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2014 President's Letters
- 2014 December
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2015 President's Letters
- 2015 June
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2016 President's Letters
- 2016 December
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President’s Letter - 1 March 2016
2017 President's Letters
- 10 – 9 – 8 … 3 – 2 – 1…Launch! Get ready for an Explosion of Growth! - 5 December 2017
- Jazz: Music of Inclusion and Individuality - 4 October 2017
- Improvisers as Innovators - 1 September 2017
2018 President's Letters
- Is Jazz Boring? - 6 November 2018
- Thoughts On Education - 5 October 2018
- Ancestral Instinct - 5 September 2018
- In the Spirit Of Swing - 5 August 2018
- Don’t Run From the Swing! - 8 July 2018
- AT LAST! - 6 June 2018
- YES, THE WORLD STILL NEEDS JAZZ EDUCATION! - 2 May 2018
- MUSIC IS UNIVERSAL! - 2 April 2018
- Now’s the Time: The Seven C’s - 5 February 2018
2019 President's Letters
- Dave Brubeck: 20th Century American - 30 December 2019
- TEACHING IMPROVISATION - 19 November 2019
- ARE WE DOING THIS ALL WRONG? - 8 October 2019
- JAZZ CONDUCTING - 10 September 2019
- WHY DON’T WE TEACH LOUIS ARMSTRONG? - 14 August 2019
- DIVERSITY - 18 July 2019
- TAKE YOURSELF TO SUMMER CAMP! - 7 June 2019
- SOME THOUGHTS ON JAZZ COMPETITIONS - 7 May 2019
- WHY TEACH JAZZ? - 1 April 2019
- The All-State Hustle - 4 March 2019
- OUR CONFERENCE, OUR COMMUNITY - 5 February 2019
2020 President's Letters
- JENX2021: Let’s Do This! - 16 December 2020
- Jazz & The ‘Whys’ of Life - 26 October 2020
- Let’s Go Beyond The Classroom - 18 July 2020
- It’s Deeper Than The Notes - 12 June 2020
- Jazz in The Time of Corona - 15 May 2020
- Remembering Ellis Marsalis - 7 April 2020
- Some thoughts on jazz adjudication - 5 March 2020
- Community - 6 February 2020
2021 President's Letters
- The Shakeup In Higher Music Ed - 9 November 2021
- The Protest - 28 September 2021
- Welcome To Higher Academia - 30 August 2021
- The Balance of Mentorship - 30 June 2021
- Spring Into Resilience - 28 May 2021
- Theory vs. Language - 28 April 2021
- Tough & Balanced Love - 19 March 2021
- Reflect, Assess & Project - 24 February 2021
2022 President's Letters
- Next Chapter…with Gratitude - 31 October 2022
- Habits Over Goals - 7 April 2022
JEN News
- New Year…New JEN! - 2 January 2018
Newsletters
- Habits Over Goals - 7 April 2022
- The Shakeup In Higher Music Ed - 9 November 2021
- The Protest - 28 September 2021
- Welcome To Higher Academia - 30 August 2021
- The Balance of Mentorship - 30 June 2021
- Spring Into Resilience - 28 May 2021
- Theory vs. Language - 28 April 2021
- Reflect, Assess & Project - 24 February 2021
- JENX2021: Let’s Do This! - 16 December 2020
- Jazz & The ‘Whys’ of Life - 26 October 2020
- Let’s Go Beyond The Classroom - 18 July 2020
- It’s Deeper Than The Notes - 12 June 2020
- Jazz in The Time of Corona - 15 May 2020
- Remembering Ellis Marsalis - 7 April 2020
- Some thoughts on jazz adjudication - 5 March 2020
- Dave Brubeck: 20th Century American - 30 December 2019
- TEACHING IMPROVISATION - 19 November 2019
- ARE WE DOING THIS ALL WRONG? - 8 October 2019
- JAZZ CONDUCTING - 10 September 2019
- WHY DON’T WE TEACH LOUIS ARMSTRONG? - 14 August 2019
- DIVERSITY - 18 July 2019
- TAKE YOURSELF TO SUMMER CAMP! - 7 June 2019
- SOME THOUGHTS ON JAZZ COMPETITIONS - 7 May 2019
- WHY TEACH JAZZ? - 1 April 2019
- The All-State Hustle - 4 March 2019
- OUR CONFERENCE, OUR COMMUNITY - 5 February 2019
- Is Jazz Boring? - 6 November 2018
- Thoughts On Education - 5 October 2018
- Ancestral Instinct - 5 September 2018
- AT LAST! - 6 June 2018
- YES, THE WORLD STILL NEEDS JAZZ EDUCATION! - 2 May 2018
- MUSIC IS UNIVERSAL! - 2 April 2018
- Now’s the Time: The Seven C’s - 5 February 2018
- New Year…New JEN! - 2 January 2018
- 10 – 9 – 8 … 3 – 2 – 1…Launch! Get ready for an Explosion of Growth! - 5 December 2017
- Signature Chapters & Societies - 7 November 2017
- Improvisers as Innovators - 1 September 2017
- 2016 December
President’s Letter - 1 December 2016 - 2016 November
President’s Letter - 1 November 2016 - 2016 October
President’s Letter - 1 October 2016 - 2016 September
President’s Letter - 1 September 2016 - 2016 August
President’s Letter - 1 August 2016 - 2016 July
President’s Message - 1 July 2016 - 2016 June
President’s Letter - 1 June 2016 - 2016 May
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President’s Letter - 1 March 2016 - 2015 June
President’s Letter - 1 June 2015 - 2015 May
President’s Letter - 1 May 2015 - 2015 April
President’s Letter - 1 April 2015 - 2015 March
President’s Letter - 1 March 2015 - 2015 February
President’s Letter - 1 February 2015 - 2015 January
President’s Letter - 1 January 2015 - 2014 December
President’s Letter - 1 December 2014 - 2014 November
President Elect Letter - 1 November 2014 - 2014 October
President’s Letter - 1 October 2014 - 2014 August
President’s Letter - 1 August 2014
Uncategorized
- With Gratitude, To You - 9 March 2024
- Jazz: A True Representation of Democracy - 8 July 2022
- Theory vs. Language - 28 April 2021
- Some Useful Links for You to Get Started - 2 April 2021
- It’s Deeper Than The Notes - 12 June 2020
- Some thoughts on jazz adjudication - 5 March 2020
- TEACHING MUSIC IN THE 21st CENTURY - 3 December 2018
- AT LAST! - 6 June 2018
- 50 JEN Signature Chapters & Societies Launched! - 6 March 2018