April 24, 2008

Stop the Music: Association of Jazz Educators Goes Bankrupt

By Peter Monaghan

The International Association for Jazz Education, which represents 10,000 jazz educators in 56 countries, and includes hundreds at jazz programs at American colleges, has filed for bankruptcy.

The 40-year-old group's troubles stem in part from miscalculations involving attendance at its annual conference, which had been scheduled to take place in Seattle in January 2009. In the past, the event attracted as many as 8,000 delegates. The conference, usually held in New York City,

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