At the December 6th JAF Board Meeting the directors voted to hold quarterly meetings rather than monthly ones. As a result, the first board meeting in 2018 will be March 7th at the Eastside Branch Library, 3000 Blake James Dr, Lexington (corner of Man O War & Palumbo Dr) at 6PM in their small conference room.
At the December 6th Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc. Board Meeting current Director and Executive Committee member, Dave Birdwhistell, was elected President for 2018. Other officers elected were: VP – Teresa Tope, Secretary & Treasurer – Ron Allen, and Director/Executive Committee member – Terry Buckner. In addition, the following Directors were re-elected for 3 year terms: Ron Allen, Terry Buckner & Nathan Smith.
The Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit, educational organization whose mission is “to enhance the awareness of Jazz as a performing art.” Since its establishment in 1989, the Foundation has published newsletters, coordinated jazz calendars, awarded educational scholarships and sponsored many jazz events and performances.
