The Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) is an international organization of all types of media professionals who document, promulgate, or appreciate jazz. As of 2016, it has approximately 250 members, including professional journalists, students, industry associates and supporting institutions, primarily in North America but also on other continents. The mission of the association is "to promote high standards and respect for our works, to create a professional network, and to increase general interest in jazz". It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. The president of the association (as of 2016) is jazz writer Howard Mandel.[1][2]
The organization was founded after writers and broadcasters involved in jazz convened in 1987 in Chicago. Since then the JJA has held meetings and panel discussions, frequently coinciding with major jazz festivals around North America, and online activities including its eyeJAZZ video training webinars.[3] It established a website, www.Jazzhouse.org, in 1996, and in 2007 transferred activities to JJANews.org and Members.jazzjournalists.org; the JJA also maintains Facebook pages for specific activities. The JJA's quarterly journal, Jazz Notes, is archived at JJANews.org along with new content. JJANews focuses on business-to-business information, for journalists and others professionally involved in jazz.[4]
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In 1997, the Association, with producer Michael Dorf, then of the Knitting Factory, founded the Jazz Awards, which are presented for excellence in both music and music journalism. Originally the awards were presented at a party in New York each June; as of 2014 the awards for music are announced April 15 and presented by JJA members to musicians at their performances throughout the US. The awards for journalism and media are announced and presented at a party in June in New York.
jazz, journalists, association, international, organization, types, media, professionals, document, promulgate, appreciate, jazz, 2016, approximately, members, including, professional, journalists, students, industry, associates, supporting, institutions, prim. The Jazz Journalists Association JJA is an international organization of all types of media professionals who document promulgate or appreciate jazz As of 2016 it has approximately 250 members including professional journalists students industry associates and supporting institutions primarily in North America but also on other continents The mission of the association is to promote high standards and respect for our works to create a professional network and to increase general interest in jazz It is a 501 c 3 non profit corporation The president of the association as of 2016 is jazz writer Howard Mandel 1 2 The organization was founded after writers and broadcasters involved in jazz convened in 1987 in Chicago Since then the JJA has held meetings and panel discussions frequently coinciding with major jazz festivals around North America and online activities including its eyeJAZZ video training webinars 3 It established a website www Jazzhouse org in 1996 and in 2007 transferred activities to JJANews org and Members jazzjournalists org the JJA also maintains Facebook pages for specific activities The JJA s quarterly journal Jazz Notes is archived at JJANews org along with new content JJANews focuses on business to business information for journalists and others professionally involved in jazz 4 Awards editIn 1997 the Association with producer Michael Dorf then of the Knitting Factory founded the Jazz Awards which are presented for excellence in both music and music journalism Originally the awards were presented at a party in New York each June as of 2014 the awards for music are announced April 15 and presented by JJA members to musicians at their performances throughout the US The awards for journalism and media are announced and presented at a party in June in New York In 2010 the JJA established a media campaign called Jazz April to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month as declared by the Smithsonian Institution culminating in International Jazz Day established by UNESCO with support from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz 5 6 The JJA Jazz Awards were streamed as live video in 2010 and 2011 those programs are archived in their entirety at UStream com References edit About the Jazz Journalists Association JJ News Howard Mandel website About the Jazz Journalists Association JJA Retrieved June 5 2011 Szwed John F 2000 Jazz 101 a complete guide to learning and loving jazz Hyperion p 312 ISBN 978 0 7868 8496 4 Mergner Lee June 15 2010 Jazz Journalists Association announced winners of annual awards JazzTimes Retrieved June 5 2011 The 13th annual JJA Jazz Awards PDF Jazz Notes Jazz Journalists Association 2009 Retrieved June 5 2011 External links editOfficial website Archived editions of Jazz Notes nbsp This jazz related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jazz Journalists Association amp oldid 1156318771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
