Monthly Archives: April 2008

Woe is US

Posted on April 19, 2008 by The Independent Ear

Well folks the deed is done.  With yesterday’s anticipated announcement from International Association for Jazz Education president Chuck Owen, the doors have been officially closed on IAJE’s offices in Manhattan, KS, the 2009 Seattle conference has been cancelled, and the … Continue reading →

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The Woe Continues… unfortunately

Posted on April 15, 2008 by The Independent Ear

If there are any readers out there who still think The Independent Ear has some manner of axe to grind where it concerns the current critical state of the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) with our original editorial rant … Continue reading →

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Woe is IAJE… the beat goes on

Posted on April 10, 2008 by The Independent Ear

…Just got this response to our editorial rant WOE IS IAJE from a veteran jazz artist manager:   I began to have a strange feeling about IAJE over the last 10-15 years in discussions with people that I know in … Continue reading →

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IAJE IS CRUMBLING!?! Woe is IAJE…

Posted on April 9, 2008 by The Independent Ear

What was once the National Association for Jazz Educators (NAJE) and what morphed into the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) has/had become the omnibus organization for the entire jazz community (despite the narrow-minded comment of "A jazz educator" below).  … Continue reading →

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PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR WOE IS IAJE

Posted on April 9, 2008 by The Independent Ear
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