Jazz Education Network News for Illinois Teachers
Creativity counts! Kudos to IMEA for asking all of us to reflect on creativity and its place in our classrooms. In jazz we encourage creativity of the individual as we maximize freedom in improvisation. One of my favorite quotes of Miles Davis to encourage reflection and discussion among us and our students is: “Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.” Miles says so much with so few words here.
Herbie Hancock encourages us to explore our creativity and to be lifelong learners when he says, “Life is not about finding our limitations; it’s about finding our infinity.” As teachers we know that very few of our students will go into the field as professionals but we rest well knowing that the creative experiences and learning that takes place in jazz ensembles will serve them well in the future.
Come to Louisville, KY in January and I promise you will be inspired to create! Te Jazz Education Network will be hosting their 3rd Annual Conference in the city of Louisville, KY January 4-7! All the exciting events will be held at the beautiful, newly renovated Galt Hotel, where the rooms are spacious, beautiful and affordable. Te Inaugural JEN Conference was a successful event held at University of Missouri St. Louis in May 2010. It was followed by a record breaking 2nd Conference New Orleans in January 2011 and now it is time to make plans to attend our 3rd JEN Conference which promises to be the best yet! You can register for the conference online and get your hotel reservations at
www.JazzEdNet.org
Professional talent will include: NEA Jazzmaster Jason Marsalis, Army Jazz Ambassadors, Phil Woods, Victor Wooten, Terrell Stafford, Ingrid Jensen, David Baker, Bob Mintzer, Bobby Watson, Mike Vax, Oliver Nelson Jr., John Clayton, Ernie Watts, Ellen Rowe, Larry Ridley and the Jazz Legacy Ensemble, Peter Eldridge, Dean Sorenson, Sheila Jordan, Bobby Sanabria, Jamey Aebersold and more! Te many informative and useful clinics will include everything from starting a jazz group, elementary jazz, to tips on being a pro and of course, how to improve performance! You won’t be disappointed! Also, be sure and sign up online to attend the Gala Dinner/Auction where we will honor the ABCD’s LeJENds of Jazz: Jamey Aebersold, David Baker, Jerry Coker and Dan Hearle.
Congratulations to the performers from Illinois selected to perform at the JEN Conference: Bob Lark and the DePaul Alumni Jazz Band/Phil Woods Ensemble, Ruben Alvarez, Mark Colby and Kahil El’Zabar, Cory Wilkes, Ernest Dawkins, Orbert Davis, Chip McNeil Quintet, University of Illinois Concert Jazz Band and Vocal Ensemble, Millikin University One Voice, Rob Parton, Zvonimir Tot, and others. I know they will represent Illinois well!
Look for more information in this fall’s JAZZed magazine, the official magazine of JEN. Are you making news with your school program? IMEA members are encouraged to join JEN and to send their event news to me at Networthy News for possible publication in the JAZZed magazine. Send info to
networthynews@jazzednet.org
JEN, like IMEA, has started a Student Art Cover Contest and this year’s winner was Nicole Nienow from Niles West High School in Skokie. Congratulations to this talented student and her teacher, Ms. Barb Wismer. Please pass this info on to your art teacher as entries are always due in early fall.
Te Jazz Education Network is a 501c3 non-profit organization founded in Chicago area June 1, 2008. Te mission of JEN is to unite the jazz arts community by developing education, promoting performance and developing new audiences.
Congrats to you . . . Illinois boasts more members than any other state! Keep up the great work, IMEA members, and have a great fall! JEN will be at booth #1057 at the Midwest Clinic at McCormick Place in December, please stop by! Hope to see you in Louisville in January for JEN and then Peoria at the Illinois Music Education Conference!
Mary Jo Papich, Co-Founder, Past President Jazz Education Network Interim Fine Arts Director Niles North and West High Schools-Skokie
mjpapich@yahoo.com www.JazzEdNet.org
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