The Bylaws committee submitted their recommendations for updating the JAF Bylaws at the March 1, 2017 Board Meeting and they were approved unanimously by the Directors present. One significant change is the addition of a formal Executive Committee (EC) including the definition of an EC, Membership in the EC and the Duties of EC members. You can view the new Bylaws in PDF format by clicking on the “Documents” tab and then clicking on the “JAF Bylaws” button or by clicking HERE.

Jazz Appreciation Month (fondly known as “JAM”) was created at the Smithsonian museum in 2002 to herald and celebrate the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz for the entire month of April. JAM is intended to stimulate and encourage people of all ages to participate in jazz – to study the music, attend concerts, listen to jazz on radio and recordings, read books about jazz, and more. This year, being the centennial of jazz icon Ella Fitzgerald, JAM 2017 will celebrate women in jazz. Beyond the traditional female vocalist, there are also many great composers, arrangers, orchestrators, and instrumentalists who […]