Although Ella sang everything - from Jazz to Pop to Rock - her original love was Jazz. In fact, when Norman Granz first asked Ella to record the "Songbooks" she responded "they are trying to take away my jazz"! Our Jazz Page has three sections, and we hope you enjoy them.
www.jazzednet.org
It seems to me that you must love music, I mean, you're here visiting, right? Well, we love it, too, and the very instant that the Jazz Education Network was founded, we joined.
What a great group of people! And their conferences are incredibly fun and helpful and filled with phenomenal music.
We hope that you'll join, too. You don't have to be a musician or a teacher, you just have to love America's very own music. It's easy to join and it's very affordable. And don't forget to tell 'em that we sent you!
Hope to see you in New Orleans in January for the JEN Conference – we're going to have some fun, I guaranty!
We love introducing kids to jazz...And jazz to kids. Here are some great programs and organizations with whom we work. Please, give them a visit.
THE VAIL JAZZ FOUNDATION
www.vailjazz.org
("Jazz Goes to school")
Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
www.jazzatlincolncenter.org
("we bop!" and "jazz for Young People")
New York City
THE SYMPHONIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA
www.symphonicjazzorchestra.com
(Concerts for kids & Music In The Schools)
The greater Los Angeles area
BLUES ALLEY JAZZ SOCIETY
www.bluesalley.org or www.bigbandjam.org
Make sure you are in Washington DC when this comes around!
Every April, all around the world
www.smithsonianjazz.org
We love April. Ella was born in April (April 25th in case you want to send a present). And April is Jazz Appreciation Month which began with our friends at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., and is now celebrated all over the world.
Wherever you go during April, there are fun (and usually free) events and concerts to celebrate America's very own music. Just log on to the official JAM website (see above) to find out what's happening near you.
We have the honor of being the "Founding Funder" of Jazz Appreciation Month.
You can help, too, by making a donation - Just click here.
