About Us
Welcome to the official website of the New Jersey Association for Jazz Education!
Our mission is to advance Jazz education and to promote Jazz music and performance across all levels of the New Jersey educational system. We provide performance opportunities to the music students of New Jersey through the sponsorship of various festivals and Honor Ensembles. In addition, we aim to provide professional development workshops for current and future Music Educators.
The purpose of our organization is:
Our mission is to advance Jazz education and to promote Jazz music and performance across all levels of the New Jersey educational system. We provide performance opportunities to the music students of New Jersey through the sponsorship of various festivals and Honor Ensembles. In addition, we aim to provide professional development workshops for current and future Music Educators.
The purpose of our organization is:
- To foster and promote the understanding and appreciation of jazz and its artistic performance.
- To lend assistance and guidance in the organization and development of jazz music curriculum in schools and colleges, to include courses of study at all levels of instruction, jazz bands, vocal jazz ensembles and ensembles of all various sizes.
- To foster the application of jazz principles to music materials and methods of all levels.
- To foster and encourage the development and adoption of curricula which will explore contemporary composition, arranging and improvisation.
- To disseminate educational and professional news of interest to music educators.
- To organize state jazz festivals and to assist in the organization of jazz clinics and symposia throughout the state.
- To cooperate with all organizations dedicated to the development of musical culture in the state of New Jersey.