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IAJE, World's Largest Jazz Conference, Returns To New York City |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Monday, 02 January 2006 |
The International Association for Jazz Education returns to New
York City, Jan. 11 - 14, 2006 for its 33rd Annual Conference.
The Hilton New York and Sheraton New York Hotels will be the
headquarters for the largest annual gathering of the global jazz
community, with over 7,000 educators, musicians, industry executives,
exhibitors, media and students from 35 countries expected to attend.
New York is committed to host the conference again in 2007 and in 2010.
IAJE heads north to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2008.
 The WDR Big Band from Cologne, Germany
Education, teacher training and networking will be firmly at the heart
of the conference agenda, combined with an impressive performance
schedule. In addition, the conference will feature a 75,000 square-foot
industry exposition, commission premieres, technology presentations,
research papers, award ceremonies, and top school groups from Europe,
Australia, Croatia, Peru, Israel, Canada, and the United States.
"It's a program suited for a city that has served as the vanguard of
jazz for more than 50 years and is a reflection of how far IAJE has
come as the association officially representing the jazz field," said
IAJE Executive Director Bill McFarlin.
 Ravi Coltrane
Nordic Now, a consortium of professional and student groups from
Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland will showcase the vibrant
Scandinavian jazz community. A highlight will be a closing night
performance by Norway's Trondheim Jazz Orchestra with special guest,
GRAMMY®-winning pianist-composer Chick Corea. Corea, who is set to
receive an NEA Jazz Masters Award during the conference, will also
perform that evening with Jack DeJohnette and Eddie Gomez – their first
time together as a trio.
The No Name Horses Jazz Orchestra directed by Makoto Ozone, comprised
of first-call, studio jazz musicians based in Japan, are among the
musical highlights of the evening concerts. Also performing at the
conference: Ravi Coltrane Quartet; Maria Schneider Orchestra; Oscar
Castro-Neves; Monty Alexander Trio featuring Hassan Shakur and Herlin
Riley; Jane Ira Bloom/Like Silver, Like Song; Anderskov Accident; Jazz
Big Band Graz featuring Theo Bleckmann and the music of John
Hollenbeck; John Fedchock NY Sextet; Jim Cullum Jazz Band; Karrin
Allyson; EST; Robert Glasper; Stefon Harris & Blackout; Andy Milne
& Dapp Theory; Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra; I Am Three Mingus Big
Band/Orchestra/Dynasty; Bob Mintzer Big Band; Nimmons 'N' Nine...Now!;
Kitty Margolis; The Millennium Jazz Orchestra & Fay Claasen; Lionel
Loueke's Gilfema Trio; Jean-Michel Pilc Trio; Dafnis Prieto Quintet;
Kenny Werner Trio; Christian Scott; Andy Scott-Dave Hassell Duo; Curtis
Stigers; U.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble with Buddy DeFranco; University
of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band; Javon Jackson Band, and many more.
 Jane Ira Bloom, Photo by Susan Cook
Awards
The IAJE Conference will host the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz
Masters Awards Concert for the 16th consecutive year on Fri., Jan. 13.
Initiated in 1982, the NEA Jazz Master title is the highest honor
presented by the American government to the nation's jazz artists. In
addition to the coveted designation, each NEA Jazz Master will receive
a fellowship award of $25,000 and be invited to participate in outreach
efforts, including broadcasts and NEA Jazz Masters On Tour. The awards
concert will feature performances by The Count Basie Orchestra with
special guest Nnenna Freelon and the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra. The
seven fellowship award recipients for 2006 are: percussionist Ray
Barretto, the most widely recorded conguero in jazz history; vocalist
extraordinaire Tony Bennett, who infuses his passion for jazz in every
phrase; arranger-composer Bob Brookmeyer, the master orchestrator of
modern jazz ensembles, small and large; pianist-composer Chick Corea,
who has dazzled audiences in every idiom from acoustic avant-garde to
samba-tinged fusion; clarinet virtuoso Buddy DeFranco, who triumphantly
spans the swing and bebop eras; blazing trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, one
of the defining voices of hard bop; and talent manager John Levy, who
for over 50 years has managed the careers of such artists as Carmen
McRae, Joe Williams, and Nancy Wilson.
 Nnenna Freelon, photo by Andrea Canter
The 6th Annual IAJE Gala Dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, January 11,
in the Trianon Ballroom of the Hilton New York Hotel, the gala will be
hosted by NEA Jazz Master and GRAMMY® Award winning vocalist Nancy
Wilson with proceeds benefiting the IAJE Global Outreach Fund. North
Sea Jazz Festival director Theo van den Hoek will receive the Lawrence
Berk Leadership Award during the Gala for his service and support of
IAJE and the 2006 IAJE Presidents Award winner will be announced. The
IAJE Presidents Award, which honors an individual for their
extraordinary contributions to the field of jazz education, was
presented to Herbie Hancock in 2005, Wynton Marsalis in 2004, Dr. Oscar
Peterson in 2003, Quincy Jones in 2002 and Ken Burns in 2001.
The International Jazz Festivals Organization (IJFO) and the IAJE will
present the 5th Annual International Jazz Award for New Talent, which
recognizes a rising artist who has yet to sign a major record contract.
The 2006 award will be presented to Norwegian saxophonist Kjetil
Møster. A Graduate of the Trondheim Music Conservatory,
Møster has participated in a large number of groups in Norway,
from the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra with Chick Corea and Pat Metheny, to
free explorations with Paal Nilssen-Love and Maja Ratkje. Møster
will also perform during the conference.
Panels & Workshops
The 2006 IAJE Conference industry track, under the auspices of Jazz
Alliance International, will focus on career development, new media,
the recording industry, and personalized consultation. These insightful
and often times controversial panels and workshops are geared to
members of the jazz recording, journalism, presenting, performing,
retail, and radio industry. With sponsorship and support from
JazzTimes, BET Jazz: The 24-Hour Jazz Channel, Jazziz, Down Beat,
JazzWeek, NARAS, the Jazz Journalists Association, WBGO Jazz 88 FM,
Billboard Magazine, and DL Media, the industry track will provide an
opportunity for industry members to interact with jazz educators and
musicians in a series of sessions that encourage honest exchange of
ideas and strategies for the future. Among the Industry Track
highlights are exclusive one-on-one interviews with NEA Jazz Masters
Sonny Rollins, Dr. Billy Taylor, and Clark Terry.
The conference host radio station WBGO Jazz 88 FM will have daily live
broadcasts on site.
Other Highlights
Other conference highlights will include the world premiere of the Herb
Alpert Endowment Fund Gil Evans Commission and the ASCAP/IAJE
Commissions honoring Ornette Coleman; a performance by winners of the
Montreux Jazz Festival piano and saxophone competition; a SOCAN
sponsored premiere of works by Canadian jazz composer Phil Nimmons; and
performances by IAJE talent recognition ensembles including the Sisters
in Jazz Collegiate All-Stars, the IAJE/NFAA Clifford Brown/Stan Getz
Fellowship All-Stars, the AAJC/HBCU Student All-Star Big Band, and the
Community College All-Star Student Big Band.
Other awards presented during the IAJE Conference will include the IAJE
Jazz Education Hall of Fame to Berklee College of Music retired
President Lee Berk, IAJE Humanitarian Award to NEA Jazz Master IAJE
Advisory Council member Jimmy Heath, and the first IAJE Jazz Ambassador
Award to Australian educator and trumpeter Pat Crichton. |
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 Tuesday, 02 December 2008
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