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Arizona’s Battle of the Jazz Bands

Arizona Battle of the Jazz Bands Launches Statewide Competition for High School & College Students Winners Earn Opportunity to Perform at the Scottsdale Jazz Festival…

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Yrēfy & Jazz Day AZ Join Forces

Reuniting to Provide Solutions When Schools Close The CEO of Yrēfy and the Executive Director of the International Jazz Day AZ Foundation have joined forces to…

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Working Together to Find Answers

School closures and shrinking music programs raise difficult questions for teachers, students, and families. How can students stay connected to music when their school closes or their program disappears?

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SJ Festival

The Scottsdale Jazz Festival is more than a celebration of music—it is a funding engine for music education. Produced by the International Jazz Day AZ Foundation, the…

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Exe. Director Story!

For more than 40 years, William “Doc” Jones has been a professional jazz musician, music educator, and community leader dedicated to using music as a tool for education,…

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