Meet Team O.Jamm
Our educators are as unique as our project.
Jenna Love Artistic director
Jenna has been with Orchestra Jammbo’laya (O.Jamm) since the summer of 2024 and has taught strings for Kalamazoo Public Schools since 2018. She is honored to serve the North Side student community via Woodward Elementary, Hillside Middle and Kalamazoo Central High Schools.
Inspired by her predecessor, cellist Jordan Hamilton, she is determined to fight for black and brown students’ representation within string performance spaces.
Jacob Olbrot Instructor
Jacob serves as Executive Director and instructor for the Suzuki Academy of Kalamazoo. He attended Western Michigan University's School of Music and was brought up in the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra plus the Suzuki Academy of Kalamazoo before becoming part of its staff in the early 2000s.
Additionally, Jacob is the Director of Strings at Kalamazoo Kids in Tune amd is a core member of the Traverse City Symphony Orchestra.
Jacob enjoys klezmer music, improvisation, and collecting records. He has a wife, Sheri, and two daughters, Mayim and Zoe, who keep him on his toes.
Cynetta Moore Project Manager
Cynetta has worked with O.Jamm since the summer of 2024. She taps into her strong passion for Kalamazoo area youth as a Youth Resource Specialist and family advocate. She believes in the magic that music makes and aims to support each youth participant in becoming their best self. Overall, Cynetta enjoys managing all things operations, supporting teaching staff and helping Ojamm grow.