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New Jersey Jazz Society (CRF ID #401)
ALTERNATE NAME
NJJS
PHONE
800-303-NJJS (800-303-6557) - NJJS Hotline, recorded information about concerts, membership, etc.
732-345-3626 - Andrea Tyson
FAX
908-464-5901
HOTLINE
800-303-6557
ADMINISTRATOR
Andrea Tyson, President
DESCRIPTION
A nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to the performance, promotion and preservation of jazz. The group presents several live concerts throughout the year and has a strong school outreach program. Concerts are presented throughout the state of New Jersey. It is a founding member of the American Federation of Jazz Societies and is a qualified organization of the New Jersey Cultural Trust. Funding has been made possible in part by funds from the ARts Council of the Morris Area through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
PROGRAMS
Generations of Jazz: a school outreach program which is a live musical presentation for grades K-12.
PUBLICATIONS
Jersey Jazz (magazine) - published 11 times per year; lists area jazz events, detailed information about local concerts and performers, reviews of recordings, etc.
MEETING PLACE
The Cornerstone Restaurant, Corner of New and Pearl Sts., Metuchen, NJ.
MEETING TIME
First TUES of the month, 8:00p.m.
MEMBERSHIP
Anyone who loves jazz
FEES/DUES
$35 per year
SCHOLARSHIPS
$2,000 per year to Rutgers for jazz scholarship; administered by Rutgers University.
FOUNDED
1970
SUBJECT
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
MUSIC
DATE MODIFIED
01-03-06