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| Jazz Connect Conference Early-Bird Rate Extended by One Week Early-Bird Registration Rate of Just $75 Extended Until October 8. Sessions at Jazz Connect Conference on January 8-9, 2015 to include a session submitted by the community Due to the high demand for registration, the organizers of the Jazz Connect Conference have decided to extend the early bird registration rate of only $75 by one week to October 8, 2015. Jazz Connect continues to be an essential event to engage, learn and network. Go to www-jazz-connect.com and register for this one-time savings on pre-registration. The Jazz Connect Conference, organized by JazzTimes and the Jazz Forward Coalition, will be held January 8-9, 2015 at Saint Peter's Church in New York City and will lead into the annual APAP (Association of Performing Arts Presenters) Conference as well as Winter Jazzfest. Now in its third year, the conference will continue to focus on vital issues affecting the jazz community carrying on the format and momentum from the January 2014 event which had over 800 registrants. Many of the panel and workshop topics have been finalized, including: "Making Social Media Work"; "The Ways & Means of DIY Record Labels "; "Partnerships for Presenting"; "Jukebox Jury"; Where's the Money?"; "Where Are Our Rights?"; "Spotlight on Jazz in Spain"; "The Role of Artistic Directors in Presenting Jazz"; "Replenishing the Audience for Jazz"; "The State of Jazz Radio"; "Ask the Experts" networking session; and several others. The conference will also be introducing a new series of intensive workshops with specialized topics across the spectrum of jazz for more intimate in-depth discussion. In addition to those topics, the Conference planners have left a time slot open for a "Community Choice" panel. If you have a topic that you think would be interesting to the jazz community, email it to jazzconnectnyc@gmail.com and put "Community Choice" in the subject line. Moderators and panelists will again include an impressive cross-section of artists and professionals from around the world. write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |