There was no shortage of New Englanders taking part in the 30th annual
conference of the International Association for Jazz Education, held in
Toronto Jan. 7-11, 2003. Scores of New England musicians, educators,
students, journalists and others participated in the performances,
workshops, jazz expo and other presentations over the four days. For a
complete listing of events, tap into www.iaje.org.
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Bob Blumenthal, a NEJA Hall of Fame nominations chairman, was one of
several New England mentors at the young jazz writers workshop in
Toronto.
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Berklee's Fred Bouchard helps aspiring jazz writer with her story.
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| NEJA president Brent Banulis (right) and board member Ed Bride make a
Cambridge connection in Toronto through Harvard freshman Peter McMurray.
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| NEJA Hall of Fame contributing photographer Ken Franckling (left) and
Tom Reney, who wrote the NEJA Hall of Fame tribute to Paul Gonsalves,
also participated in the workshop for jazz journalists.
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WGBH's Steve Schwartz (right) and Eric Jackson got together with
Ferdinand Jones (left) of Brown University after the IAJE symposium on
jazz radio on Jan. 8.
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Among the New England friends performing in Toronto were pianist James
Williams and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington.
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| Prior to her performance before an audience of more than 4,000 at the Toronto convention center, Nnenna Freelon, who still calls Cambridge
home, got together with legendary drummer Ed Thigpen and Craig (son of
Roy) Haynes.
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| Connecticut jazz vocalist Giacomo Gates (second from left) was another
featured New Englander. Backing him up were fellow Nutmeggers Rick
Petrone (left) on bass, drummer Joe Corsello, and guitarist Tony
Lombardozzi (right).
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Cambridge saxophonist Paul Combs was one of two Boston-area members of
the African-American Jazz Caucus big band that played for the AAJC
Friday night dance. The guitarist was Roxbury's own Fred Woodard.
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NEJA president Brent Banulis and Clem De Rosa, president of American
Jazz Venues and one of the founders of the IAJE.
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