For the second time in the 30-year history of the IASJ, the New School hosted the IASJ Jazz Meeting from Tuesday June 21th till Sunday June 26th. Over eighty students, teachers and directors from top level schools from all over the world, performed in jam sessions and concerts, were teaching, giving lectures and workshops, exchanged ideas and reinforced personal and professional networks.
Jazz music, education and research made a major step forward during the 2022 IASJ Jazz Meeting in New York. Activities were:
- jam session for all participants in famous spots in New York
- a concert in which teachers from all over the world present themselves
- two concerts in which student combos formed during the week present their own music
- ongoing dialogues on the state of jazz education and jazz research
- hands on lectures and interactive presentations for all participants
- networking, establishing international jazz groups that perform world-wide
In 2022 the IASJ, the International Association of Schools of Jazz, celebrated its 32 years of existence. Founded in 1989 by David Liebman, with the first IASJ Jazz Meeting in 1990 in The Hague, The Netherlands hosted by Wouter Turkenburg at the Royal Conservatory, the IASJ has now grown into a world-wide organization.