projects

  • Artist talks, lectures, residencies, exhibitions, and public conversations

  • Collaborations with museums, universities, galleries, venues, and cultural organizations

  • Texas jazz history, archival discovery, and public humanities programming

Double Vision and Public Jazz Education

HPPAA supports public-facing jazz education, youth workshops, community engagement, and interdisciplinary arts programming through Double Vision Jazz Ensemble.

Double Vision connects original contemporary jazz with education, improvisation, Texas music history, visual art, and public conversation. Programs may include concerts, lecture-demonstrations, student workshops, jam sessions, community events, and presenter-ready performances.

Public Access and Documentation

HPPAA’s work extends beyond live performance. The organization documents and shares programs, research, performance materials, interviews, recordings, and educational resources so that public arts activity can continue reaching audiences after an event has ended.

HPPAA also supports public access through online video, archival materials, jazz history research, and curated arts education resources connected to the HanksJazz / HPPAA YouTube nonprofit channel. The current HPPAA page notes that the organization has been approved for the YouTube Nonprofit Program and uses the channel to support public access to jazz performance, arts education, archival discovery, Texas jazz history, and interdisciplinary music-and-visual-art programming.

Leadership

Hank Hehmsoth
 President / Founder / Authorized Representative

Hank Hehmsoth is a jazz pianist, composer, educator, visual artist, and historian whose work connects performance, composition, improvisation, visual art, public history, and arts education. Through HPPAA, he develops and supports nonprofit arts programs that bring contemporary jazz and interdisciplinary performance into public, educational, and community settings.

Nonprofit Information

H Project Performing Arts Association

EIN: 45-2581223

2009 Rabb Glen St.
Austin, TX 78704

Email: hank@hppaa.org

Website: hppaa.org

H Project Performing Arts Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization supporting jazz performance, interdisciplinary arts, education, documentation, and community programs in Central Texas. The existing HPPAA page lists the organization’s Austin address, email, EIN, and nonprofit purpose.

Grants, Partnerships, and Institutional Support

HPPAA’s programs are supported through public grants, institutional partnerships, nonprofit infrastructure, and arts-service programs that help make jazz performance, arts education, interdisciplinary projects, and community programming accessible to the public.

Recent and current areas of support include contemporary jazz performance, youth jazz education, Texas jazz history, museum and community partnerships, and public arts programming in Central Texas.