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Board of Directors

John Beasley – President

John Beasley is a versatile pianist, composer, arranger who began his career in his 20s backing jazz icons Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard….

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Chuck Owen – Past President

2Chuck Owen is Distinguished University Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of South Florida.  A nationally respected educator, having…

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Michael Conrad – VP of Membership

Mike Conrad is a composer and improviser currently serving as Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Northern…

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Erica von Kleist – VP of Development

Multi-instrumentalist and educator Erica von Kleist has led many lives as a musician and producer, leading the charge as woodwind…

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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…

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Gail Boyd

Gail Boyd is President of Gail W. Boyd, P.C., an entertainment law firm, and Gail Boyd Artist Management, a wholly…

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David Caffey

David Caffey is an internationally recognized composer, arranger, conductor, and educator. His most recent CD, ALL IN ONE by the…

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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…

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Billy Childs

Billy Childs has emerged as one of the foremost American composers of his era, perhaps the most distinctly American composer since…

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John Clayton

John Clayton is a natural born multitasker. The multiple roles in which he excels — composer, arranger, conductor, producer, educator,…

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Brian Coyle

Brian is an educator, administrator, composer, arranger, and clinician who frequently appears at festivals, conferences, universities, colleges, and high schools…

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Kevin Harris

A distinctive trait of internationally recognized jazz pianist Kevin Harris is his desire to constantly grow, evolve, improve, and advance….

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Miho Hazama

Grammy-nominated composer, Miho Hazama is one of the most promising and talented composers/arrangers of her generation. Lauded in Downbeat as…

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Christine Jensen

Montreal-based saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen has been described as, “an original voice on the international jazz scene… [and] one…

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Jeff Levenson

GRAMMY PRODUCER, JAZZ EDUCATOR, INTERNATIONAL LIAISON …working with commercial and not-for-profit organizations and schools, possessing leadership ability in both business…

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James Miley

Composer and Jazz Pianist James Miley, recipient of the prestigious IAJE/ASCAP Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition, has been a…

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Rufus Reid

For several years, Rufus has been taking the lead as a bandleader, and this ambitious project showcases his evolution, putting…

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Ellen Rowe

Ellen Rowe, jazz pianist and composer, is currently Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University…

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Patrice Rushen

Patrice Rushen is an award-winning musician and composer who is also one of the most sought after artists in the…

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Rio Sakairi

“Rio Sakairi has singlehandedly influenced New York’s current jazz scene more than anyone I know,” proclaims jazz pianist and 2013…

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Sunny Sumter

Sunny Sumter is President and CEO of the DC Jazz Festival, a nonprofit service organization established in 2004 to present…

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Ryan Truesdell

GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, composer, and arranger Ryan Truesdell was voted “Best New Artist” in the 2012 JazzTimes Critic’s Poll, and…

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Miguel Zenón

Multiple Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of musicians who have masterfully balanced…

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