IAJE GOES BANKRUPT
Imagine my shock and dismay when I received an email
this morning telling me that The IAJE
(International Association for Jazz Education) has filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of
the Federal Bankruptcy Law. In the immediate future, a State of Kansas bankruptcy court will
appoint a trustee to oversee all ongoing aspects of this familiar Jazz association. The IAJE
Board will no longer be involved in operation of the organization and will, at some point, resign
their duties. IAJE, as it presently stands, will no longer exist. Communications to the
membership had outlined this crisis and in spite of several independent and generous donations,
there just wasn't enough money to keep the organization afloat. It should be noted that the
attendance at the conference in Toronto was the lowest attendance in the past ten years. It is
still questionable about how the operations of individual chapters and affiliated associations will
be affected by this filing. An IAJE letter states that it views these entities as totally and
completely independent. Since these matters are in the hands of the court, Chapters may
anticipate that they will be contacted by the Bankruptcy Court to determine the impact. For the
time being, the IAJE website will remain up. However, the international offices of IAJE have
closed their doors as of Friday, Aril 18, 2008. For more information go to www.iaje.org or pose
questions to info@iaje.org.
Submitted by: Dee Dee McNeil

Dee Dee McNeil
April 18, 2008

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