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LEXINGTON, KY 40588-0163
Mission Statement
The Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc. is a corporation whose avowed mission is to "enhance the awareness of Jazz as a performing art". Since its founding in 1989, the JAF has committed itself to the purpose of educating the public about Jazz Arts through the promotion of awareness and sensitivity to Jazz, and to upgrade it as an art form to the level of community acceptance and support equal to that given other performing arts.
 
The Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc., a local non-profit group, is funded primarily by memberships and tax deductible donations.  We do not receive any funding on a regular, annual basis from third parties.  Please consider helping us accomplish our mission of promoting jazz by joining JAF or making a donation in any amount. 
JAF is recognized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service. Since the goods and services given for JAF membership meet the standards for insubstantial value set out by the IRS in Rev. Proc. 90-12, 1990-1 C.B. 471, and Rev. Proc. 92-49, 1992-1 C.B. 987, membership dues and any donations may be fully tax deductible. Be sure to check with your tax advisor if you have any questions.
NOTE:  There will be no board meeting in May or June.
The next regular JAF board meeting will be: July 11, 2012
in the small meeting room at the Tates Creek Branch Library.
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3RD ANNUAL LEXINGTON JAZZ FESTIVAL - Sunday June 3, 2012, Talon Winery
 
Once again the Festival will include very high caliber and respected local and regional musicians on 2 stages from 1PM to 7PM with the gates at Talon Winery opening at Noon. Add this date to your calendars now so you won't be disappointed that you missed this great day of entertainment and jazz comradery.
 
Tickets:  $15.00 when purchased in advance and $20.00 (cash only) the day of the event. (Children 12 and under admitted free). To order tickets call: 859-246-6885.JAF members will receive a $2 discount (by providing your JAF membership number) IF tickets are purchased in advance by calling Dave McWhorter, JAF President, at (859) 273-5193. General Admission, full price, tickets may also be purchased in person at the Talon Winery tasting room, 7086 Tates Creek Rd, Lexington.
 
Groups scheduled to perform are Baja Yetis, Jamey Aebersold Quartet, The Jazz Collective with vocalist Gail Wynters, Ben Lacy & Bob Bryant Duo, and O-Zone. Check back often for updates.
 
Festival food this year will be provided by Jackson’s Restaurant, Richmond, KY (203 South 3rd St). Grilled hamburgers and hotdogs will be featured, as well as pulled pork barbeque. Check out their Facebook page for more info about the restaurant.
 
This year’s festival sponsor is Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC.
 
The Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc. (JAF) along with Bluegrass Community & Technical College Arts (BCTC) present this annual event at Talon Winery for the enjoyment of the community.
 
Click the Festival logo above to display the festival poster in PDF format for printing and posting to remind you of the event.
 
Go to www.lexingtonjazzfestival.com for much more information.
 
Click HERE for photos of the 2011 Festival by Hillary McWhorter
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Thursday, June 14:  The Lexington Public Library continues its "Jazz: Live At The Library!" series of monthly concerts at the Central Library Theatre, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. Show #63 brings in the Dave Shelton Quartet - Check back for the musicians who will make up the Quartet.  Showtime: 7 - 8:30PM.  Admission:  FREE.
 
Ongoing:  Jazz: Live at the Library! The series, which began April 12, 2007, takes place in the Lexington Central (downtown) Library Theater on the second Thursday of each month from 7 - 8:30 PM, and is FREE to the public. The Jazz Arts Foundation is proud to help present a monthly series of live jazz performances by some of the region’s best musicians who will bring back to life the golden age of local jazz.  Since its inception, the series has brought in top-flight musicians & educators from Lexington, Cincinnati, Bloomington, Columbus, Dayton and Louisville areas.  International musicians from Brazil and Russia have also performed as part of the Jazz: Live at the Library! Concert Series.  Once again a generous donation from Jamey Aebersold Jazz has extended the series to June, 2013 which allows JAF to continue to bring in new musicians and fan favorites to fulfill its mission of "Enhancing the Awareness of Jazz as a Performing Art."
 
Check your Cable TV schedule for Library Channel 20 to view previously recorded shows from the Jazz: Live at the Library! Concert Series.
The series is sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz, and the Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc.
 
We are a "listener supported" organization. Our only source of operational funding is from memberships - please become a member so we can continue the Jazz: Live at the Library! series as well as produce other jazz performances and concerts throughout the year.
 
Click HERE for Dave Birdwhistell's photos of the January 12, 2012 performance - Higgins Brothers, 'Remembering Norman'
Click HERE for Dave Birdwhistell's photos of the February 9, 2012 performance - Dan Brock and Friends
Click HERE for Dave Birdwhistell's photos of the March 8, 2012 performance - Dara Tucker Quartet
Click HERE for Erik Scott Birdwhistell's photos of the April 12, 2012 performance - The Eddie Brookshire Quintet
 
Click HERE for Dave Birdwhistell's photos of the December 8, 2011 performance - SoundFoundry
Click HERE for Erik Scott Birdwhistell's photos of the November 10, 2011 performance - The Jamey Aebersold Quartet
Click HERE for Erik Scott Birdwhistell's photos of the October 13, 2011 performance - Sarah Stivers
Click HERE for Erik Scott Birdwhistell's photos of the September 8, 2011 performance - The Morehead Mafia
 
Click HERE for photos of 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & January thru August 2011 performances
CURRENT & FUTURE LOCAL JAZZ HAPPENINGS
 
