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| Deadline for Jazz Connect Conference Early-Bird Registration on September 30 The Early-Bird registration rate for the Jazz Connect Conference on January 5-6, 2017 in NYC is only $125 until September 30, with an additional 15% discount offered to members of various organizations, such as Jazz Journalists Association, JazzWeek, APAP, Chamber Music America, ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, JazzCorner and AFM – Local 802. The conference, which brings together the jazz community for a series of panels, workshops and special events, will again be held at Saint Peter's Church at 54th Street & Lexington Avenue. The 2017 Jazz Connect Conference, with a theme of The Family of Jazz, will again flow into both the APAP conference and Winter Jazzfest. This past year's conference was attended by over 800 industry professionals and artists (a 20% increase from the previous year) and it featured a keynote address by Dee Dee Bridgewater, recently named a NEA Jazz Master. The Grammy-award winning bandleader/composer/arranger Maria Schneider will give the keynote address at the 2017 Jazz Connect Conference. Christian McBride will receive the Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award, for his efforts in expanding the audience for jazz. A complete schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. write your comments about the article :: © 2016 Jazz News :: home page |