 Jazz Connect Conference to be held January 14-15, 2016 at Saint Peter’s Church Series of workshops, panels and events will address important issues and trends in the jazz community 
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The
Jazz Connect Conference, organized by JazzTimes and the Jazz Forward
Coalition, announced the dates and location for the annual gathering of
the jazz community in 2016. The conference will be held January 14-15, 2016
at Saint Peter’s Church in New York City and will lead into the annual
APAP (Association of Performing Arts Presenters) Conference as well as
Winter Jazzfest. Now in its fourth year, the conference will continue
to focus on vital issues affecting the jazz community, carrying on the
format and momentum from the January 2015 event which had 800
registrants. Moderators
and panelists will again include an impressive cross-section of artists
and professionals from around the world. Early Bird Registration is
only $95 until September 30, with additional discounts offered to members of various organizations.The Jazz Connect Conference is organized by Peter Gordon of the Jazz Forward Coalition and Lee Mergner of JazzTimes, with assistance and input from over a dozen industry professionals. This year’s theme “Fresh Horizons” was chosen as it embodies jazz’s spirit of reinvention and creativity, powered by a vigor of forward thinking. The conference will again bring together a wide cross-section of the jazz community for 12 workshops and 5 plenary sessions, on a variety of timely subjects to engage, stimulate and challenge the registrants. JazzTimes is the official publication for the event.  The Jazz Connect Conference returns to Saint Peter’s Church, located at 54th
& Lexington in New York City. Saint Peter’s proved to be a popular
site for the conference, affording both ample meeting space and ides a
unique setting for this gathering of the jazz community. The church has
a long history of supporting and affiliating with jazz, going back to 1965 when the Reverend John Gensel created the Jazz Ministry.Panel and workshop topics will be announced soon, but the Conference has left a time slot open for a “Community Choice” panel. If you have a topic that you think would be interesting to the jazz community, email it to jazzconnectnyc@gmail.com and put “Community Choice” in the subject line. For more information about the Jazz Connect conference, you can call (617) 315-9158, e-mail jazzconnectnyc@gmail.com or go to the conference website. To pre-register for the conference, go to the event page. To reserve a table-top display or to advertise in the Conference program with JazzTimes, contact Miene Smith at 617-706-9092 or msmith@madavor.com. |
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