WHY TEACH JAZZ?
WHY TEACH JAZZ? by Todd Stoll Happy National Jazz Appreciation Month! I encourage all of our members to go to the JAM website to find ways
WHY TEACH JAZZ? by Todd Stoll Happy National Jazz Appreciation Month! I encourage all of our members to go to the JAM website to find ways
THE ALL-STATE HUSTLE by Todd Stoll DISCLAIMER: I am not against new music. I am in favor of new music, and believe jazz has contemporary
OUR CONFERENCE, OUR COMMUNITY by Todd Stoll Our Conference, Our Community I write this as I reflect back on the 10th annual JEN conference that
“Is Jazz Boring?” by Todd Stoll Is jazz boring? I don’t mean that it IS…but, I find myself many times puzzled by my own reaction
“Thoughts On Education” by Todd Stoll Some thoughts on jazz education… By one publishing professional’s count, there were nearly 1,000 method books, solo transcriptions, and
“Ancestral Instinct” by Todd Stoll Aretha Franklin, another great master of American music and arts, has passed. With that comes the important moments spent contemplating
AT LAST! by Caleb Chapman And just like that, two years is over. Like most milestones in our lives, the conclusion of my service as
YES, THE WORLD STILL NEEDS JAZZ EDUCATION! by Caleb Chapman Jazz has passed the century mark and organized jazz education isn’t too far behind. It’s
Music Is Universal! by Bob Sinicrope, JEN Immediate Past President and Milton Academy Jazz Founder and Director (with significant input from Kevin Chaplin CEO of
NOW’S THE TIME: THE SEVEN C’S by Caleb Chapman Our JEN conference theme this year was “Now’s the Time”. What is it time for? It’s