Friday, May 18: The Duke Ellington Jazz Series featuring: the Kentucky Jazz Repertory Orchestra - Miles Osland and Dick Domek, directors, soloists from the American Spiritual Ensemble. Special guest artists Harry Pickens - piano and Lee How - tap dancer. The Lyric Theatre, 300 E. Third St. Lexington, KY. $25 general admission/$45 VIP seating and reception. For more information visit the Lyric Thearter website or call 859-280-2218.
Tuesday, May 22:  The Big Band and Jazz series continues at the Moondance at Midnight Pass Amphitheater in Beaumont with Young At Heart from 7 to 8:30 PM. The series will return to Ecton Park from July 10 - August 28th. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets for this FREE long running concert sponsored by Lexington Parks and Recreation. Click HERE for the full 2012 schedule. For more information, call 288-2925 or visit the Big Band & Jazz webpage.
Tuesday, May 29:  The Big Band and Jazz series continues at the Moondance at Midnight Pass Amphitheater in Beaumont with the Bluegrass Area Jazz Ambassadors (BAJA) from 7 to 8:30 PM. The series will return to Ecton Park from July 10 - August 28th. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets for this FREE long running concert sponsored by Lexington Parks and Recreation. Click HERE for the full 2012 schedule. For more information, call 288-2925 or visit the Big Band & Jazz webpage.
 
 
Check back for future Jazz concerts and events.
 
Be sure to check here often for all the Local Jazz events in the Bluegrass as reported, and updated each week, by the Webmaster.
CURRENT AND FUTURE REGIONAL JAZZ HAPPENINGS
 
Sunday May 20: The Louisville Jazz Society $5 Concert Series features the Steve Crews Quartet with Crews/keyboards, Hunt Butler/sax, Ron "Butch" Neeld/bass, & Hubert Griffin, Jr./drums, 6:30PM at the Rudyard Kipling, 422 W. Oak St, Louisville, KY. Call (502) 636-1311 for more information. Doors open at 5:30PM, dinner and drinks served.
 
Ongoing weekly/monthly:  Click HERE for the Blue Wisp Jazz Club, 18 E Eighth St, Cincinnati, OH calendar.
 
Click HERE and HERE for listings of Jazz venues in the immediate Region and surrounding States.
 
If you would like your Jazz event added, send an E-mail to the Webmaster.
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JAZZ THEMED "FOREVER" STAMP ISSUED MARCH 26, 2011
On March 26, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Postal Service™ issued a Jazz commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 44-cents), in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps. The stamp was designed by Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, Virginia.
 
The U.S. Postal Service® is proud to pay tribute to jazz, America's musical gift to the world, and to the musicians who play it on festival stages as well as in studios, clubs and concert halls. Art Director, Howard Paine, designed the stamp to showcase the work of Paul Rogers, an artist living in Pasadena, California. In creating the art for the stamp, originally using ink on paper and then finishing his work digitally, Rogers explored the way images could become a visual equivalent of jazz music. He was inspired by the cover art from vintage jazz record albums — work that captured the music's improvisational quality while built on a clear understanding of its underlying structure.
Regular Jazz Events:
** The DiMartino-Osland Jazz Orchestra (DOJO)  performs at Comedy off Broadway the last Monday of the month. Call 271-JOKE. 8 PM; $6.25. Lexington.
** Occasional jazz offerings are hosted at Natasha's Cafe at 112 Esplanade, Lexington. Call 259-2754 for info.
** Wednesdays at the Julep Cup (formerly Cafe Jennifer) at 111 Woodland Ave. features the duo of Paul Osborne/sax and Harold Young/keyboards performing jazz standards beginning at 8PM. Call 226-0300.
 
Local Artists and Ensembles:
-- D.J. Rice and the Payin' Dues Blues Band
-- Saxophonist Miles Osland's enterprises
 
Jazz Radio:
-- Jazz Vault on WRFL 88.1 each Tuesday from Noon to 2 PM, hosted by  Bill (Blair) Scott.
-- "About Jazz"  on WEKU 88.9 FM Fridays 10 PM to Midnight and on WKYL 102.1 FM Saturdays 8 - 10 PM with Vince DiMartino & Miles Osland and special guests each week.
 
Immediate Opportunity Available for your personal involvement
Currently there are openings on our Board of Directors for several enthusiastic people who would like to make a direct impact on the future of jazz in Kentucky. Won't you please consider providing us with your expertise, time and energy to benefit our jazz community? The minimum requirements to be a board member are that you must be a current member of JAF in good standing and be willing to attend at least 9 of the 12 monthly meetings held the 1st Wednesday of each month from 7 - 8 PM. (Go to the About JAF page on this site for 2012 meeting places.) We are an all-volunteer "working" board, so you will be expected to serve on at least one committee for various projects throughout the year; but the time you spend will usually be minimal. And, you don't necessarily need to be a jazz fan to be on the board - we need men and women from all walks of life and with every skill.
 
2012 - 2013 OFFICERS ELECTED
The Jazz Arts Foundation elected new board members and officers at the March 2012 board meeting.  Check the About JAF page for the complete list of 2012 - 2013 board of directors and officers. If you are interested in being on the board, be sure to notify a current board member immediately.  We encourage all who are interested to please volunteer your services - you are needed to help our organization grow.
 
For more information, answers to questions, and/or to volunteer, please contact Dave McWhorter, JAF President, by phone at (859) 273-5193 or Email.  You can also always contact the webmaster.
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05/18/2012
 
  
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The Jazz Arts Foundation is grateful for an IBM On Demand Community Grant which was used to fund the creation of this site for the first year of its operation.  The continuation of IBM’s strong commitment to the community through its On Demand Community program is greatly appreciated.