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New Jersey Jazz Society
ALTERNATE NAME
NJJS
ADDRESS
110 Haywood Ave.
Piscataway, NJ 08854
PHONE
800-303-NJJS (800-303-6557) - NJJS Hotline, recorded
information about concerts, membership, etc.
732-356-3626 - Andrea Tyson
FAX
908-464-5901
INTERNET ADDRESS
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 for its
Generations of Jazz Program 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.
JazzFest
Pee Wee Stomp
Four $500 scholarships to New Jersey college jazz majors.
FOUNDED
1970
SUBJECTS
Cultural Organizations
Music
LAST UPDATED
1/08