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• Arkansas Jazz Heritage Foundation

  http://www.arjazz.org/
  a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the general public about the historical significance of Arkansas' musical heritage. It sponsors jazz performances by musicians with Arkansas connections and educational clinics for high school and college musicians throughout the state.

• Brookfield Jazz Society

  http://www.brookfieldjazz.org/
  Holds weekly meetings and free jazz events in and around Brookfield, Illinois.

• Friends of Big Band Jazz

  http://www.bigbandjazz.net/
  A non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Big Band Jazz, supporting the Mike Vax Jazz Orchestra and the Mike Vax Big Band.

• Heritage Jazz

  http://www.heritagejazz.com/
  Photos of jazz events with bulletin board for jazz fans in Goa, India.

• Illawarra Jazz Club

  http://www.illawarrajazzclub.com/
  Australian, non-profit organisation whose aim is to promote jazz and have lots of fun.

• International Association of Jazz Record Collectors

  http://iajrc.org/
  Dedicated to the promotion of jazz recordings and jazz history, the IAJRC maintains a searchable catalog and lending library. The association also publishes a quarterly journal and holds an annual convention.

• Jazz at Lincoln Center

  http://www.jazz.org/
  New York based organization led by artistic director Wynton Marsalis. Includes recordings, broadcasts and performance schedule for the resident Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, information on guest performers and educational programs, and essays by Stanley Crouch.

• Jazz Cares

  http://www.jazzcares.com/
  Sells recordings on behalf of musicians contributing a portion of proceeds to musicians and organizations affected by disasters like Hurricane Katrina.

• Jazz Lifeline to Academia Severed

  http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/26/arts/music/26jazz.html
  NY Times article reports bankruptcy filing by the 10,000-member International Association of Jazz Educators.

• Jazz'halo

  http://www.jazzhalo.be/
  Belgian organization promoting modern jazz music. Produces quarterly magazine, CD recordings, concerts.

• Latin Jazz Network

  http://www.latinjazznet.com/
  Online project dedicated to promoting Latin jazz music and artists. Contains news, reviews, events, interviews, and artists' profiles.

• NEJA - New England Jazz Alliance

  http://www.nejazz.org/
  NEJA promotes jazz in New England and has created the New England Jazz Hall of Fame, a travelling roadshow in search of a permanent home. The organization is a resource for area performances and outreach programs.

• Potomac River Jazz Club

  http://www.prjc.org/
  A non-profit society devoted to preserving, encouraging and promoting the playing of traditional /dixieland / ragtime jazz.

• Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society

  http://www.pstjs.org/
  PSTJS provides information on traditional jazz concerts, bands, musicians and radio shows in the Seattle area. The PSTJS also sponsors area events and CD compilations.

• SEMJA - Southeastern Michigan Jazz Association

  http://www.semja.org/
  SEMJA, supporting jazz and jazz education in SE Michigan. With monthly newsletter, local calendar, and reviews of concerts and recordings.

• SFJAZZ, the San Francisco Jazz Organization

  http://www.sfjazz.org/
  A non-profit presenting arts organization dedicated to advancing the art of jazz through concerts, education programs, discussions, listening parties, and cultural events.

• Starr-Gennett Foundation

  http://www.starrgennett.org/
  Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the musical legacy of the Gennett Record company, which recorded some of the earliest and most significant jazz records in the 1920s and 30s.

• The Banff Centre

  http://www.banffcentre.ca/
  a Canadian learning centre dedicated to the arts, leadership development, and mountain culture. The Centre hosts an International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music and the Hugh Fraser Jazz Orchestra Workshop.

• The Boogie-woogie Preservation Society

  http://theboogiewoogie.bravepages.com/
  UK-based organisation dedicated to the preservation of Boogie-Woogie piano playing. Features events, players and links to related sites.

• The Jazz Foundation of America

  http://www.jazzfoundation.org/
  Assists musicians by providing emergency funds and instruments, and free or low-cost medical care in the New York area.

• The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz

  http://www.monkinstitute.org/
  Its mission is to offer the world's most promising young musicians college level training by America's jazz masters and to present public school-based jazz education programs for young people around the globe.

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