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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