Your Officers for 2020 have been elected and are: President – Dave Birdwhistell Vice President – Teresa Tope Secretary – Ron E. Allen Treasurer – Ponice Cruse Executive Committee Director Member – Terry Buckner

The next Board Meeting is set for Tuesday, November 19 from 6 to 7 PM at the Tates Creek Branch Library, 3628 Walden Dr., Lexington, KY in the small conference room. This will include the quarterly Regular board meeting and the Annual board meeting normally held in December when Directors and Officers for the following year are voted on.

The Jazz Arts Foundation has announced that Nate Stombaugh is the 2019 Duke Madison Memorial Scholarship recipient. Nate plays trumpet in the Central Kentucky Youth Jazz Arts Orchestra. The scholarship pays for the tuition and lodging at the famed Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop in July, 2019. Click HERE for more information about the scholarship, past recipients and Nate.

There will be a Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, April 4, 2019 from 6 to 7 PM at the Eastside Branch Library, 3000 Blake James Dr,  Lexington , KY 40509 in the 2nd Floor small meeting room.

Once again this year our Jazz on the Porch concert series will take place the last Sunday of each month from May to September. Due to popular demand, the same 5 groups have been signed up once again. For more information you can click on the “Jazz on the Porch” tab or click HERE to go to the JOP page directly. We hope to see you there. A huge THANKS to O’Donnell Family Dentistry, Central Bank and Talon Winery for making this series possible.

There are too many conflicts so the Executive Committee has cancelled the December Board Meeting. The EC will determine a new meeting date and will post it on the web and inform board members when it has been determined.

Due to scheduling conflicts, the next JAF board meeting is set for Tuesday, December 11th at 6PM in the small meeting room on the 2nd floor of the Eastside Branch Library on the corner of Palumbo Drive and Man ‘O War Blvd.

Drummer Karson Caswell has sent in his experience summary as one of the 2 recipients of this years Duke Madison Memorial Scholarship to Jamey Aebersold’s Summer Jazz Workshop. Click HERE to go directly to the “Scholarships” page and HERE to go directly to Karson’s workshop experience page.

Excellent and creative photos of the past few Jazz: Live at the Library! and Jazz on the Porch concerts are currently available for your viewing and enjoyment – be sure to check them out by clicking on the Photo Gallery tab and then choosing either the Jazz At The Library Photos or Jazz On The Porch Photos tab.

Due to some conflicts by board members and officers, the regularly scheduled JAF board meeting had to be moved from June 6 to Wednesday, May 30 at 6PM at the Eastside Branch Library, small meeting room, 3000 Blake James Drive, Lexington, KY.