REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
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January 8 -11, 2025
Atlanta, GA
Performances l Workshops l Panel Discussions l Research Presentations l Exhibit Hall
JENerations Jazz Festival with live mentoring clinics
Registration Rates
JEN members and non-members are invited to attend.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION RATE THRU DECEMBER 10
jen member
ONLINE/in-person
REGISTRATION
ADVANCE REGISTRATION
price available thru
December 10
$250
(onsite $325)
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SPOUSE/DOMESTIC PARTNER
$140
(onsite $175)
STUDENT
$150
(onsite $200)
non-member
ONLINE/in-person
REGISTRATION
ADVANCE REGISTRATION
price available thru
December 10
$300
(onsite $325)
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OTHER RATES
1-day pasS
$170
single daytime session/concert
$40*
Pass valid for one session before 7pm
Perfect for family and friends to attend a single daytime performance/presentation.
* Purchase single-event registrations onsite
at the conference registration desk
evening concerts
$110
Pass valid for one evening after 8pm
Perfect for family and friends to attend an evening performance.
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Also, as a special bonus in 2025, JEN has partnered with Cheap Airport Parking to offer a special discount code to JEN Conference Attendees. Book your parking with CheapAirportParking.org and enter the discount code JAZZ24 to receive a $10 discount on your airport parking in your home city.
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refund policy
Conference registration cancellations
The deadline to cancel your conference registration and receive a full refund is 60 days before the start of the conference. After that date, conference registration fees will be refunded minus a 20% service charge until the last day before the start of the conference, January 7, 2025, 11:59pm. No refunds will be made after this time. This refund policy includes JENerations Jazz Festival Registration and Participation fees.
Vendor cancellations of exhibit space
Exhibit space cancellations received
60 days or more before the conference starts will receive a
full refund minus a 20% service charge.
Exhibit space cancellations received less than 60 days before the conference starts are not eligible for a refund.
Hotel room cancellations
Refund policies for hotel room cancellations are established by the hotel and not by JEN.
JEN is not responsible for hotel refund decisions.
2024 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 STAGE SPONSORS
The Preservation Hall Foundation serves as a fundamental pillar of the New Orleans music community. Make sure to participate in their Musical Heritage Story Quilt outside of the Exhibit Hall and do not miss their three clinic sessions led by local luminaries of Black American Music.
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 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.
Yamaha Corporation of America provides invaluable concert piano, digital keyboard, and drumset resources for the performing and clinic venues of the Conference.
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.
contributing research & reception sponsors
The integral Jazz Studies program at UNO proudly sponsors two of the Clinic venues for the Conference. Do not miss their session celebrating the Silverbook: Modern Jazz Masters of New Orleans, organized by the legendary Harold R. Battiste, Jr.
Join these powerhouse presenters of contemporary artists in celebration of JEN’s foundational members and charter organizations.
Join JazzWire in celebration of our exhibitors and look out for sessions marked “JazzWire Recommended Adult Learners” in the program show guide.
The dynamic jazz education and premier presenting organization of the Queen City celebrates the individual contributors that power JEN through their gifts each year.
Additional production and community partners
• New for 2024, the African American Jazz Caucus is hosting an official Marketplace of Black-owned or AAJC member-owned businesses, organizations, artists, and entrepreneurs. 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.
• The New Orleans Jazz Museum is facilitating off-site partnered content at the Old U.S. Mint.
• The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra is hosting an off-site Saturday Late-Night Pro Jam Session at the Jazz Market.
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!
