Chuck Owen – President
Chuck Owen is Distinguished University Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of South Florida. A nationally respected educator, having…
Dave Stamps – Interim Managing Director, President-Elect
Dave Stamps is Director of Jazz Studies and Arts Administration at Gustavus Adolphus College as well as co-founder and Vice…
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David Caffey – VP of Membership & Advancement
David Caffey is an internationally recognized composer, arranger, conductor, and educator. His most recent CD, ALL IN ONE by the…
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Michael Conrad – VP of Operations
Mike Conrad is a composer and improviser currently serving as Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Northern…
Claire Brantley – VP of Communications
Claire Brantley earned the BA and MA in English Literature before joining Harcourt Brace Publishers as a junior editor of…
Gail Boyd
Gail Boyd is President of Gail W. Boyd, P.C., an entertainment law firm, and Gail Boyd Artist Management, a wholly…
Terri Lyne Carrington
Celebrating 40 years in music, three-time GRAMMY® award-winning drummer, producer, educator and activist, Terri Lyne Carrington started her professional career…
John Clayton
John Clayton is a natural born multitasker. The multiple roles in which he excels — composer, arranger, conductor, producer, educator,…
Brian Coyle
Brian is an educator, administrator, composer, arranger, and clinician who frequently appears at festivals, conferences, universities, colleges, and high schools…
Kevin Harris
A distinctive trait of internationally recognized jazz pianist Kevin Harris is his desire to constantly grow, evolve, improve, and advance….
Miho Hazama
Grammy-nominated composer, Miho Hazama is one of the most promising and talented composers/arrangers of her generation. Lauded in Downbeat as…
Christine Jensen
Montreal-based saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen has been described as, “an original voice on the international jazz scene… [and] one…
Jeff Levenson
GRAMMY PRODUCER, JAZZ EDUCATOR, INTERNATIONAL LIAISON …working with commercial and not-for-profit organizations and schools, possessing leadership ability in both business…
Koen Maes
Koen Maes graduated in 1999 as Master in Music, trumpet (Luca School of Arts – campus Lemmens, Leuven). In 2010…
James Miley
Composer and Jazz Pianist James Miley, recipient of the prestigious IAJE/ASCAP Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition, has been a…
Rufus Reid
For several years, Rufus has been taking the lead as a bandleader, and this ambitious project showcases his evolution, putting…
Ellen Rowe
Ellen Rowe, jazz pianist and composer, is currently Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University…
Sunny Sumter
Sunny Sumter is President and CEO of the DC Jazz Festival, a nonprofit service organization established in 2004 to present…
Ryan Truesdell
GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, composer, and arranger Ryan Truesdell was voted “Best New Artist” in the 2012 JazzTimes Critic’s Poll, and…
Miguel Zenón
Multiple Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of musicians who have masterfully balanced…