H Project Performing Arts Association — HPPAA
Nonprofit Arts Organization — Austin & San Marcos, Texas
Founded in 2011 by jazz pianist, composer, and educator Hank Hehmsoth, the H Project Performing Arts Association (HPPAA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization based in Austin and San Marcos, Texas. The organization supports jazz performance, interdisciplinary arts projects, educational programs, artist residencies, exhibitions, and community engagement initiatives.
Our Mission
We bring the transformative power of music to diverse audiences through innovative commissions, captivating performances, and educational outreach. Our projects foster creativity, bridge cultural divides, and connect people through the universal language of music.
Core Program Areas
HPPAA supports public-facing projects that connect jazz performance, visual art, education, community engagement, and Texas music history.
- 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 and visual art projects
- Artist talks, lectures, residencies, and exhibitions
- Collaborations with museums, universities, galleries, venues, and cultural organizations
- Texas jazz history, archival discovery, and public humanities programming
Double Vision Educational Programs & Community Workshops
HPPAA supports public-facing jazz education, youth workshops, community engagement, and interdisciplinary arts programming through Double Vision Jazz Ensemble.
YouTube Nonprofit Program & Arts Education Channel
H Project Performing Arts Association has been approved for the YouTube Nonprofit Program through the HanksJazz YouTube channel.
The channel now also serves as HPPAA’s approved nonprofit-program channel, supporting public access to jazz performance, arts education, archival discovery, Texas jazz history, and interdisciplinary music-and-visual-art programming.
Current public-facing playlist sections include Research, Archives & Jazz History and HPPAA – Public Programs & Arts Education, featuring curated materials related to jazz history, rare performance footage, educational workshops, interdisciplinary art/music programs, and Double Vision Jazz Ensemble projects.
Visit the HanksJazz / HPPAA YouTube channel
H Project Performing Arts Association
2009 Rabb Glen
Austin, TX 78704
Email: hank@hppaa.org
EIN: 45-2581223
Website: https://hppaa.org
H Project Performing Arts Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization supporting jazz performance, interdisciplinary arts, education, and community programs in Central Texas.
H Project Performing Arts Association has earned the 2026 Candid Gold Seal of Transparency.
Organizational Leadership
Grants & Institutional Support
H Project Performing Arts Association is 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.
Hank Hehmsoth — President / Founder / Authorized Representative
Contact: hank@hppaa.org | Official shortcut: hppaa.org
HPPAA Domain and Google Workspace
H Project Performing Arts Association is approved for Google for Nonprofits. Google Workspace for Nonprofits is activated for the organization’s domain, hppaa.org, supporting HPPAA’s nonprofit email, documentation, file storage, forms, and administrative collaboration.
H Project Performing Arts Association owns and operates the domain hppaa.org. The domain hppaa.org redirects to this official public HPPAA page at https://hanksjazz.com/hppaa.
HPPAA uses hank@hppaa.org as its organizational domain email for Google Workspace and nonprofit administration.
Current Projects
Eddie Durham Tribute
HPPAA presents Double Vision Jazz Ensemble at Texas Music Museum on June 21, 2026, celebrating the legacy of Texas jazz pioneer Eddie Durham.
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Double Vision Youth Jazz Workshop + Jam Session
HPPAA presents a youth jazz workshop and jam session with Double Vision Jazz Ensemble at Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches on August 9, 2026, connecting young musicians with Austin’s creative jazz community.
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Double Vision + Invoke — Live at Monks Jazz
HPPAA presents Double Vision Jazz Ensemble with Austin-based string quartet Invoke at Monks Jazz on October 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM, featuring new arrangements and original music for an 8-piece chamber-jazz ensemble.
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This project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music, & Entertainment.
Selected HPPAA Projects & Program Highlights
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Residency — Jazz & Art
at Brazosport College (Jan-Feb 2026)
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Double Vision on FOX 7:
Good Day Austin
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Ritú Del Sol Andes: Diem
Ballet score commissioned by Ballet Austin
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Supple Music Series:
Double Vision Live
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Three Shades of Blue
Chamber jazz commissioned by the Kandinsky Trio
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X-trusions: A Déjà Vu in 4D
premier: International Conference on Latin-American and Modern Music.
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Lady Bird Johnson
Documentary score commissioned by the U.S. National Park Service
