The Executive Committee has determined that there is not enough new business to be discussed to warrant a board meeting in October, 2017. The date of the next Board Meeting will be decided by the Executive Committee and will be held at the Tates Creek Library in their small meeting room unless notified otherwise. An email will be sent to current Directors and the information will be posted on this website.

At the August 2nd Board Meeting the Directors present determined that there is not enough new business to be discussed to warrant a board meeting in September, 2017. The next Board Meeting will be decided by the Executive Committee and will be held at the Tates Creek Library in their small meeting room unless notified otherwise. An email will be sent to current Directors and the information will be posted on this website.

JAF’s 2017 Duke Madison Scholarship recipient, Thomas Kikuchi, has returned from Jazz camp and provided us with a summary of his remarkable week. Click HERE for the full story.

The Executive Committee has determined that there is not enough new business to be discussed to warrant a board meeting in June and a July meeting would be too close to the Holiday. The next scheduled Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 2nd at 6PM at the Tates Creek Library in their small meeting room unless notified otherwise.

May marks the beginning of the eighth year for the Jazz on the Porch FREE live jazz series at Talon Winery. The series concerts are held on the last Sunday of the month from May to September and feature a different group of musicians each month. Again this year the musicians are being sponsored by O’Donnell Family Dentistry, the venue is provided by Talon Winery, and publicity was made possible by a Community Grant from IBM. Bring your picnic basket, chairs, tables, blankets, children, and ears for a great outdoor Jazz treat. Wine, beer and soft drinks will be available […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation has awarded its 2017 Duke Madison Memorial Scholarship to Thomas Kikuchi. The son of Ken and Paige Kikuchi, Thomas is currently a Senior at Lafayette High School and is a member of the Central Kentucky Youth Jazz Arts Orchestra (CKYO JAO). His primary focus is the piano, but he is also accomplished on the drums. After graduation Thomas plans on majoring in engineering at Northwestern University. By accepting this award, Thomas will be granted tuition and lodging at Jamey Aebersold’s Summer 2017 Jazz Workshop in Louisville, KY. This workshop has the well-deserved reputation for producing the […]

There will be no board meeting in May as determined by the Executive Committee via email. The next board meeting date, time and location will be determined by the Executive Committee and conveyed to Directors via email and posting to this website.

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 […]

JAF has rescheduled the planned February Board Meeting to Wednesday, March 1st at 7PM in the Small Meeting Room at the Tates Creek Library, 3628 Walden Dr., Lexington, KY.