Thanks, Societies: Clark Terry Documentary Fund Drive Successful! Clark Terry is 90, a rare survivor of the earlier years of jazz. He received our AFJS Benny Carter Award in 2001 and mentored Quincy Jones and Miles Davis among many others. We would like to see his full story told as described on the producers’ website, Keep On Keepin’ On Documentary. The site describes its use, the background of the documentarians, premiums offered, the full cooperation of “CeeTee” himself, and describes the fund drive which concluded on August 8th. Over $43,000 was pledged against their request for $35,000! Thanks to all societies’ members who saw our AFJS plea and responded. |
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Report Issued on Jazz Audiences Initiative Will Guide Societies, by Lew Shaw Fascinating patterns are revealed in the trailblazing study of jazz audiences now reaching conclusion in Columbus OH. Broadly researched over a well-funded period of nearly three years by the Jazz Arts Group there, these results will be the central theme of the January conference of the Jazz Education Network in Louisville KY. The following article by past AFJS president Lew Shaw appeared in the yearend issue of The American Rag jazz newspaper, used here with permission. (more) |
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Students are given a custom Jazz in AZ kazoo which they can immediately play and experience self-expression through improvisation as well as learn about the teamwork and discipline needed to play with others. According to Executive Director Joel Goldenthal, follow-up surveys have shown that students recall much of the basic information they got from the program, and that “How Cool is Jazz” has motivated many to study an instrument or join a school band. |
Universal Music Group has donated more than 200,000 of its historic master recordings to the Library of Congress. (Deutsche Grammaphon, Polygram, MCA, Universal Studios, Phillips, Mercury, Geffen, A&M, BMG are some of the names that have been associated with UMG.) The material, dated from 1926 to 1948, includes music from Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. Much of the music has been stored at Iron Mountain, the former limestone mine near Boyers, PA, that holds numerous government and corporate records. Universal began delivering the material to the LOC site in Culpeper, VA, just before Christmas, so it is still too early for archivists to know what historic recordings, rarities and curiosities may be lurking in the collection. Click
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ABOUT AFJS The American Federation of Jazz Societies is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and support jazz through a variety of activities. AFJS fosters mutual support amongst jazz organizations by managing a network for sharing information, resources and techniques. AFJS works for the advancement of all forms of jazz as one music. Our member organizations cover the entire jazz spectrum from traditional to Dixieland to swing to bebop to straight-ahead to Latin to fusion. Each of our member organizations retains autonomy over stylistic preferences while pursuing a common goal, the advancement of jazz. The Federation provides several means of assistance to member organizations in the development of their jazz programs. Our experts have, literally, thousands of years of experience in promoting the music we all love so much. Member benefits include:
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