2026 conference hotel
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113
*important notice*
Please ignore any email, text, or phone call solicitations regarding your hotel stay that do not come directly from JEN.
Periodically, fraudulent companies claim that they have access to our email list and reach out to sell hotel lodging, etc.
Jazz Education Network does NOT sell or share our email list, nor do we work with anyone else to secure lodging.
Deadline December 12, 2025, or until sold out (whichever comes first).
Make your reservations early to stay on site at the conference hotel!
JEN block rate is available 3 days prior to and 3 days after the actual conference dates (subject to availability).
booKING DETAILS
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
601 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
BOOK ONLINE INFORMATION: COMING SOON
HOTEL BLOCK CONCESSIONS:
•Rate is available 3 days prior/3 days after subject to availability
•Credit Card required to hold reservation
•Reservations are subject to hotel established Cancellation Policy
•Basic Complimentary Wireless Internet in all guest rooms and public areas, unlimited devices.
HYATT REGENCY DINING
GROUND TRANSPORTATION & PARKING:
HOTEL cancellations
Refund policies for hotel room cancellations are established by the hotel and not by JEN. JEN is not responsible for hotel refund decisions.
JEN CONFERENCE REGISTRATION cancellations
The deadline to cancel your JEN conference registration and receive a full refund is 60 days prior to the start of the conference.
After that date, conference registration fees will be refunded minus a 20% service charge until the day before the start of the conference. No refunds will be made after the start of the conference.
AIRPORT PARKING
Also, as a special bonus in 2026, JEN has partnered with Cheap Airport Parking to offer a special discount code to JEN Conference Attendees. Book your parking with CheapAirportParking and enter the discount code JAZZ26 to receive a $10 discount on your airport parking.
2025 Conference Sponsors & Partners
PRODUCING SPONSOR
DownBeat Magazine (Maher Publications) produces the annual conference program and show guide as well as ongoing JEN member benefits year-round.
ASSOCIATE SPONSORS
Jazz Road, a program of the Atlanta non-profit South Arts, supports the Inspirations Stage and the Sisters in Jazz Collegiate Combo.
Yamaha Corporation of America provides invaluable concert piano, digital keyboard, and drumset resources for the performing and clinic venues of the Conference.
The Preservation Hall Foundation serves as a fundamental pillar of the New Orleans music community.
Conn-Selmer, Ludwig, & Musser facilitate drumset and keyboard percussion resources for the performing and clinic venues of the conference and provides support for the Inspirations Stage.
The Eastman School of Music supports the New Voices Stage in celebration of its new Jazz Voice degree led by Sara Gazarek within its Jazz and Contemporary Media program.
A JEN Founding Institution partner, the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation is a fiscal sponsor of the ongoing JEN Research Fellowship.
The KHS America family of instrument brands led by Jupiter facilitate drumset and keyboard percussion resources for the performing and clinic venues of the Conference.
A JEN Charter Member organization, Berklee College of Music is a cooperative partner and fiscal sponsor of the annual John LaPorta Educator of the Year Award.
The John Stites Jazz Awards funds personal development projects to enhance the career opportunities of professional jazz musicians and provides financial assistance to JEN members to offset conference attendance.
Jazz WCLK (91.9 FM) Clark Atlanta University provides marketing & community support for the 16th Annual Conference
ADDITIONAL sponsors
The dynamic jazz education and premier presenting organization of the Queen City celebrates the individual contributors that power JEN through their gifts each year.
Join JazzWire in celebration of our exhibitors and look out for sessions marked “JazzWire Recommended Adult Learners” in the program show guide.
Encore Tours celebrates the work of the Jazz Education by sponsoring the 2025 Founders Toast.
The University of New Orleans proudly sponsors the 2025 Donor Appreciation Reception.
Additional partners
• The AAJC is the official presenting partner of the Donald Meade Legacy Jazz Griot Award.
• The JENerations Jazz Festival is presented in partnership with Music for All.
acknowledgements & thanks
The Jazz Education Network is grateful to all who help make our annual conference possible: JEN’s staff, the many dozens of volunteers, and Board of Directors, Casey Kruer Perez of the Hospitality Performance Network.
THANK YOU!
