October 6, 2010 Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) isn’t until April, but leaders are already coming together to plan next year’s full slate of events. Pictured at a recent JAM Task Force meeting are (standing) Marty Ashby, Executive Producer, MCG Jazz; John Hasse, Curator of American Music, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution; Joann Stevens, Program Manager, Jazz Appreciation Month Initiatives, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian; Amy Bartow-Melia, Director of Public Programs, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian; Ken Kimery, Executive Producer, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra; and BMI’s Fred Cannon; (seated) Rona Sebastian, President, Herb Alpert Foundation; and Jonathan Katz, CEO, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.
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