Denton Jazz musicians, educators major players @ JEN in Dallas
By Kathy Edwards McFarland
Dallas is this year’s hub of Jazz activity with the Jazz Education Network 5th Annual Conference beginning tomorrow to the delight of University of North Texas students, faculty and alums. (Visit https://www.facebook.com/JazzEdNet for more about JEN, and https://www.facebook.com/northtexasjazz for more details about UNT Jazz Studies involvement).
The Jazz Education Network is dedicated to
building the jazz arts community by advancing education,
promoting performance, and developing new audiences.
The 5th Annual JEN Conference in Dallas, TX, USA, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at Reunion, January 8-11, 2014. This annual conference serves teachers, students, artists, performing arts presenters, music industry partners, enthusiasts and more. More than 3,000 attendees are expected at the conference and are working with local community arts leaders and jazz affiliates to make it a very successful event.
Past JEN conferences have included:
Vertical Voices, UNT One O’Clock Lab Band, Marvin Stamm Quartet | 2014 JEN Conference Preview
5th Annual LeJENds of Jazz Education Gala Fundraiser
UNT Faculty, drummer Ed Soph
UNT’s Ed Soph and Paris Rutherford will be honored as 2014 LeJENds of Jazz Education on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 at the Jazz Education Network annual conference in Dallas.
NEA Jazz Master Candido Camero is being honored at the same event as Inaugural LeJENd of Latin Jazz “Keeper of the Flame”. The UNT Latin Jazz Lab, directed by José Aponte, will play at this event in his honor. Don’t miss out on this celebratory event! Join us for an evening dedicated to honoring LeJENds of Jazz Education, while supporting jazz education initiatives…the heart and soul
UNT Faculty Emeritus – Paris Rutherford
of JEN. You’ll meet the honorees and others who are changing young people’s lives…see and hear first-hand the impact they are having.
Friday, Jan. 10th, 2014
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Cocktails & music at 5 p.m.
Music provided by the UNT Latin Jazz Ensemble
Pegasus Ballroom, Hyatt Regency at Reunion, Dallas, TX
Tickets: $85. per person – Profits from the GALA support JEN Outreach & Scholarship programs
Girls in the Band
