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Contacts:
Roger
Villines
JSOP Board President
Andy Metzger
Administrator
Directors:
Roger
Villines
Glen
Perry
John
Matthews
Chuck Minnich
Crystal Joy Albert
JSOP
brochure & membership
application
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 What does the JSOP do?
membership
information
WHO WE ARE
The Jazz Society of Pensacola (JSOP) is an organization of business and
professional people, musicians, teachers, students and listeners working
together for the purpose of advancing jazz music in Pensacola.
Originating in 1983, JSOP is incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization, affiliated with the Arts Council of Northwest Florida, an
associate member of the International Association for Jazz Education and
a founding member of the American Federation of Jazz Societies.
WHAT WE DO
- Organize, underwrite and promote jazz in
Pensacola
- Produce annual Pensacola JazzFest and
semi-annual JazzFest Goes On
- Produce regular third-Monday Jazz Gumbos at
Seville Quarter featuring regional jazz musicians
- Sponsor jazz jam sessions and concerts
- Conduct joint jazz ventures with local colleges
and civic organizations
- Supply jazz books, videos and CDs in joint
project with the West Florida Public Library
- Hold monthly meetings of JSOP Sparkplugs where
members help make jazz happen
- Charter buses to attend festivals in New
Orleans and other regional locations
- Sponsor jazz education in the schools and music
scholarships to outstanding music students
- Support public access TV jazz shows promoting
the art of jazz
WHAT WE OFFER OUR MEMBERS
- Opportunities to socialize with friends and
enjoy jazz music
- Reduced admission to our monthly Jazz Gumbos
and special jazz programs
- Award-winning quarterly newsletter
- Notices of upcoming jazz activities
- Special membership events, such as annual
picnics in June and September
- JSOP shirts, hats, CDs and other jazz
memorabilia items
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