—Louis Armstrong
We are proud to see how JEN has been thriving since day one. Together, we have grown to thousands of members across the United States and around the globe. Providing numerous performance resources, promoting educational outreach, and producing the largest performance/educational conference to the global jazz community, JEN has become the leader in networking students, educators and performers in this incredible musical art form.
JEN has helped serve the education community by providing thousands of dollars in scholarships to deserving students, recognizing and showcasing new up-and-coming composers, and creating grants to help fund more performers and clinicians in local communities.
But this is only the beginning. We are looking forward to creating even more amazing member benefits for you in the upcoming years and working together to bring more jazz to more people.
In the Summer of 2008, a group of leaders in jazz joined together, organized by Mary Jo Papich and Dr. Lou Fischer, to dream up the organization that is now the Jazz Education Network (JEN). Their vision created JEN’s mission statement and paved the way for a global organization dedicated to building the jazz arts community by advancing education, promoting performance, and developing new audiences.